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Supreme Court ready to tackle climate, immigration and gun rights. Here are 5 cases to watch
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NASA Campaign Explores Clouds Spawned by Wildfires
The Wildhorse grass fire in eastern Idaho erupted with a massive pulse of smoke. Newsiline summarises this report from NASA - News Releases and links read...
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Hurricane Polo's remnants bringing more rain to flood-struck U.S. Southwest
The storm's remnants battered the U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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Hurricane Polo makes landfall in Baja California, toppling trees and flooding coastal communities
The Category 2 hurricane struck early Tuesday near Las Barrancas, bringing maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS N...
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WFP official on addressing global hunger in face of wars and climate disasters
The United Nations recently announced a new executive director for the World Food Programme. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines...
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Hurricane Polo could cause life-threatening flooding in Mexico's Baja California peninsula
Residents of Mexico's Baja California Sur state are preparing for Hurricane Polo, which threatens high winds, floods, and mudslides. Newsiline summarises...
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Powerful nor'easter floods Northeast again, causing problems from New Jersey to New England
Local officials in New Jersey and New York told residents that high tide late Monday could potentially bring more flooding. Newsiline summarises this repo...
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Hurricane Nolo gains speed as it moves away from Hawaii, but high winds, flash floods are still risk
Nolo was expected to continue strengthening and turn toward the northwest by Sunday night, though the National Hurricane Center said the center of the sto...
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Powerful nor'easter floods Northeast, leaves over 130,000 without power as high tides threaten coast
The slow-moving storm, which killed a New York City housing authority worker when a tree fell Saturday, was expected to linger through Sunday with heavy r...
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Hurricane Nolo expected to unleash powerful winds and flash flooding on Hawaii
While direct landfall by the storm's center was not expected, forecasters said it could cause life-threatening flooding and mudslides, with parts of the B...
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Roads flood in New Jersey, inundate some homes, as major signs of nor'easter take shape
Tens of millions of people are in the path of the storm that was already beginning to lash the region with strong winds and rain as the region braces for...
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Powerful nor'easter brings winds, floods to East Coast
Thousands of people are without power across the East Coast as a nor'easter rips through the area. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and link...
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Roads flood in New Jersey, inundate some homes, as first major signs of nor'easter take shape
Thousands are without power on the U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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Nor'easter to lash the East Coast with strong winds, flooding and heavy rain
Millions of people were under warnings associated with the storm, which has already cancelled concerts and prompted people on islands near Cape Cod to hea...
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Hurricane Nolo, a zig-zagging storm, threatens Hawaii with flooding rain
Nolo will slow down as it nears Hawaii's Big Island and is expected to become a major hurricane this weekend, bringing torrential rain to areas that have...
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In a warming climate, should air conditioning be a right?
Fall temperatures are finally cooling off much of the United States, but this past summer was yet another reminder that the climate is changing. Newsiline...
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Energy Department will spend nearly $2 billion to squeeze more electricity from the nation's aging power grid
The money will go toward 31 projects across 26 states that are expected to produce more than 23 gigawatts of additional electricity capacity — enough to p...
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Is Nepal's flood a harbinger of what's to come in the Himalayas?
Building dams and hydropower plants in the Himalayas holds great promise for providing electricity. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and lin...
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy proposes energy truce with Russia during meeting with Trump
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met President Trump at the U.N. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR World and links readers to the original...
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine and Russia should stop attacking each other's energy systems
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met President Trump at the U.N. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR World and links readers to the original...
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'An unworldly experience.' Why scientists flew into firestorm clouds this wildfire season
As wildfires grow bigger and hotter in many parts of the world, researchers have embarked on an airborne mission to learn more about the severe storm clou...
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Congress passes new sanctions on Russia and countries using Russian energy
A bill to impose sweeping new sanctions on Russia, and on countries using Russian energy, is now on its way to President Trump after the House overwhelmin...
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Climate change made deadly Nepal glacier and rock collapse more likely, analysis finds
Human-caused global warming thinned glaciers and thawed mountain permafrost, likely helping to destabilize the Himalayan slope that collapsed last month a...
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Trump says Ukraine and Russia agreed to stop attacks on energy sites
In the face of soaring diesel prices, President Trump claims Ukraine and Russia have agreed to halt strikes on each other's energy sites. Newsiline summar...
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Southeast Asia endures punishing year of extreme weather amid super El Niño
Southeast Asia is enduring a punishing year of extreme weather and experts warn the ongoing storm season could be one of the most intense in years. Newsil...
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Nepal holds a day of mourning after floods kill at least 1,300 people
Monday was the 13th day since the flooding which killed more than 1,300 people in Nepal and Tibet and left some 5,000 missing, including foreigners, accor...
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As Nepal identifies those killed in the floods, questions grow over China's reporting
One week after the deadly floods, very little is known about China's dead or missing. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to...
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This is the work of our lifetime: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson urges action after new UN climate report
A United Nations report has found that the world will warm to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR W...
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Rescuers in Nepal pull 2 people alive from the debris 10 days after devastating floods
A man was rescued from a hydropower tunnel, according to a social media post by the country's prime minister's office, bringing the total to three workers...
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News Wrap: 2 men rescued from Nepal tunnel 9 days after catastrophic flood
In our news wrap Friday, two men were pulled from a tunnel more than a week after the catastrophic deluge that barreled through Himalayan river valleys, U...
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Nepali community in Texas grieves and prays for healing after flash floods
Nepalese groups in North Texas, which has one of the largest communities of people from Nepal in the U.S., continue to grieve the loss of hundreds of peop...
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Tributes to Gloria Steinem are flooding in, from Hollywood to Capitol Hill
Women in politics and pop culture are paying tribute to Gloria Steinem after her death at 92. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links rea...
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Families of the missing in Nepal's flash floods perform symbolic cremations
Eight days after Nepal's flash floods, families who can't find loved ones perform symbolic cremations. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR World and...
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Hegseth has created 'climate of fear' at Pentagon, former Air Force secretary says
To discuss the resignation of Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll and the tension inside the Pentagon under Pete Hegseth, Geoff Bennett spoke with Frank Ke...
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How a super El Niño is fueling extreme weather patterns
The potentially record-breaking El Niño has brought a relentless stretch of extreme weather across the country. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS...
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A week after the deadly floods in Nepal, rescuers work to find survivors
Nearly a week after flash floods devastated parts of Nepal and Tibet, rescuers are still searching for people trapped in hydropower plants. Newsiline summ...