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EPA chief pledges to secure toxic sites in Irma's storm path.
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A satellite image of Hurricane Irma on Wednesday. (NOAA/RAMMB/AFP)With the destruction from Hurricane Harvey, now closely followed by the extraordinary intensity of Hurricane Irma...
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Has climate change intensified 2017’s Western wildfires?
This wasn’t supposed to be a bad year for Western wildfires.
Last winter, a weak La Niña bloomed across the Pacific. It sent flume after...
Is climate change wreaking weather havoc? Evolving science seeks answers.
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Houston’s next big storm: Mosquitoes.
The flood-ruined contents of a home in southwest Houston await pickup this week. (Patricia Sullivan for The Washington Post)Houston is on the cusp...
A year before Harvey, Houston-area flood control chief saw no “looming issues.”
As the Houston region begins its recovery from the worst rainfall to ever befall a major metropolitan area in modern U.S. history, many flooded-out...
When a red state gets the blues.
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How do hurricanes form? A step-by-step guide.
Whenever hurricane season arrives in the Atlantic Ocean — typically between June and November — a bunch of meteorological terms get hurled around. Tropical...
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