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In 2021, Hurricane Ida cut a path of destruction from the Gulf Coast to the Northeast. Vehicles parked in Philadelphia were submerged after the storm brought torrential rain. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
A sign reads "Danger Extreme Heat Conditions Ahead" in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, which is threatened by climate change, on March 23 near Borrego Springs, Calif. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Unusually high temperatures in the South and Northeast U.S. on Saturday broke records marked on the same day in prior years. National Weather Service hide caption
This satellite image shows the active fire lines of the Hermits Peak wildfire, in Las Vegas on May 11, 2022. Maxar Technologies/AP hide caption
Ermias Kebreab: What do seaweed and cow burps have to do with climate change?
Jamie Beard: How can we tap into the vast power of geothermal energy?
Much of the U.S. could see power blackouts this summer, a grid assessment reveals
Delhi — where most people don't have AC — hits 120 degrees in South Asian heat wave
'Carbon bomb' projects are hurting any hope of meeting climate goals
Tony D'Amato, director of the University of Vermont's forestry program, visits an experiment site in the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. Emma Jacobs for NPR hide caption
Foresters hope 'assisted migration' will preserve landscapes as the climate changes
Can a new concrete mixture help reduce the construction industry's carbon footprint?
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Can a new concrete mixture help reduce the construction industry's carbon footprint?
Traffic on a hazy evening in Fresno, Calif. A new study estimates that about 50,000 lives could be saved each year if the U.S. eliminated small particles of pollution that are released from the tailpipes of cars and trucks, among other sources. Gary Kazanjian/AP hide caption