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In South Texas, a town struggles for water

The city of Mathis is scrambling to find alternative sources of drinking water as severe drought threatens to dry up its main supply.
Lake Corpus Christi
Lake Corpus Christi

China leads nations with new climate plans, defying U.S. climate denial

Chinese President Xi Jinping said that by 2035 his country would cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 7% to 10% from their peak, a day after President Donald Trump called climate change a “con job.”
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Image: UN-CLIMATE-SUMMIT

U.S. rivers are experiencing unprecedented and unexpectedly intense warming

A new analysis is the first in-depth study of riverine heat waves, which are worsening as the planet warms due to climate change
Hands hold a bukk trout fish near a stream, the fish has its' mouth open
Hands hold a bukk trout fish near a stream, the fish has its' mouth open

Bright, brief and early: New England's fall foliage may not last long

A season that draws billions of dollars in tourism may be briefer and less predictable as climate change reshapes the iconic fall landscape.
Fall foliage.
Fall foliage.

Scientists predict wildfire smoke will be most costly climate-related health hazard

New research provides some of the most extensive modeling of the growing health toll of wildfire smoke on public health in the U.S.
A helicopter flies above clouds of smoke
A helicopter flies above clouds of smoke

Senate Democrats want to revive a NOAA database that tracked billion-dollar natural disasters

NOAA kept a database of disasters that exceeded $1 billion in damage since 1980, but the agency halted the project amid funding cuts in May.
A man looks at debris
A man looks at debris

Melting glacier creates a new island in Alaska, satellite images show

This type of transformation is a hallmark of climate change, as rising temperatures and melting ice reshape landscapes in dramatic ways.
A landmass that was once encased in the ice of the Alsek Glacier is now surrounded by water.
A landmass that was once encased in the ice of the Alsek Glacier is now surrounded by water.

As world gets hotter, Americans are turning to more sugar, study finds

The researchers found that men consumed more sugary soft drinks when temperatures spiked.
Heat Wave Weather
Heat Wave Weather

AI weather forecasting institute could shutter after funding cuts

The cuts hamper training for new technology and the country's ability to assess the impacts of hurricanes and other weather disasters.
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US-SCIENCE-CLIMATE-ENVIRONMENT-NOAA

Powerful rain and floods devastate northern India as experts blame climate change

Experts say climate change is intensifying South Asia’s monsoons as once-predictable rains now arrive in erratic bursts that dump extreme amounts of water in short periods.
A Kashmiri man stands near his partially submerged house
A Kashmiri man stands near his partially submerged house
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U.S. appeals court allows Trump's EPA to terminate climate grants

A 2-1 panel of the D.C. Circuit appeals court ruled that the lower-court judge lacked jurisdiction.
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Environmental Protection Agency flag

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