Climate Change

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  The Washington Post

  

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  Rising disaster costs leave U.S. confronting fiscal risks of climate change

  The Washington Post - Tony Romm

  As storms, droughts, wildfires and other extreme weather events strike with greater frequency and intensity, repairing and rebuilding has grown more costly, too. A second catastrophic hurricane in as many weeks has forced the U.S. government to grapple with a harsh reality: Climate calamities are …

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  Axios

  

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  Hurricanes test limits of Trump's war on experts

  Axios - Zachary Basu

  A second Donald Trump presidency would usher in a new type of class warfare — empowering populists to steamroll mainstream experts on issues such as …

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  MSNBC

  

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  Hurricane Milton: How climate change is ‘supercharging’ extreme weather trends

  MSNBC

  “These billion dollar disasters used to happen once every three months back in the 1980s. Over the last decade they’ve happened closer to every three …

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  USA TODAY

  

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  What does climate change mean to you? Here's what different generations say.

  USA TODAY - Elizabeth Weise, Kayla Jimenez

  Back in 1990, when Sarah Barger Ranney was 10, she saw a newspaper survey asking: “Kids, 12-16: Tell us your future.” One of the questions was “By the time you’re 40, what do you think will be the biggest problem confronting the USA?” Options included nuclear war, homelessness, disease, the …

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  NPR

  

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  Here's how to turn climate change anxiety into action

  NPR - Allison Aubrey

  Imagine something you love. Then imagine it’s threatened. That’s what Jada Alexander experienced when she was studying coral reefs in French Polynesia. During her first trip, as a student at the University of California, Santa Barbara, she was captivated. “The coral reef was vibrant. It was …

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  POLITICO

  

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  ‘It is hurricane season’: DeSantis pushes back on climate's role in fueling stronger storms

  POLITICO - Bruce Ritchie

  Scientists say a warming planet caused by fossil fuels is creating warmer ocean temperatures, which is causing hurricanes to grow stronger. TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday pushed back against those who blame stronger hurricanes on climate change as Florida deals with the …