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The Tricky Science of Forecasting Extreme Winter Weather

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This story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Already, a bitter burst of cold is gripping much of the country, and in the next few days, it will reach at least 45 states and extend across two-thirds of the country. It is one of the most extreme winter storms in years. The National […]

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In the Eyes of Trump’s EPA, Human Health Is Now Literally Worthless

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This story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking a major step toward changing its math to favor polluters over people: It’s going to stop tallying up the dollar value of lives saved and hospital visits avoided by air pollution regulations. Instead, the agency […]

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Trump’s Vendetta Against EVs Is Driving Up Costs for Every Vehicle Owner

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This story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As President Donald Trump sees it, environmental regulations that attempt to improve efficiency and address climate change only make products more expensive and perform worse. He has long blamed efficiency regulations for his frustrations with things like toilets and showerheads. He began his second […]

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These Texas Scientists Are Doing Their Best to Thwart Scary Mosquito-Borne Diseases

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This story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Under a microscope, a mosquito can look stunning. Their blue-green iridescent scales, purple bands, and attractive spotted wings shimmer—dazzling enough to forget, for a moment, the insect lives to take a sip of your blood. Mosquitoes range in size, […]

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Is Trump’s America Ready for Hurricanes?

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This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The peak of the hurricane season is upon us and forecasters are still anticipating higher than normal levels of activity, despite a relatively calm season so far. As of Wednesday afternoon, Tropical Storm Erin is churning in the Atlantic Ocean and moving […]

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Why Your Energy Bill Keeps Going Up

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This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Americans are paying more for electricity, and those prices are set to rise even further. In almost all parts of the country, the amount people pay for electricity on their power bills—the retail price—has risen faster than the rate of […]

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Los Angeles Is Rebuilding Very Slowly From Its Devastating Wildfires. Here’s why.

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This story was originally published by Vox.com, and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the wake of the record-breaking wildfires in Los Angeles in January—some of the most expensive and destructive blazes in history—one of the first things California Gov. Gavin Newsom did was to sign an executive order suspending environmental rules around rebuilding. The idea was that […]

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Future Climate Means No More Breakfast

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This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Globally, humanity is producing more food than ever, but that harvest is concentrated in just a handful of bread baskets. More than one-third of the world’s wheat and barley exports come from Ukraine and Russia, for example. Some of these highly productive farmlands, including […]

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The World’s Largest Emitter Just Delivered Some Good Climate News—for Now

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This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. China is the world’s largest single greenhouse gas emitter, spewing more than double the amount of heat-trapping chemicals as the next biggest climate polluter, the United States. For decades, China’s emissions soared ever higher as its economy grew, burning extraordinary volumes of coal, […]

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Your Weather Forecasts Are About to Get a Lot Less Accurate

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This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Did you check the weather forecast today? Whether it was on your phone, the five-day outlook in your newspaper, or your friendly TV meteorologist, that forecast was built on a massive government-run network of sensors and computers that get the weather […]

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