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Summer storms were a climate-change wake-up call for subways

Hurricane Ida and other storms this summer provided a stark reminder that more needs to be done - and quickly - as climate change brings stronger, more unpredictable weather to a region with some of the nation's oldest and busiest transit systems.

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Turkey's Erdogan: Refugee crisis from climate change coming

Presaging “hundreds of millions" of climate change refugees, Turkey's president said at the U.N. General Assembly that the world needs to find a way to contend with its existing refugees who are fleeing conflict.

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Lawmakers: Ida damage shows need for infrastructure upgrades

Shaken by haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads and subways and other damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, lawmakers from both parties are vowing to upgrade the nation's aging infrastructure network.

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