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Climate

Colorado fire grows by over 100,000 acres in 1 day, hits Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado fire grows by over 100,000 acres in 1 day, hits Rocky Mountain National Park

In parts of Colorado, the sky has been gray, the sun hazy and the odor of a burning campfire has persisted for much of September and October. Normally, snow helps tamp down the devastation by this time of year, but drought across Colorado and warming temperatures have dragged out the misery wrought by wildfires.
by The Associated Press

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There's a lot at stake for the climate in the 2020 election

There's a lot at stake for the climate in the 2020 election

Despite the cascade of other crises this year, climate change has emerged as a key election issue. The two major-party presidential candidates' positions on it could not be more different.
by Jennifer Ludden, Jeff Brady and Nathan Rott

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August's Iowa derecho was most costly thunderstorm event in modern U.S. history

August's Iowa derecho was most costly thunderstorm event in modern U.S. history

The powerful derecho that swept through the Midwest in August, focusing its destruction on central Iowa, is officially the most costly thunderstorm event in recorded U.S. history with at least $7.5 billion in damage.
by Matthew S. Schwartz

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Medical residents learn to treat the growing health hazards of climate change

Medical residents learn to treat the growing health hazards of climate change

From heat-related illness to mosquito-borne infections, physicians are seeing the effects of a warming planet in the exam room. There's a growing push to teach doctors-in-training how to respond.
by Martha Bebinger

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