UN Climate Report: ‘Atlas of Human Suffering’ Worse, Bigger
Written by SETH BORENSTEIN Deadly with extreme weather now, climate change is about to get so much...
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Brazil Mudslides From Torrential Rains Kill at Least 38
Written by DIARLEI RODRIGUES The death toll from devastating mudslides and floods that swept through a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state has reached 38, local authorities said Wednesday. The city of Petropolis was...
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Thousands Lose Power, Roads Get Closed in Orange County Due to Winter Storm
UPDATE: This story has been updated Monday evening with additional information about some power...
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Concerns Over Booker Creek Stormwater Plan Cause Chapel Hill to Change Course
The Town of Chapel Hill hosted a community information meeting about the Booker Creek Watershed last week. The town put its original stormwater mitigation plan on pause to address public concerns.
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After Ida Soaks Northeast US, Cleanup and Mourning Continues
The cleanup — and mourning — continued Friday as the Northeast U.S. recovered from record-breaking...
Read MoreDeath Toll Rises After Ida’s Remnants Hit Northeast
Written by DAVID PORTER and MARK SCOLFORO The remnants of Hurricane Ida inundated large swaths of the northeastern U.S. with historic and unanticipated fury Wednesday night, killing at least 14 people in flooding in New York,...
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Hurricane Ida Traps Louisianans, Leaves the Grid a Shambles
Written by REBECCA SANTANA, KEVIN McGILL and JANET McCONNAUGHEY Rescue workers set out in hundreds...
Read MoreAlone in the Sky, Pilot and Fiancee Save 17 in Tenn. Flood
Written by TRAVIS LOLLER Nashville-based helicopter pilot Joel Boyers had just finished helping his fiancee earn her pilot’s license on Saturday morning, and they were heading home to celebrate, when he received a frantic call...
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Fred is a Sloppy Mess, Shuts Highways With Mudslides, Floods
Tropical Depression Fred swirled over West Virginia early Wednesday and dumped heavy rain over the...
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‘Nowhere to Run’: UN Report Says Global Warming Nears Limits
Written by SETH BORENSTEIN Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will...
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