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Climate Crisis
Hurricane Season Has Revealed the Right’s New Climate Denial Playbook
As extreme weather becomes more frequent, fascist hoaxes and conspiracies are increasingly emerging as explanations.
Trump, GOP Push Misinformation on Hurricanes as Climate Crisis Intensifies
“We’re entering into a really dark new phase reckoning with the climate crisis,” says journalist David Wallace-Wells.
Climate Crisis Made Ocean Heat Driving Milton Up to 800 Times More Likely
Sea surface temperatures where Milton developed “are at or above record-breaking highs,” Climate Central observed.
Locals and Experts Fear Toxic Exposure From Contaminated Helene Floodwaters
“All of these rivers should be treated as hazmat sites,” a local official in western North Carolina said.
The Panama Canal Is Running Out of Water. Thousands May Be Displaced to Fix It.
A proposed dam and reservoir along the Rio Indio could replenish the canal, but at a steep cost to local communities.
After Helene, Mutual Aid Becomes a Lifeline in North Carolina
The area's status as a “climate haven” has been swept away, but community resilience remains.
As North Carolina Flooded, My Home State Turned From Climate Haven to Calamity
Without aggressive climate action, these catastrophes will hit increasingly close to home.
Media Fails to Link Hurricane Helene to Fossil-Fueled Climate Change
The storm devastated large swaths of the southeastern US after making landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm.
Analysis: Climate Crisis Increased Likelihood of Flooding From Storms in Europe
Continued fossil fuel use across the globe will only worsen flooding in the future, one expert said.
Hurricane Helene Causes Record Rainfall and Deadly Flooding Across US Southeast
Rapidly accelerated by the warming climate, Helene killed at least 42 in some of the worst flooding in recent memory.