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Fisherman Omerserik Ibragimov heads out to put his nets in the water of the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan on Aug. 7. <a href="https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-30988/aral-sea"target="_blank"   >Click here for the full story. </a>

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  • Asia

Central Asia’s Ticking Time Bomb: Water

The Aral Sea has nearly disappeared over the last 60 years. Now, its source rivers are depleting.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Valerie Kipnis,
  • Claire Harbage,
  • and 2 more
A mother with an infant on her shoulder tries to view a screen showing the three stages of a storm lifecycle during training to become a National Weather Service trained weather spotter.

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  • Weather

Weather pros want your help to spot storms

The National Weather Service still has a few sessions left this year for training citizens to help inform their communities during severe weather. 

October 28, 2024
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
FEMA workers going door to door in Soperton, in Treutlen County, Tuesday morning.

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  • News

FEMA administrator gives update on damage, recovery in heavy-hit Augusta

Nearly a month after Hurricane Helene ripped through south and east Georgia, the Federal Emergency Management Agency says it's distributed some $159 million in disaster assistance to hundreds of thousands of people.

October 24, 2024
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Heavy rain from Hurricane Helene caused destructive flooding in North Carolina this year. A new study from the United Nations Environment Programme shows the world is on track for more severe climate impacts, like severe storms and extreme rain.

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  • Climate

How is the world doing on climate change? Not great

Greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and the world is still on track for severe climate change impacts, a new U.N. report finds. Countries will meet for international climate talks next month.

October 24, 2024
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
GPB News NPR

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  • Climate

What it’s like to care for some of the most endangered animals on Earth

Hawaii's native tree snails, known as the "jewels of the forest," are rapidly disappearing. Some of the most imperiled only live in human care now, safeguarded 24 hours a day.

October 23, 2024
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer and
  • Ryan Kellman
More than a million species are at risk of extinction in the coming decades because of human actions. This week, world leaders are meeting in Colombia to discuss how to preserve biodiversity and prevent habitat loss.

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  • Science

To save nature, world leaders aim to turn words into action at biodiversity summit

The United Nations effort to achieve “harmony” with the natural world kicks off in Colombia this week. Recent reports show there's a lot of work to do to achieve that goal.

October 23, 2024
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By:
  • Nathan Rott
A FloodVision rendering of a 1% annual chance flood in 2050 at the World War II Home Front Museum on St. Simons Island.

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  • Climate

PHOTOS: Can these images predict Coastal Georgia flooding risks for 2050 and beyond?

“Google Street View, but for coastal flooding” is how one researcher described the tool.

October 18, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the EPA's emission rules to continue while litigation continues in the lower courts.

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  • Law

Supreme Court refuses to interfere in EPA litigation, for now

Justice Clarence Thomas dissented while two other conservatives wrote that they may be sympathetic to the case were it to be brought after a lower court ruling.

October 16, 2024
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By:
  • Ilana Dutton
The waters off Central California are now part of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, the result of a decades-long campaign by local Indigenous leaders.

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  • Climate

The U.S. gets a new national marine sanctuary, the first led by a tribe

Over 4,500 square miles of ocean will be protected off the California coast. It will also be managed in partnership with the Indigenous groups that fought to create it.

October 16, 2024
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Come hurricane or high water, Florida island residents promise to stay

As climate change makes hurricanes stronger and more intense, island communities like Longboat Key are particularly susceptible to catastrophic damage from hurricanes. Residents say they are sticking around.

October 14, 2024
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Curt and Ann Neal volunteer with Texans On Mission, a disaster relief organization connected to the Southern Baptist Convention. The couple says they’ve responded to about a dozen disasters this year.

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  • Religion

These missionaries have volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year

Volunteers from across the country are in southern Appalachia to help with recovery from Hurricane Helene. Among them are a Texas couple who have volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year.

October 11, 2024
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By:
  • Jeff Brady
Visitors walk through the Disney Springs shopping center in Orlando ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall in Florida on Oct. 9, 2024.

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  • National

Florida airports, amusement parks reopen as officials weigh damage from Hurricane Milton

Theme parks and the airport in Orlando announced reopenings Friday, but officials warned more flooding could continue in the region over the coming days.

October 11, 2024
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By:
  • Rebecca Rosman
A palm tree next to the beach before Hurricane Milton's arrival on Wednesday, in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. Viral rumors and conspiracy theories have made it more challenging for federal and state officials to share information about the storm and evacuation plans.

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  • National

How FEMA tries to combat rumors and conspiracy theories about Milton and Helene

The emergency management agency has long tried to respond to rumors that might delay recovery efforts. But a former FEMA official says the current information environment has never been so bad.

October 09, 2024
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By:
  • Huo Jingnan
Flood waters inundated the main street in Tarpon Springs, Florida after Hurricane Helene passed offshore. A new study finds that Helene was more powerful, rainier, and significantly more likely because of climate change.

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  • Climate

Climate change made Helene more dangerous. It also makes similar storms more likely

Researchers found that Hurricane Helene was stronger, rainier, and significantly more likely because of climate change. The U.S. can expect more such storms in the future as warming continues.

October 09, 2024
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By:
  • Alejandra Borunda and
  • Rachel Waldholz
People walk in and out of a boarded-up 7-Eleven on Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Fla., as the state prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Milton, which is expected to make landfall late Wednesday.

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  • Climate

Hurricane preparedness: Expert guidance on flooding, power outages and more

The Atlantic hurricane season isn't over yet. Get ahead of the next storm with these emergency preparedness tips to protect you, your family and your home.

October 09, 2024
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