Environment

1,200 Die as “Devastating” Climate Change-Linked Floods Submerge Parts of South Asia

In the past month, more than 1,200 people have died amid flooding in Bangladesh, Nepal and India. This year’s monsoon season has brought torrential downpours that have submerged wide swaths…

August 29, 2017
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Cities, States and Kids Sue to Stop Climate Change

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Sooner or later, the courts will be in the path of Hurricane Harvey. The mega-rainstorm that left millions homeless could become Exhibit A in the legal argument that the courts…

August 29, 2017
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Trump's rollback of flood protections risks further Houston-style calamity

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After all the furore, it’s hard to remember now that Donald Trump’s combative press conference earlier this month was supposed to be about infrastructure. Holding two flowcharts, the president …

August 29, 2017
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"This Is the New Normal": How Climate Change Is Fueling Massive Storms like Harvey

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Hurricane Harvey has already dumped more than 9 trillion gallons of water on Texas—enough water to fill the Great Salt Lake in Salt Lake City twice. Meteorologists project another 5…

August 28, 2017
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As Catastrophic Flooding Hits Houston, Fears Grow of Pollution from Oil Refineries & Superfund Sites

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A catastrophic storm has hit Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city and home to the largest refining and petrochemical complex in the United States. The crisis began on Friday when Hurricane…

August 28, 2017
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Sandy-Level Hurricanes May Occur Every Five Years Due to Climate Change

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Leading climatologist Benjamin Horton talks about recent reports from NASA and NOAA showing increasingly higher global temperatures, and explains why the dangerous human-caused trend could spell disaster.