Thousands of employees whose contracts end this year will lose their jobs, FEMA managers said at personnel meetings this week. The cuts could hobble the nation’s disaster agency.
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Scientists call another near-record hot year a ‘warning shot’ from a shifting climate
Scientists calculate that last year was one of the three hottest on record, along with 2024 and 2023. The trend indicates that warming could be speeding up, climate monitoring teams reported.
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California fire victims say fighting with insurance companies has delayed rebuilding
Wildfires last January destroyed communities around Los Angeles. Homeowners say recovery has been slowed by fights with insurers to get their claims paid.
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What is a Climate Cafe?
Climate change makes a lot of us feel anxious, overwhelmed, or helpless. This week on Possibly we travel north, to a place where people can unpack all of these feelings.
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After the LA fires, false narratives on social media impacted state policy
Misinformation spread quickly after the wildfires in Los Angeles last year. Some of these false narratives on social media impacted California policy.
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Trump wants U.S. oil companies in Venezuela. Here’s what to know
President Trump wants more U.S. oil companies to “go in” to Venezuela. But there are economic, historical, and climate reasons that may not be easy. Here’s what you need to know about oil in Venezuela.
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What does climate change look like? This year’s hurricane season is one example
The Atlantic hurricane season produced a normal number of storms, compared to more frequent storms in recent years. But the storms that did form were huge.
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Could we use a space umbrella to cool down the planet?
Literally blocking out the sun may sound extreme, but scientists are debating whether using dust particles to reflect sunlight away from the Earth could be a temporary solution if climate change gets out of control.
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Scientists push back on Trump plan to break up a critical climate and weather center
The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of forecasting and prediction systems.
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New report finds the Arctic continues to warm faster than the planet as a whole
This year’s Arctic Report Card from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finds that the northernmost part of the Earth is warming faster than the global average, leading to melting glaciers, shifting fish populations, and rivers running orange.
