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Others should pay for the Gowanus cleanup

The utility, which is passing the costs on to customers, says its fellow polluters are not doing their fair share to clean up the canal. Electric utility National Grid has filed a lawsuit against dozens of companies it claims are not paying for the Gowanus Canal Superfund cleanup. Photo by Susan De Vries By Kirstyn […]

By Andrew Jack

October 22, 2024October 22, 2024

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How weather forecasters make forecasts for 90 days into the future

Weather balloons in Arizona collect data to understand the monsoon The Salt River Project and the National Weather Service work together daily to release weather balloons that collect data to help meteorologists during the monsoon. Vanessa Abbitt/The Republic Meteorologists are usually pretty confident in predicting the weather for tomorrow or even next week. But when […]

By Andrew Jack

October 19, 2024October 19, 2024

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How does La Niña affect Arizona? That's what Saber has to do

A monsoon storm carries a cloud of dust through the Phoenix area A drone captures a cloud of dust kicked up by a monsoon storm as it rolls through the southeastern valley on August 22, 2024. Michael Chow and Katherine Circus Read in English After a year in which they were harsher and colder, Arizona […]

By Andrew Jack

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024

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Millions of people in Florida without power after Hurricane Milton

A vehicle is stranded on a water-flooded road after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Brandon, Florida, on October 9, 2024. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo | AFP | Getty Images Millions of people in Florida were without power Thursday after Hurricane Milton caused tornadoes, flooding and strong winds, leaving several people dead. Milton made landfall Wednesday […]

By Andrew Jack

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

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LIVE UPDATES: Hurricane Milton devastates Florida with deadly tornadoes and storm surges

Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday evening as a Category 3 storm, unleashing strong winds, deadly storm surges and the threat of widespread flooding across much of the state. More than 2 million customers lost power as Hurricane Milton made its way through Central Florida late Wednesday, according to PowerOutages.us. Police […]

By Andrew Jack

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

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In Wyoming, 1,000 firefighters are battling two wildfires

Wyoming is currently facing a major challenge as several wildfires burn. Thousands of firefighters are battling two separate disasters: the Elk Fire in the Bighorn National Forest and the Pack Trail Fire in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. The extent of the fires is immense, affecting more than 100,000 hectares. Videos from VICE Evacuations were ordered […]

By Andrew Jack

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

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Flooding in the Sahara Desert is filling lakes that have been dry for 50 years

An extreme deluge of rain in Morocco – about a year's worth in two days – brought much-needed water to some of the drier regions of the Saraha Desert, the Associated Press reported. The North African country's government said September flooding was the worst in decades, particularly in the southeastern village of Rabat, where 10cm […]

By Andrew Jack

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024

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Zillow adds climate risk data to real estate listings

Insured losses from Hurricane Helene are now estimated at over $6 billion, but uninsured losses are far greater. That's because the vast majority of homes affected by the storm, particularly in hard-hit North Carolina, did not have flood insurance. New risk assessment technologies are expected to help change this in the future. Most homeowners in […]

By Andrew Jack

October 4, 2024October 4, 2024

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Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Florida and moves to Georgia: What we know | Weather News

EXPLAINER Hurricane Helene has been downgraded to a category one storm, but authorities warn that rain and wind remain a threat. Hurricane Helene hit the Big Bend region of Florida on Thursday evening and has been classified as a category four storm capable of causing significant damage and loss of life. Thousands of residents were […]

By Andrew Jack

September 27, 2024September 27, 2024