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CATANIA, ITALY - JULY 26: Fire breaks out on Mount Etna and spreads across the entire southern slope of the volcano as wildfires hit Sicily, in Catania, Italy on July 26, 2023. Wildfires cause severe damage and airport closures in Italy. (Photo by Salvatore Allegra/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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How the Mafia is weaponizing wildfires
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Trump’s gutting of federal DEI programs will hit rural poor communities
A FEMA search and rescue team from Maryland search for human remains in debris from a structure in Swannanoa on Oct. 6, 2024, after Tropical Storm Helene flooded the Swannanoa River. (Travis Long/The News & Observer/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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Everyone agrees FEMA needs to change. The question is how
Firefighters battle with the fire at the fire scene. The Gilman Fire began at the La Jolla community of San Diego, California, on January 23rd around 2 PM, burning approximately three acres of land. The San Diego Fire Department, along with assistance from neighboring city fire departments, responded swiftly and managed to control the wildfire within an hour. As a precaution, an evacuation order was issued, and the San Diego Police Department temporarily shut down Gilman Drive to ensure public safety. (Photo by Michael Ho Wai Lee / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)
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Trump says California’s mismanagement of forests and water is to blame for wildfires. Here’s the reality.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by JEAN-FELIX FAYOLLE/ZEPPEL/SIPA/Shutterstock (14334680p) The largest iceberg in the world is at the edge of the Atlantic. Referenced under the code "A23a", it has been drifting since August 2022. This is a natural phenomenon which, according to specialists, is not linked to climate change. In 2024, it is moving on a trajectory known as the "iceberg corridor" towards South Georgia. ICEBERG A23A : The largest Iceberg in the world, Antarctica - 05 Feb 2024
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Fears that the world’s biggest iceberg could hit island in the South Atlantic
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China made a bet decades ago because it couldn’t compete with the US on cars. That bet is paying off big
Smoke lingers over a neighborhood devastated by the Eaton Fire, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Altadena, Calif.
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Extreme weather events like the LA wildfires are creating climate refugees. Where do they go?
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 04: The Eiffel Tower is illuminated in green to celebrate the ratification of the COP21 (Conference of the Parties Climate Conference) climate change agreement in Paris, France on November 04, 2016. (Photo by Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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What is the Paris Agreement? Trump pulled the US out — again
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. Chip Somodevilla/Pool via REUTERS
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Trump signs actions to pull US out of Paris climate agreement, intends to promote fossil fuels and mineral mining
Los Angeles County firefighters spray water on a burning home as the Eaton Fire moved through the area on January 08, 2025 in Altadena, California. Fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds, the Palisades Fire has grown to over 2,900 acres and 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate while a second fire has emerged near Eaton Canyon in Altadena.
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The worst thing LA could do as it recovers from fire disaster
The Palisades Fire ravaged the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on January 8.
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How do you clean up a fire disaster unlike any other in modern times? ‘It’s going to be an enormous undertaking’
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Zibby Owens
Video Ring camera footage showed flames close to her home. Then, firefighters stepped in to help 0:56
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Firefighters work from a deck as the Palisades Fire burns a beach front property Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
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LA fires were larger and more intense because of planet-warming pollution, study suggests
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Video These videos potentially show the start of two LA wildfires. CNN spoke to the witnesses 1:44
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Keon Smith
Video He evacuated from his Malibu home. Then, he saw a video of his house burning down 2:12