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Major solar panel plant opens in US amid backdrop of industry worries about low-priced Asian imports

A South Korean company has begun production at a huge solar panel factory in Georgia

Major solar panel plant opens in US amid backdrop of industry worries about low-priced Asian imports
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US announces $3.5B for projects nationwide to strengthen electric grid, bolster resilience

The Biden administration has announced $3.5 billion for 58 projects across the country to strengthen electric grid resilience as extreme weather events such as the deadly Maui and California wildfires continue to strain the nation’s aging transmission systems

US announces $3.5B for projects nationwide to strengthen electric grid, bolster resilience
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The trees arrived with Polynesian voyagers. After Maui wildfire, there's a chance to restore them

After the deadly wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina this summer, people across the world focused their attention on the green leaves sprouting from a scorched, 150-year-old banyan tree as a symbol of hope

The trees arrived with Polynesian voyagers. After Maui wildfire, there's a chance to restore them
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Hundreds in Scotland told to evacuate as northern Europe braces for gale-force winds and floods

Hundreds of people are being evacuated from their homes and schools have closed in parts of Scotland, as much of northern Europe braces for stormy weather, heavy rain and gale-force winds from the east

Hundreds in Scotland told to evacuate as northern Europe braces for gale-force winds and floods
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Hurricanes are now twice as likely to zip from minor to whopper than decades ago, study says

A study says Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to rapidly intensify from wimpy minor hurricanes to powerful and catastrophic in just 24 hours

Hurricanes are now twice as likely to zip from minor to whopper than decades ago, study says
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Gale-force winds and floods strike northern Europe. At least 3 people killed in the UK

Gale-force winds and floods have struck several countries in northern Europe as the region endures more heavy rain that forecasters say will continue into the weekend

Gale-force winds and floods strike northern Europe. At least 3 people killed in the UK
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Hurricane Norma heads for Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts, and Tammy becomes hurricane in the Atlantic

Hurricane Norma is heading for the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, while Tammy grew into a hurricane in the Atlantic

Hurricane Norma heads for Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts, and Tammy becomes hurricane in the Atlantic
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Evacuees live nomadic life after Maui wildfire as housing shortage intensifies and tourists return

Thousands of people displaced by the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century are facing uncertainty as they try to find housing in an expensive housing market that’s also in high demand as a vacation spot

Evacuees live nomadic life after Maui wildfire as housing shortage intensifies and tourists return
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Hurricane Norma makes landfall near Mexico's Los Cabos and Tammy hits tiny Barbuda in the Caribbean

Hurricane Norma made landfall near the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Saturday and has weakened to a tropical storm while moving over land

Hurricane Norma makes landfall near Mexico's Los Cabos and Tammy hits tiny Barbuda in the Caribbean
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Football provides a homecoming and hope in Lahaina, where thousands of homes are gone after wildfire

The varsity and junior varsity football teams in Lahaina played their first home games since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century destroyed the town

Football provides a homecoming and hope in Lahaina, where thousands of homes are gone after wildfire
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Decline of rare right whale appears to be slowing, but scientists say big threats remain

The decline of one of the rarest whales in the world appears to be slowing, but scientists warn the giant animals still face existential threats from warming oceans, ship collisions and entanglement in fishing gear

Decline of rare right whale appears to be slowing, but scientists say big threats remain
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A Swiss populist party rebounds and the Greens sink in the election. That's a big change from 2019

Official results in Switzerland election show that the anti-immigration Swiss People’s Party has rebounded from searing losses four years ago to cement and expand its hold as the largest faction after the parliamentary election

A Swiss populist party rebounds and the Greens sink in the election. That's a big change from 2019
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California governor visits China and says his state will always be a partner on climate change

California Gov. Gavin Newsom opened a weeklong trip to China with an assurance that his state will always be a partner on climate issues no matter how the U.S. presidential election turns out next year

California governor visits China and says his state will always be a partner on climate change
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Even with carbon emissions cuts, a key part of Antarctica is doomed to slow collapse, study says

A new study says no matter how much the world cuts back on carbon emissions, a key and sizable chunk of Antarctica is essentially doomed to an unavoidable melt

Even with carbon emissions cuts, a key part of Antarctica is doomed to slow collapse, study says
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'Superfog' near New Orleans blamed for highway crashes that killed at least 7

Authorities say at least seven people have been killed after a “superfog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense fog caused multiple massive car crashes involving 158 vehicles

'Superfog' near New Orleans blamed for highway crashes that killed at least 7
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EPA proposes banning cancer-causing chemical TCE used in automotive care and other products

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to ban the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene

EPA proposes banning cancer-causing chemical TCE used in automotive care and other products
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Mayor says West Maui to reopen to tourism on Nov. 1 after fire and workers are ready to return

Maui County's mayor says all of West Maui except for burned-out sections of historic Lahaina will reopen to tourism on Nov. 1

Mayor says West Maui to reopen to tourism on Nov. 1 after fire and workers are ready to return
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Toll rises to 8 dead, 63 hurt from Louisiana interstate pileup blamed on dense fog, marsh fire smoke

The toll from a fiery pileup in dense fog on a Louisiana interstate has risen to eight dead and 63 injured

Toll rises to 8 dead, 63 hurt from Louisiana interstate pileup blamed on dense fog, marsh fire smoke
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Hurricane Otis now a catastrophic Category 5 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast nearing Acapulco

Hurricane Otis has strengthened from a tropical storm to a dangerous Category 5 storm in a matter of hours as it approaches Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, where it is forecast to make landfall near the resort of Acapulco early Wednesday

Hurricane Otis now a catastrophic Category 5 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast nearing Acapulco
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First major snowstorm of the season hitting the northern Rockies after a warm fall

The first major snowstorm of the season is expected to hit the northern Cascades and Rockies and North Dakota this week, sending residents searching for their winter coats and facing much different driving conditions after a warm fall in many places

First major snowstorm of the season hitting the northern Rockies after a warm fall
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Many families to get a break on winter heating costs but uncertainties persist

With millions of families behind on utility payments and more people seeking heating aid, many could soon see a welcome reprieve: The federal government says the cost of heating a home with natural gas this winter is projected to decrease

Many families to get a break on winter heating costs but uncertainties persist
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Born after Superstorm Sandy's destruction, 2 big flood control projects get underway in New Jersey

A decade after they were envisioned in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy’s destruction, two of the largest flood control projects designed to protect densely populated cities in New Jersey just outside New York City are getting underway

Born after Superstorm Sandy's destruction, 2 big flood control projects get underway in New Jersey
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1st major storm of the season drops up to a foot of snow in Montana

The first major snowstorm of the season dropped up to a foot of snow in the Helena, Montana, area, sending an army of snowplows out on the roads

1st major storm of the season drops up to a foot of snow in Montana
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Hurricane Otis unleashes massive flooding in Acapulco, triggers landslides before dissipating

Hurricane Otis ripped through Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a powerful Category 5 storm, unleashing massive flooding in the resort city of Acapulco, ravaging roads and leaving large swaths of the southwestern state of Guerrero without power or cellphone service

Hurricane Otis unleashes massive flooding in Acapulco, triggers landslides before dissipating
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In the Amazon, communities next to the world's most voluminous river are queuing for water

As the Amazon drought rages on, public authorities in Brazil are scrambling to deliver food and water to thousands of isolated communities throughout a vast and roadless territory, where boats are the only means of transportation

In the Amazon, communities next to the world's most voluminous river are queuing for water

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