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As Florence Threatens 'Catastrophic' Destruction, A Reminder That North Carolina Passed Law Mandating Climate Warnings Be Ignored

Waves crash underneath the Oceana Pier

Nuclear Plants, Toxic Waste Sites Under Threat as Florence Readies 'Mike Tyson Punch to Carolina Coast'

Jon Queally, staff writer

Florence

As new pathway of storm predicted, National Hurricane Center calls looming storm "very large and incredibly dangerous"

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On Track to Hit Carolinas and Virginia, Warning of 'Historic Storm' as Hurricane Florence Becomes Category 4

Common Dreams staff

Hurricane Florence is now a Category 4 storm, NOAA's National Hurricane Center announced at noon on Monday. Data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter indicate that Florence has continued to rapidly strengthen and has maximum sustained winds near 130 mph. (Photo: NOAA)

With sustained winds of nearly 130 mph and now what NOAA considers a "major"...

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Earth's CO2 Concentrations Have Soared to Levels Not Seen in 800,000 Years

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

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One NOAA oceanographer warns that even if humanity "stopped the greenhouse...

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"The impacts of climate change are no longer subtle," Michael Mann, a climate scientist and director of the Earth System Science Center at Penn State University, told CNN.

Hottest Four Years Ever? 2015. 2016. 2017. 2018?

NOAA ship Miller Freeman

'Unconscionable' and 'Shocking': Trump's Head of NOAA Proposes Axing 'Climate' and Conservation From Agency's Mission

Shattering Mark Set During Dust Bowl, US Just Had Hottest May Ever Recorded

'Somebody's Cheating': 8 Years After Ban, Scientists Urge World Leaders to Find Mysterious Source Behind Skyrocketing CFC Levels

This visible image of Hurricane Maria was taken from NOAA's GOES East satellite on Sept. 18, 2017. (Photo: NASA/NOAA GOES Project)

Threatening the 'Warnings Upon Which the Country Depends,' Trump Budget Would Axe Nearly 250 Weather Forecasters

As Trump Denies Science, 'Terrifying Trend' Continues With 2017 Among Hottest Years

Harvey rescue operation

As Climate Crisis Intensifies, $300+ Billion in Damages Makes 2017 Costliest Year Ever

An iceberg floats in the Chukchi Sea in the Arctic Ocean. (Credit: NOAA)

NOAA: Current Rates of Arctic Warming and Sea Ice Decline Not Seen in 1,500 Years

Hurricane Irma, seen in a NOAA satellite image, was rapidly approaching South Florida on Friday.

Trump's Anti-Climate Budget Would Be Disaster for Combating Future Disasters

Wildfire burning behind a house in Boulder, Colo.

Trump Makes Paris Targets Moot as Scorching Temps Send Planet into 'Uncharted Territory'

Scott Pruitt

Pruitt Promised He'd Tackle CO2 But Now Plays Dumb on Climate Science

2014 Was Hottest Year Ever Recorded. Then It Was 2015. Now It's 2016.

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Friends of the Earth

Trump’s Proposed Budget an All-Out Assault on Our Planet

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

CREW Statement: Trump Now Violating Constitution

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Andrew Rosenberg

Conflicts of Interest? NOAA’s Nominees AccuWeather CEO Barry Myers, and Dr. Neil Jacobs of Panasonic

Jeff Tittel

Trump's Disastrous Budget Will Worsen Future Hurricane Damage

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