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Scientists say that August was the hottest month ever recorded globally. In the U.S., summer temperatures also shattered heat records.
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The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August. Scientists said the heat surge is mostly due to human-caused climate change.
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Spawning salmon, bald eagles, dragonflies and signs of bears are everywhere.
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Heat kills thousands of people across the U.S. every year. The risk is especially high for the millions of Americans who live in manufactured housing like mobile homes and trailers.
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A floating island is playing peekaboo on Williston Lake in British Columbia. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe chats with BC Hydro's Bob Gammer about this natural mystery.
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The Western U.S.'s wildfire season has been one of the worst in years. More than 8 million acres have burned, at least seven wildland firefighters have died, and hundreds of homes have been destroyed.
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City leaders say they've been planning for years and no one will run out, but keeping taps flowing is expensive.
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The city of Greensboro and the T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society are asking community members to help protect migrating birds by turning off their lights from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. It's part of the conservation initiative called Lights Out for Birds.
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Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall late Tuesday near Johnson Bayou, Louisiana, and barreled towards Houston.
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Plastic industry groups and fossil fuel companies are supplying schools with curricula that portray plastics as safe, affordable and a source of good jobs.
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Amid devastating floods in Nepal, the U.S. is experiencing serious floods in large swaths of the West, including fatal floods at the Grand Canyon.
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When Arizona counts heat-related deaths, Adam Willson isn't included. His story shows how thousands of heat deaths can go uncounted every year in the United States.