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Fires in Australia create dangerous weather conditions

Authorities warn that the unprecedented ferocity of Australia’s wildfires can produce extreme weather systems...

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Half a billion Australian animals, even 30% of koala population, likely lost to wildfires

Record-breaking wildfires have ravaged millions of Australian acres for many months now. Ecologists estimate upward...

The Happy Camp Complex Fire in the Klamath National Forest in California

Climate change heightens California’s drought and wildfire risks

Global warming and climate change are to blame for creating the strong winds and low humidity that are currently...

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Global warming makes 2018 the 4th hottest year ever

U.S. officials have confirmed that 2018 was the fourth hottest year on record. Scientists with the National Oceanic...

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California’s Monarch butterfly population hits ‘potentially catastrophic’ low in 2018

California’s Monarch butterfly population hit a record low in 2018 after dropping a whopping 86 percent from...

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Wildfires and drought cause national forest closures in New Mexico and Colorado

Blazes in Colorado closed the 1.8-million-acre San Juan National Forest this week. The 416 Fire is burning on 25,900...

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Climate change has transformed much of Alaska over the past three decades

Climate change disproportionately impacts the Arctic, where rising global temperatures wrought by the burning of...

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Southern California is losing its clouds, increasing the risk of more intense wildfires

The elevated summer temperatures in California are causing decreased levels of the low-atmosphere clouds that...

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Wildfires spewing CO2 in Siberia and Russia could impact the whole planet

Wildfires are raging in Russia and Siberia, and they could have drastic consequences for the entire planet. Blazes...

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‘Firehawk raptors’ are intentionally spreading fires in Australia

When you think of causes of fire in Australia, you might think of lightning or arsonists - but you probably don't...

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2017: the year climate change spiraled out of control

With its extreme weather and unraveling public policy, 2017 provided the world with a glimpse of its climate-chaotic...

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Wildfires in California now larger than NYC and Boston combined

The wildfires raging throughout Southern California are now so fierce and widespread they cover a land area larger...

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VIDEO: Man saves rabbit from raging California fire

Fires continue to ravage Southern California. While the Thomas Fire rages in Ventura County, one man was captured...

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Out of control wildfires force thousands to flee their homes in Southern California

Relentless wildfires in Southern California have forced thousands of people to evacuate and threaten over 12,000...

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US govt scientist denied approval to discuss link between climate change and severe fires

Is the United States government blocking scientists from talking about climate change? Forest Service research...

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Inferno rages through North California, killing at least 10 people

For the past several days, 15 ferocious wildfires have been burning across at least 119,032 acres throughout Northern...

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NASA map shows how climate change has set the world on fire

Devastating wildfires have blazed through Portugal, Canada, and Siberia this summer - with some people beginning...

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Wildfires in the southeast US are so bad they can be seen from space

An outbreak of wildfires across the southern United States is creating plumes of smoke so vast they can be detected...

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NASA builds more advanced shelters to protect firefighters from wildfires

Back in 2013, 19 firefighters died in Arizona because their emergency shelters didn't protect them. NASA scientists...

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INFOGRAPHIC: How technology can help when disaster strikes

The devastating earthquake in Ecuador killed more more than 650 people and injured thousands. It is the worst disaster...

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There’s not enough money to save the West from an increase in blazing wildfires

This just might be the most cataclysmic forest fire season in history. So far this year, the Forest Service has...

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Why Many Americans May Flee to Alaska in the Coming Decades

Job opportunities, "coolness" factor, and affordability may no longer be the major reasons why Americans move...

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Why You Should Personally Give a Damn About Climate Change

A world devastated by climate change is like a night where The Day After Tomorrow, Planet of the Apes, and A Clockwork...

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Can Design and Technology Save Us from Wildfires Sparked by Climate Change?

The extended droughts driven by climate change in the western United States are leading to more, increasingly intense...

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Reforest Patagonia Announces Plans to Plant One Million Trees in Chile

An ambitious citizen campaign called Reforest Patagonia is hoping to plant one million trees in Chilean Patagonia...

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Google’s Crisis Response Map Tracks Over 50 Western Wildfires, Provides Evacuation Alerts, Pinpoints Shelters

The West is going up in flames - there are so many fires right now it's hard to keep track of them all. By now...

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Warm, Dry Weather Raises Brush Fire Concerns in NYC

Smoke from the Fresh Kills brush fire in Staten Island As temperatures continue to rise (um, a high of 86 today?!)...

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