"Even today, as California struggles with severe drought, global warming has doubled the likelihood that weather conditions will unleash a deluge as devastating as the Great Flood of 1862, according to a UCLA study released Friday."
"A "monster" wildfire raged for a third day in southwestern France on Thursday, ravaging forests and forcing 10,000 people to evacuate their homes."
"Spots of solid petroleum residues and oily mats can still be found in coastal wetlands along the Gulf of Mexico, according to a new study."
"Extreme heat is making work more dangerous. But beyond the West Coast, the fight to protect workers faces head winds."
"Kentucky residents who are struggling to rebuild after devastating flooding face huge financial obstacles because almost nobody in the state has flood insurance."
"Congress is spending billions to save communities from Western megafires by thinning large swaths of forests even as scientists say climate change-driven drought and heat are too extreme for it to work. The money would be better spent thinning woods closest to homes and shoring up houses against embers raining down from firestorms, according to academics, former agency officials, and others who study wildfires."
"When he was 6 years old, Sim Bilal began to have nightmares of floods pouring through his South Los Angeles home."
"President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday witnessed the damage from deadly and devastating storms that have resulted in the worst flooding in Kentucky’s history, as they visited the state to meet with families and first responders."
"Moscow accused Ukraine of striking near spent-fuel storage at the Zaporizhzhia power plant, while Ukrainian intelligence said it was a move by Russia to destroy infrastructure."
"Oregon Department of Forestry has been inundated with complaints after releasing a map of wildfire risk on every tax lot in the state."
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