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Hurricane Isaias Surged in Intensity in a Few Hours. Here’s How.

October 9, 2026 - 10:11
The storm underwent a process that meteorologists call “rapid intensification.”
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Who Should Be Los Angeles’s Next Mayor?

October 9, 2026 - 10:07
Times Opinion convened a panel of experts to help voters make sense of the race.
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Tom Cruise, Climate Warrior?

October 8, 2026 - 18:53
Despite whatever else is going on with the film, “Digger” is one of the most audacious attempts yet to spread awareness about global warming.
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Supreme Court Hears Boulder Climate Case

October 6, 2026 - 16:19
Monday’s arguments were highly technical. A decision about whether the case could move forward isn’t expected until June or July.
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National Academies Report Backs Climate Change Attribution Science

July 16, 2026 - 21:43
Attribution science is advancing quickly, researchers said. That could support lawsuits seeking damages for severe events worsened by global warming.
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Canada’s Wildfires Are Burning Through the Night

July 16, 2026 - 18:08
As overnight temperatures climb across Canada, fires that once spread more slowly after dark are burning around the clock, straining fire crews.
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Climate Change Contributes to a Smokier World

July 16, 2026 - 17:34
Higher temperatures and drought conditions are contributing to more intense wildfires and extending the summer fire season in North America.
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Burning Houses to Save Houses

July 16, 2026 - 15:35
We visited researchers seeking ways to make homes safer. They set a lot of fires.
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Mamdani Urges New Yorkers to Stay Indoors Because of Wildfire Smoke

July 16, 2026 - 12:53
“Every New Yorker should take precautions,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said. Gov. Kathy Hochul also issued a statewide air quality advisory.
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The Wildfire Researchers Who Burn Houses Down on Purpose

July 16, 2026 - 09:18
As wildfires intensify, threatening more people, a nonprofit is studying how to rethink homes and neighborhoods to prevent catastrophe.
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What Can We Learn From Burning Down This House?

July 16, 2026 - 05:00
Wildfires are intensifying. Our climate reporter Mira Rojanasakul goes inside an unusual lab working to protect homes from the flames.
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Canada Wildfire Air Pollution and Heat Wave Combo Pose Heightened Health Risks

July 15, 2026 - 17:24
Days that are both extremely hot and polluted come with higher risks of respiratory ailments and other health hazards.
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Can Democrats Harness the Data Center Backlash?

July 15, 2026 - 08:07
David Wallace-Wells and Robinson Meyer discuss whether the gathering coalition of Americans against data centers could be the next Occupy Wall Street movement or Tea Party.
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An extraordinary White House meeting

July 15, 2026 - 07:20
A new book sheds light on President Trump’s affinity for fossil fuels.
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Roger Worthington Is Suing Over a Heat Wave

July 14, 2026 - 10:50
Roger Worthington is helping to lead a $50 billion lawsuit against oil producers. This week he’ll face powerful critics in Congress.
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Heat Waves in Europe Linked to Thousands of Excess Deaths

July 13, 2026 - 08:51
While the full toll will take months to calculate, death statistics already look substantial compared with historical averages.
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Housing or Flood Protection? In Brooklyn, Housing Is Winning.

July 13, 2026 - 03:00
A towering apartment development has been approved for the waterfront, even though some residents would have preferred parkland.
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Residents of Spanish Towns Caught in Fierce Blazes Recount Harrowing Escapes

July 12, 2026 - 11:31
Many say communication was chaotic and even nonexistent as flames tore through the area, taking 12 lives in one of the deadliest wildfires on record in Spain.
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We’re Living in a Tick Nightmare. It’s Time to Go to War.

July 11, 2026 - 10:36
With ticks, we’ve barely begun to fight back. The longer we wait, the more territory they will claim across both our geographic and psychic maps.
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F.C.C. Approves Test of Space Mirror to Light Night Sky Despite Outcry

July 10, 2026 - 18:25
A start-up company has permission to try its plan to bounce solar rays onto the dark side of Earth, turning night to day for a three-mile-wide patch.
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