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How to Build a Hurricane-Proof House

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Extreme Wildfires Have Doubled in Frequency and Intensity in the Past 20 Years

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The Supreme Court Is Gutting Protections for Clean Water and Safe Air

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Extreme Hail Storms Are Wrecking Solar Farms—but Defending Them May Be Easier Than It Seems

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Recluse Spider Season Is a Myth

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Everything’s About to Get a Hell of a Lot More Expensive Due to Climate Change

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Instead of Mining the Deep Sea, Maybe People Should Just Fix Stuff

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Banks Are Finally Realizing What Climate Change Will Do to Housing

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The End of El Niño Might Make the Weather Even More Extreme

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The World’s Largest Fungus Collection May Unlock the Mysteries of Carbon Capture

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Zombie Fire Season Is Here in the Arctic

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Ecuador Is Literally Powerless in the Face of Drought

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US Offshore Wind Farms Are Being Strangled With Red Tape

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The Sea Is Swallowing This Mexican Town

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Only the Hardiest Trees Can Survive Today’s Urban Inferno

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Mexico Is So Hot, Monkeys Are Falling to Their Death From Trees

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Don’t Believe the Biggest Myth About Heat Pumps

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Everyone's Pumped About Heat Pumps

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The World Is Ignoring the Other Deadly Kind of Carbon

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How Big Dairy Took Over Your TikTok Feed—With Help From Uncle Sam

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In Defense of Parasitic Worms

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The Earth Is About to Feast on Dead Cicadas

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City Trees Save Lives

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The One Thing That’s Holding Back the Heat Pump

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