Trump’s Puerto Rico video tells positive story but leaves a lot on cutting-room floor.
By Jenna Johnson,
A few minutes into a video about Puerto Rico relief efforts that President Trump tweeted out this week is a short clip...
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The Historic Round Barn burns in Santa Rosa, Monday Oct. 9, 2017. (Kent Porter / Press Democrat)So far, the Northern California firestorm currently burning...
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California’s hot summer set the stage for deadly wildfires.
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What needs to be done to stop wildfires in drought-killed forests.
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Climate change 'probably doing good', says former Australian PM Abbott.
Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott’s climate scepticism surged back into the public sphere during a speech in London on Monday evening in which said climate change was...
How California's firestorm spread so mind-bogglingly fast: From 'Diablo' winds to climate trends.
By Andrew Freedman2017-10-10 18:43:37 UTC
The firestorm that engulfed large parts of Napa and Sonoma Counties in California on Monday will go down in history...
Asia-Pacific faces more damaging disaster threat, UN warns.
Countries facing the greatest economic losses from disasters are the region's largest economies like Japan and ChinaBy Beh Lih Yi
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Horrific Napa, Sonoma fires show need for new firefighting strategy.
The flames raging through Napa and Sonoma counties are the latest evidence that California and the federal government need to shift their strategies for...
Puerto Ricans still desperate for water weeks after Hurricane Maria.
Half of the island’s residents have no access to clean drinking water.
Condado, San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Sgt. Jose Ahiram Diaz-Ramos/PRNG-PAO)
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