In many communities, water spills onto streets at high tide. The problem is getting more common as sea levels rise.
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Shaheen claims at least 13 lives in historic Oman landfall
At least 13 deaths have been attributed to Tropical Cyclone Shaheen, which made landfall late Sunday night, October 3, near Al Suwaiq, about 75 miles west-northwest of the Omani capital city of Muscat. Shaheen was the first cyclone on record to enter the Gulf of Oman from the east and strike the north coast of […]
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Global warming is making ragweed pollen season worse
Ragweed is a common culprit in late summer and fall allergies.
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Shaheen pushes onshore as first tropical cyclone on record in far north Oman
Flooding and mudslides sweep across a desert landscape.
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Shaheen headed for historic landfall in Oman
The cyclone is pushing west on an unprecedented track through the Gulf of Oman.
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Pittsburgh’s climate-friendly plan for condemned homes
In a pilot program, the city is salvaging construction materials from the buildings instead of demolishing them.
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Tropical Storm Victor joins category 4 Hurricane Sam in the Atlantic
Neither storm poses a threat to land.
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Reducing healthcare sector’s greenhouse gas emissions
The National Medical Association’s targeted resolution seeks to encourage a shift in anesthesiology uses of a potent greenhouse gas.
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Should ‘ecocide’ become an international crime?
It involves causing widespread, severe, or longstanding damage to the environment.
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Hurricane Sam still a Cat 4; Tropical Depression 20 forms off coast of Africa
Neither system is a threat to land.
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Arctic explorers hope to inspire new generations to protect the frozen landscape
Hilde Fålun Strøm and Sunniva Sorby spent much of the last two years living on a remote island in Norway.
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Hurricane Sam regroups, as the Atlantic simmers with potential activity
Two new systems are likely to become named storms this week, exhausting the 2021 list of names in the Atlantic.