Massive Texas fire burns out of control, razing half a million acres of land

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A massive fire in Texas has burned more than half a million acres of land. The Smokehouse House Creek Fire is the second-largest fire in the state's history, prompting evacuation orders in counties there and in Oklahoma.

Homebuyers are flocking to areas most exposed to extreme weather risk and pushing prices higher, JPMorgan says

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A home in a flood.
A home submerged in water after a flood.

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Get used to it: America's winters will be a lot less snowy from now on

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Outside a window, a child tries to muster up enough snow for a snowman but can't quite. Inside, a photo frame with the same child next to a giant snowman in a snowy version of the same landscape.
Last December was the warmest on record for much of the Midwest. It's the beginning of a new normal.

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NYC gets hit by the biggest snowstorm in 2 years. It's part of a growing trend of extreme weather events.

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A winter storm hit Philadelphia on Tuesday.

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Home prices are 65% higher in places with high-risk air quality as climate change warps the housing market

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Climate change risks are warping the housing market
Climate change risks are warping the housing market.

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Atlantic Ocean currents may be on the verge of collapse, which could plunge Europe into a deep freeze, a new study shows

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The Greenland Ice Sheet could cause Atlantic Ocean currents to shut down.

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There's another missing submersible: A $3.6 million vessel mysteriously disappeared near Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier'

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A submersible floating next to ice in the Antarctic ocean
The Ran submersible navigates icy waters to explore huge glaciers.

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Atmospheric river: Definition, relationship to hurricanes, potential benefits, and more FAQs answered

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A cyclone created by an atmospheric river approaches California in 2023.

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An amazing photo of a polar bear napping on an iceberg is driving a conversation about the climate crisis

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A polar bear sleeps on a small iceberg in Svalbard, Norway.

Nima Sarikhani/Wildlife Photographer of the Year

18 million rental units are at risk as climate disasters get more common, Harvard study says

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House in Florida destroyed by a passing hurricane.
Homes and buildings would get ripped apart by sheet force if Earth stopped rotating on its axis.

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