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Planet Just Had Costliest Decade for Global Natural Disasters: Insurance Industry Report
Floodwater from the Mississippi River rises around a home on June 1, 2019 in West Alton, Missouri.
'Unquestionably Alarming Signs': Earth Just Had Hottest Decade on Record
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Fire and Rescue personnel run to move their truck as a bushfire burns next to a major road and homes on the outskirts of the town of Bilpin on December 19, 2019 in Sydney
2019 was also the second warmest year on record, and the past five years were the five warmest on record.
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'Unconscionable': As Puerto Rico Suffers Earthquake Aftermath, AOC, Sanders, and Velazquez Demand Trump End Illegal Hold on Relief Funds
Jon Queally, staff writer
Oliviera Feliciano rests at the refugee camp located at the Mariano Rodríguez Coliseum on January 11, 2020 in Guanica, Puerto Rico. Saturday morning's quake was the most powerful aftershock following Tuesday's 6.4 earthquake that damaged her home. (Photo: Jose Jimenez/Getty Images)
"Postponing the disbursement of this vital assistance any longer—in the face of...
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Tens of Thousands Join 'Sack ScoMo' Protests Against Government Climate Inaction as Bushfires Rage Across Australia
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Activists for climate action rallied
" These fires, heatwaves, and droughts are not just unprecedented—they're the...
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With 14 'Billion-Dollar Disasters' and Record-Breaking Heat in Alaska and Across South, 2019 Was a Year of Climate Extremes for US
More Than One Billion Animals Killed in Australia Wildfires Called a 'Very Conservative' Estimate
'Virtually Unstoppable' Blazes, Record Heat, and Mass Evacuations as Australia Wildfires Intensify
A woman stands amid buildings and homes destroyed by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
Groundbreaking Study Finds 'Fingerprint' of Human-Caused Climate Change in Global Daily Weather
Indonesian children wade in their flooded neighborhood
Flooding From What Officials Called 'Not Ordinary Rain' Kills Dozens and Displaces Thousands in Jakarta
'Entire Species Are Being Wiped Out': Ecologists Say Half a Billion Animals May Have Been Killed by Australia Wildfires
Canberra, Australia on Wednesday was so smoky that visibility past a few hundred yards was virtually non-existent.
Smoke From Australia Fires Delivers Capital 'Worst Air Quality on Record'—With More to Come
Digging for water in the Ewaso Ngiro river basin in central Kenya on April 4, 2017.
A Call to Action as Planet's Essential Groundwater is Being Rapidly Depleted
Residents walk past a house damaged during Typhoon Phanfone in Tacloban, Leyte province in the central Philippines on December 25, 2019. - Typhoon Phanfone pummelled the central Philippines on Christmas Day, bringing a wet and miserable holiday season to millions in the mainly Catholic nation. (Photo: Bobbie Alota/AFP via Getty Images)
Typhoon Devastates Philippines With at Least 20 Dead on Christmas Day
A firefighter and a koala watch a bushfire in Eden Hills, Adelaide, South Australia.
Pouring Coal on the Fires, Aussie PM Rejects Climate Solutions as Country Burns
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'Red Lights Flashing': Australia Smashes Heat Record Just a Day After Previous Record Hit
'An Unthinkable and Unlivable Reality': Australia Sees Hottest Day on Record as National Average Temperature Hits 105.6°F

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