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Record-breaking heat wave intensifies across the Southwest
Biden considers emergency session of Congress for disaster relief
California exempts prisons from workplace heat protections despite risks to inmates
Washington’s climate law faces opposition on the ballot
Scenes from California’s Sugar Fire

Scenes from California’s Sugar Fire

Images from one of the largest blazes so far in California’s 2021 fire season
Second largest city in Zimbabwe limits tap water to just a day a week due to extreme drought
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Second largest city in Zimbabwe limits tap water to just a day a week due to extreme drought

After a devastating drought in 2019 and patchy rains this year, water shortages have worsened in Zimbabwe's second biggest city
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Climate change: How 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls want to help vulnerable communities
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Climate change: How 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls want to help vulnerable communities

Elizabeth Warren says she’ll expand infrastructure to protect vulnerable communities from extreme weather events.
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Global suicide

Global suicide

Did humanity blow its chance to prevent the worst outcomes of climate change? Um, yeah.
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Parris Island, Charleston Coast Guard threatened by rising seas, global warming

Parris Island, Charleston Coast Guard threatened by rising seas, global warming

Rising seas are being identified as a threat to vulnerable military installations along the U.S. coast.
Scott Simon: Calling the press the enemy of the people is a menacing move
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Scott Simon: Calling the press the enemy of the people is a menacing move

This week President Trump continued his campaign to delegitimize the news media, using a particularly ignominious phrase.
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Toxic algae spreads in Baltic waters in biggest bloom in years

Toxic algae spreads in Baltic waters in biggest bloom in years

A huge bloom of toxic algae has spread in the Baltic Sea, forcing people off beaches but delighting scientists who research cancer and antibiotics.
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