Katrina looked like a pixelated blob in 2005 hurricane models.
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Hurricane Models Have Gotten Way Better Since Katrina
No One Is Ready for the Next Katrina
As the seas rise and storms worsen, it's worth taking a look at how poorly US infrastructure is going to do under climate change.
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America Is Frying the Planet With Its Corn Fields
Scientists have been undercounting nitrous oxide emission in the Corn Belt by about 25 gigagrams annually.
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All These Fires Are Burning Through Firefighters’ Budgets
The whole west is freckled with fires, and firefighters are anxious that the money we're throwing at these fires is growing short.
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How Obama’s Getting Americans to Care About Climate Change
A former Obama communications director explains how the president reframed his climate change messaging.
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Obama’s Climate Change Plan Is Actually About Public Health
The plan will drastically reduce America’s reliance on coal-fired power plants, the country’s biggest source of carbon emissions.
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One Way to Fight California’s Drought: Desalting the Ocean
With snowpacks at zero percent and reservoirs looking more like puddles, engineers in San Diego are preparing to hook up a new $1 billion desalinization plant.
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