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The flooded Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, on Friday, July 4, 2025. When catastrophic floodwaters surged through Kerr County last week, there were no sirens or early flooding monitors -- instead, there were text alerts that came late for some residents and were dismissed or unseen by others. (Carter Johnston/The New York Times)

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Texas flood disaster shows elevation is salvation and new codes are needed

A tourist drinks water during a heatwave in Thessaloniki on July 8, 2025. A four-day heatwave confirmed by meteorologists began in Greece on July 6, is the second to grip Greece since late June. Temperatures are expected to reach 42 Celsius (107.6 Fahrenheit), with a maximum of 38 Celsius in Athens and increase as the week continues.

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Extreme heat is a killer. A recent heat wave shows how much more deadly it’s becoming

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The Trump admin just hired 3 outspoken climate contrarians. Scientists are worried what comes next

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Children’s camps in Texas were located in areas known to be at high risk of flooding

KERRVILLE, TEXAS - JULY 05: Flood waters left debris including vehicles and equipment scattered in Louise Hays Park on July 5, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with multiple fatalities reported. (Photo by Eric Vryn/Getty Images)

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Beleaguered Weather Service defends its forecasts as Texas officials point fingers over flood warnings

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See how your energy prices will change because of the GOP tax bill

Lee Zeldin testifies before a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on his nomination to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on January 16, 2025.

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EPA suspends and investigates around 140 employees who signed a letter critical of the agency

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Extreme rain threatens more flash flooding for millions along the East Coast

A visitor views a memorial wall for flood victims, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas.

Slow-moving thunderstorms bring more flooding and some evacuations to central Texas

Solutions

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These sleek, sustainable homes are breaking the stereotype for prefab construction

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A bank of fans draws air through specialized filters at Climeworks' Mammoth carbon removal plant on May 24, 2024 in Reykjavik, Iceland.

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This company says its technology can help save the world. It’s now cutting 20% of its staff as Trump slashes climate funding

A person works on the cryostat base of the fusion reactor inside the tokamak hall at Commonwealth Fusion Systems in Devens, Mass. on April 10, 2025. CFS has built 60% of its demonstration fusion reactor in the Boston suburbs – a giant machine powered by magnets that heats plasma up to over 100 million degrees, and plans to demonstrate more power out than in from fusion reaction by 2027.

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A nuclear fusion power plant prototype is already being built outside Boston. How long until unlimited clean energy is real?

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These ultra-thin bendy solar panels are so light you can wear them

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center, celebrates with fellow Republicans after final passage of President Donald Trump's signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Here’s who stands to gain from the ‘big, beautiful bill.’ And who may struggle

Windmills are seen in Mojave, California, in 2014.

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Republicans introduce last-minute industry ‘killer’ tax on solar and wind in spending bill

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Google just bought 200 megawatts of fusion energy that doesn’t even exist yet

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Video Weather stations built at the world’s highest peaks offer climate change insight 2:14

Features

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‘Save the Whales’ was a shining success. Now can humpbacks save us from ourselves?

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‘Like wildfires underwater’: Worst summer on record for Great Barrier Reef as coral die-off sweeps planet

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Wellness influencers fueled pandemic misinformation. Now they’re targeting another crisis

BOULDER, CO - MARCH 26: A firefighter watches as the NCAR Fire burns on March 26, 2022 in Boulder, Colorado. The wildfire, which has forced almost 20,000 people to evacuate their homes, started just a few miles away from where the Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes in December, 2021. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

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A plant that’s everywhere is fueling a growing risk of wildfire disaster

EXTREMES

Machinery is used to clear debris along the banks of the Guadalupe River after catastrophic floods in Center Point, Texas, on July 11.

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Kerr County commissioners hold first meeting since catastrophic Texas flooding

Two men search for survivors after flash flooding on the bank of the Guadalupe River in Center Point, Texas.

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Deadly flooding devastates central Texas: Here’s how to help

Beds are seen inside a migrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida on July 1.

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5 things to know for July 14: Immigration, Gaza, Epstein files, Kentucky shooting, Texas flooding

WATER

Fake snow, made of cotton, is seen at a village in Chengdu, China.

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Snow joke: Chinese attraction apologizes for winter wonderland made of cotton and bedsheets

SANTA ANA, CA - APRIL 26: Pouring a glass of water from a kitchen faucet in Santa Ana on Friday, April 26, 2024. According to a study by the US Geological Survey, 45% of the tap water in the United States is contaminated with "forever chemicals" that are considered dangerous to human health. In recent years, studies have found that humans exposed to some PFAS chemicals are more prone to everything from high cholesterol and hypertension to testicular cancer, breast cancer and, for girls, early-onset puberty. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

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Scientists discover concerning new source of ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

An aerial view of colorful fall foliage in Vermont and New Hampshire on October 13, 2024.

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It’s not just you. Fall hasn’t really felt like fall this year and it’s a sign of things to come

COST OF LIVING

President Donald Trump signs his tax and budget bill from the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, in Washington, DC.

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How Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ frames the defining debate for 2026

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GOP senators’ top concerns with Trump’s big agenda bill, in their own words

HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 30: Flooded homes are shown near Lake Houston following Hurricane Harvey August 30, 2017 in Houston, Texas. The city of Houston is still experiencing severe flooding in some areas due to the accumulation of historic levels of rainfall, though the storm has moved to the north and east. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Why climate risk could affect your credit score for buying a home