Severe Storms & Flooding
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Drive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Search and Rescue Continues, Poorest Among the Hardest-Hit as Hurricane Michael Recedes
Poor communities in Florida, Alabama, and Georgia have been hit first and worst by Hurricane Michael, with some shellshocked evacuees returning home and realizing ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsFailure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Super-Heated Ocean Boosts Hurricane Michael into 250-Kilometre-Per-Hour ‘Monster’
Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle Wednesday as the most powerful storm to hit the continental United States in nearly 50 years, packing ... -
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Climate Home News Compiles ‘37 Things to Know’ About IPCC’s 1.5°C Report
The UN published a summary on the science of 1.5°C global warming on Monday. It’s a big deal. -
Florida Declares State of Emergency with Hurricane Michael Due Wednesday
Hurricane Michael is expected to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast Wednesday as a Category 3 hurricane, and may be on track to be the area’s ... -
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Local Solar Installations Show the Right Way to Rebuild Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico
A year after Hurricane María obliterated Puerto Rico’s power grid, causing the longest electricity outage in American history and contributing to an estimated 2,795 ... -
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1.5°C Is Doable, but Just a Dozen Years Left to Get on a Low-Carbon Pathway
Humanity has a dozen years to hold off the accelerated risks of extreme heat waves, wildfires, flooding, drought, sea level rise, and extensive poverty ... -
Tornado Turns Beloved Ottawa Neighbourhood into ‘Logging Camp’
After a half-dozen tornadoes swept through Ottawa and nearby Gatineau, Quebec September 21, residents of Ottawa’s Arlington Woods neighbourhood are dealing with the emotional ... -
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Pace of #MeToo Movement Hold Out Hope for Rapid Attitude Shift on Climate
The rapid spread of public campaigns, most notably the #MeToo movement, creates hope that the climate crisis will produce a sudden shift in public ... -
Relocation Due to Climate Impacts Can Take Community Needs Into Account
Relocation of coastal communities due to severe storms and rising sea levels is already a common, often complicated event, but can be managed in ...
