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Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires scorching the West
Wildfires are continuing to scorch the West and authorities say one major blaze started with a burning car being pushed into a gully.
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Monday was hottest day ever recorded on Earth, European climate agency says
The European climate service Copernicus said Monday broke the previous day’s record of the world’s hottest day ever.
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European climate agency: Last Sunday was the second-hottest day on Earth
On Sunday, the Earth sizzled to the second-hottest day ever measured by humans, yet another heat record shattered in the past couple of years, according to the European climate service Copernicus Tues... -
Data shows hurricanes and earthquakes grab headlines but inland counties top disaster list
When it comes to climate, extreme weather and other so-called natural disasters, people generally look to America’s hurricane or earthquake prone coasts and say that’s where the danger is. But t... -
EPA awards $4.3 billion to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $4.3 billion in grants to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution.