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Poor People in the US Will Face Growing Exposure to Natural Disasters
How do disasters affect people's decisions to move in or out of particular areas?
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Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy Pushes Natural Gas as Climate Solution at Contentious Town Hall Meetings
Constituents are disappointed that Sen. Bill Cassidy and President Trump are encouraging further development of fossil fuels.
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The End of a People: Amazon Dam Destroys Sacred Munduruku “Heaven“
Brazil dynamited an indigenous sacred site to make way for Teles Pires dam.
“Unprecedented” Polar Melting Unfolds as Climate Disruption Denial Goes Wild
Early January saw colder temperatures in Seattle than at the North Pole but the climate science denial goes on.
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Democracy Deferred: Ohio Removes Anti-Fracking Measures From County Ballots
Pre-election lawsuits and administrative wrangling to prevent local-level voting on issues are becoming the norm.
Environmental Concerns — and Anger — Grow in Month After Thousand-Year Flood Strikes Louisiana
Environmental and public health concerns are mounting as the waters recede.
Study Finds Greenhouse Gases Doubled the Chances of Louisiana’s Flooding Rains
A new study finds that human-caused climate change doubled the chances of the torrential rains that caused deadly flooding in LA.
Day After Obama Tours Louisiana Flood Damage, Government Holds Massive Gulf Oil and Gas Lease Auction
Four environmental activists were arrested in New Orleans protesting a lease sale of up to 24 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas development.
In Arctic, Ancient Diseases Return and Highways Melt as Temperatures Hit Records
Just eight months after the Paris climate talks, we are close to reaching the 1.5C upper limit of planetary warming.
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Climate Disruption Amplifies Atlantic Currents’ Contribution to Sea Level Rise
The Atlantic Ocean current pattern is being slowed by climate disruption, and the pattern shift has been linked to sea level rise.