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Rep. Lamar Smith cites fake news in fight against climate science.
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Category 5 hurricanes have hit 6 land areas dead-on in 2017, more than ever...
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Facing months in the dark, ordinary life in Puerto Rico is “beyond reach.”
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An Arctic adventure, a melting world .
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Puerto Rico evacuates 70,000 after dam fails in Hurricane Maria's wake.
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National Weather Service says: ‘This is an extremely dangerous situation’
Maria knocked out island’s power and several rivers hit record flood levels
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TV hurricane coverage failed my family.
Florida Army National Guardsmen use heavy equipment to clear the street of tree branches and debris in Key West, Fla., Sept. 14, 2017. Army...
Hurricane Maria has dealt a heavy blow to Puerto Rico’s bankrupt utility and fragile...
Hurricane Maria made landfall early Sept. 20 in the southeast coastal town of Yabucoa as a Category 4 storm. It's one the strongest hurricanes...
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