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TAMMY WEBBER

TAMMY WEBBER

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Environment|Science|World

From deluges to drought: Climate change speeds up water cycle, triggers more extreme weather

Around the globe, hotter temperatures stoked by climate change are increasing the odds of both severe drought and heavier precipitation that can wreak havoc on people and the environment

From deluges to drought: Climate change speeds up water cycle, triggers more extreme weather
Environment|Political|US

Trump wants to use the 'God Squad' to increase logging, but it must follow strict rules

President Donald Trump wants to increase logging in national forests and on public lands, including by bypassing endangered species protections

Trump wants to use the 'God Squad' to increase logging, but it must follow strict rules
Environment|Political|US

Most Americans who experienced severe winter weather see climate change at work, AP-NORC poll shows

A new poll finds that most U.S. adults who say severe cold was among the types of extreme weather they experienced in recent years cite climate change as a cause

Most Americans who experienced severe winter weather see climate change at work, AP-NORC poll shows
Environment|Health|MidEast|Political|World

Huge health challenges face Gaza residents returning to their homes

As Gaza residents return to what is left of their homes, they're facing new risks on top of monumental health challenges

Huge health challenges face Gaza residents returning to their homes
Crime|Environment|US

On LA fire lines, inmates shoulder heavy packs and tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a day

Over 1,100 California inmates have worked around the clock to help fight Los Angeles-area fires that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes

On LA fire lines, inmates shoulder heavy packs and tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a day
Environment|News|World

Cyclone that devastated Libya is latest extreme event with some hallmarks of climate change

Scientists say the Mediterranean storm that dumped torrential rain on the Libyan coast is just the latest extreme weather event to carry some hallmarks of climate change

Cyclone that devastated Libya is latest extreme event with some hallmarks of climate change
Environment|Science|World

Climate change made storm that devastated Libya far more likely and intense, scientists say

Scientists say climate change made the devastating storm along the Libyan coast up to 50 times more likely and 50% more intense

Climate change made storm that devastated Libya far more likely and intense, scientists say
Environment|News|US

After summer's extreme weather, more Americans see climate change as a culprit, AP-NORC poll shows

More Americans believe they've personally felt the impact of climate change because of recent extreme weather, including a summer that brought dangerous heat for much of the United States

After summer's extreme weather, more Americans see climate change as a culprit, AP-NORC poll shows
Environment|News|US

Worsening warming is hurting people in all regions, US climate assessment shows

A massive new federal government report says revved-up climate change now permeates Americans’ daily lives with harms that are already far-reaching and worsening across every region of the United States

Worsening warming is hurting people in all regions, US climate assessment shows
Environment|Health|News|US

Children of Flint water crisis make change as young environmental and health activists

Dozens of the children of Flint, Michigan's lead-contaminated water crisis have turned their trauma into advocacy 10 years after it began

Children of Flint water crisis make change as young environmental and health activists
World

Residents and communities preparing for heat wave that will envelop Midwest and Northeast next week

A heat wave will bring dangerously hot temperatures to the Midwest and Northeast next week, with health officials urging people to make plans now to stay safe

Residents and communities preparing for heat wave that will envelop Midwest and Northeast next week
News

What's a heat dome? Here's why so much of the US is broiling this week

Much of the Midwest and the Northeast is broiling — or set to broil — in extreme summer heat this week

What's a heat dome? Here's why so much of the US is broiling this week
Environment|News|Science

As many forests fail to recover from wildfires, replanting efforts face huge odds — and obstacles

The U.S. is struggling to replant forests destroyed by increasingly destructive wildfires, with some areas unlikely to recover

As many forests fail to recover from wildfires, replanting efforts face huge odds — and obstacles
Environment|Science|World

Second-warmest November on record means that 2024 is likely to be Earth's hottest year, report says

A new report says Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record — second only to 2023 — making it all but certain that 2024 will end as the hottest year ever measured

Second-warmest November on record means that 2024 is likely to be Earth's hottest year, report says
Environment|Health|Science|US

Pink flame retardants are being used to slow California fires. What do we know about them?

Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant have been dumped ahead of the flames in a desperate effort to stop them before they destroy more neighborhoods

Pink flame retardants are being used to slow California fires. What do we know about them?
Education|Environment|Science

Los Angeles tree advocates hope their vital work recovers from devastating fires

Some people in Los Angeles have worked for years to increase the number of trees that provide shade and respite from heat and air pollution

Los Angeles tree advocates hope their vital work recovers from devastating fires
Environment|Health|US

In Los Angeles, people snap up air filters and wear masks against smoke pollution

With levels of sooty air pollution far too high across swaths of the Los Angeles area, people are taking precautions: wearing masks, buying air purifiers and staying indoors

In Los Angeles, people snap up air filters and wear masks against smoke pollution
Environment|Science|Technology|US

Harmful gas billowing from Texas and New Mexico comes mostly from smaller leaks, researchers say

Huge quantities of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, are being emitting by oil and gas operators in the 75,000-square-mile Permian Basin straddling Texas and New Mexico

Harmful gas billowing from Texas and New Mexico comes mostly from smaller leaks, researchers say

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