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About 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential public health threat to millions of Americans in surrounding communities, the internal watchdog at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found.
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All you who fear the LORD, trust the LORD! He is your helper and your shield. Psalm 115:11 (NLT)
Image: 'The Angel Nemamiah', courtesy of Project OverSoul.
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Most of Mecklenburg is in extreme drought, with new rules affecting lawns, pools and cars.
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There's an increased risk of tornadoes, damaging winds, and heavy rain as the powerful storm system sweeps eastward.
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Forecasters warn that “life-threatening” flash flooding could develop as multiple rounds of heavy rain hit the region.
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Doctors removed rubbery black gunk from a man's lungs after exposure to wildfire smoke for hours damaged them.
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The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over, easing concerns about whether the Federal Emergency Management Agency would have enough money to respond to disasters as hurricane season approaches and wildfires burn in South Georgia.
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Oil industry analyst Patrick De Haan was stunned on Wednesday as gas prices surged faster than he has ever remembered seeing.In fact, he said on X, they're rising so fast in some parts of the country that the computer system he uses to keep track of it can't even keep up.
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Florida is running dry. The Peace River is set to lose 15 miles of navigable water. Lake Hancock's water control structure is closed. Fish kills are expected. 84% of the state is in drought, and the rainy season doesn't start until June. The Sunshine State is parched.
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A hot summer saw Australians use record amounts of electricity, but the growing share of renewable energy continues to push fossil fuels out of the grid, driving gas generation to its lowest level in 25 years.
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In this cross-border article, Global Voices is sharing stories from several countries in Latin America where communities are pushing back against AI-driven data center development.
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Telangana witnessed its first official heatwave of the season on Tuesday, with temperatures exceeding 45°C for two consecutive days.
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Officials battling two large wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes in southern Georgia warned Tuesday that firefighters are bracing for a prolonged battle even after weekend rains gave a big boost to containment efforts.
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South Georgia’s Highway 82 fire and the Pineland Road fire are only two of the signs that drought is worsening, but this evolution didn’t happen overnight. Meteorologist Jonathan Belles explains how climatology, La Niña, recent weather and climate change have contributed to worsening conditions in the Southeast. - Videos from The Weather Channel | weather.com
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Prior to this week, the last time the U.S. Drought Monitor reported that 100 percent of Colorado was experiencing drought was December 28, 2021 – the same week as Boulder County’s Marshall Fire, which killed two people, torched more than 1,000 homes, and caused more than $2 billion in damages to become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history.
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South Carolina has moved into severe drought conditions statewide after officials unanimously voted to upgrade the status for all 46 counties, citing record-low streamflows, falling groundwater levels, growing wildfire danger and mounting losses for farmers.
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Strongest tornado hits Mineral Wells, Texas, where disaster was declared. Elsewhere, extreme rain inundates China
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As severe storms rolled through North Texas this past weekend, officers with the White Settlement Police Department found themselves rescuing a mother from rushing flood waters.
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Mid and West Wales fire and rescue service has been trying to extinguish fires in Elan valley since Sunday
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National Weather Service officials have confirmed another tornado from a recent bout of severe weather in north Arkansas.
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The Trump administration is spending nearly $2 billion to get energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects.
Cecilia Becerra's curator insight,
April 29, 10:41 PM
min vez de gastar ese dinero en energía eólica o paneles solares que contribuyen al medio ambiente decide gastar el dinero en ir en contra ? no entiendo hay que hacer mas conciencia en el medio ambiente y el impacto negativo que hay con dichas compañías que solo se dedican a robar dinero al pueblo y dañar nuestro planeta
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The Iran war has brought change to the climate-policy debate. In many countries, a revived interest in greener energy might well be here to stay.
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The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is back on Capitol Hill defending the administration's plan to cut in half the EPA's budget...
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From heatwaves to wildfires and shrinking ice cover, Europe is facing ‘severe’ impact from climate change, UN body says.
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Otsuchi Town in northeastern Japan lifted a wildfire evacuation order for most areas on Wednesday as the risk of the blaze spreading to residential areas has declined.
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Multiple homes were damaged, and several families were displaced, on Tuesday evening after a reported tornado and severe storms moved through the area.
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Severe storms are raking across the South Tuesday afternoon and evening with hail as big as grapefruits, tornadoes and damaging winds as a multi-day severe thunderstorm outbreak enters its sixth day.
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