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Climate change tripled death toll of latest European heatwave, first ever rapid study finds

A ‘silent killer’, the June to July heatwave is estimated to have claimed many more lives than the Valencia floods last year.

Organization: euronews

Published: July 9, 2025

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This Texas county asked for disaster resilience help. The flood came first.

Amidst historic Texas floods, the Trump administration is retreating from disaster preparedness.

Organization: grist

Published: July 8, 2025

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More than 160 people are still missing after deadly Texas floods, governor says

More than 160 people are still believed to be missing in Texas days after flash floods killed over 100 people during the July Fourth weekend, the state's governor said Tuesday.

Organization: chicagotribune

Published: July 8, 2025

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‘Awesome sense of place’: Settlement ends long-running Lake Tahoe development battle

Palisades Tahoe ski resort plans new hotels, condos, recreation facilities -- but kills water park idea.

Organization: eastbaytimes

Published: July 8, 2025

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‘Awesome sense of place’: Settlement ends long-running Lake Tahoe development battle

Palisades Tahoe ski resort plans new hotels, condos, recreation facilities -- but kills water park idea.

Organization: mercurynews

Published: July 8, 2025

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Need an A/C unit? LADWP customers can get rebates through this program

The L.A. Department of Water and Power's "Cool L.A." initiative could help you save.

Organization: laist

Published: July 8, 2025

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A whole lot fireworks and a whole lot of fires: SoCal firefighters had a busy July Fourth

One Southern California fire department was "double-digit busier" on Independence Day compared with a typical day.

Organization: laist

Published: July 8, 2025

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Tracking ice, tracking change: Satellite data reveal how melting glaciers reshape landscapes

Across Europe and around the world, melting glaciers are reshaping landscapes and climate systems. Researchers Elzė Buslavičiūtė and Dr. Laurynas Jukna from the Institute of Geosciences at the Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Vilnius University, explain how satellite data is used to monitor glacier movement, assess their response to climate change, and calculate these changes through remote sensing technologies from space.

Organization: phys

Published: July 8, 2025

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Heat wave duration is accelerating faster than global warming, researchers find

New research finds that not only will climate change make heat waves hotter and longer, but the lengthening of heat waves will accelerate with each additional fraction of a degree of warming.

Organization: phys

Published: July 8, 2025

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Satellites reveal tropical wetland flooding did not cause methane surge

A large increase in atmospheric methane between 2020 and 2022 raised concerns that tropical wetland emissions had surged in response to a changing climate, but a study led by the University of Michigan shows that this was not the case. The methane must have come from somewhere else.

Organization: phys

Published: July 8, 2025

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Congress must make America more resilient to increasingly devastating disasters

The federal government must prioritize funding resilience and risk mitigation programs to protect American communities from worsening disasters, while also investing in bipartisan initiatives such as the Smart Cities and Communities Act to combat the climate crisis.

Organization: thehill

Published: July 8, 2025

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The EU’s new climate and trade policy will be a good deal for US steel and aluminum

The EU is aiming to slash its carbon emissions 90 percent by 2040.

Organization: thehill

Published: July 8, 2025

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Texas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood

As deaths from Texas flooding rise, local officials in one county have still revealed little about what, if any, actions they took to safeguard residents, tourists and visitors.

Organization: hickoryrecord

Published: July 8, 2025

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Officials push away questions about lack of widespread warnings before deadly Texas floods

As deaths from Texas flooding rise, local officials in one county have still revealed little about what, if any, actions they took to safeguard residents, tourists and visitors.

Organization: dothaneagle

Published: July 8, 2025

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Intense downpours like those in Texas are more frequent, but there’s no telling where they’ll happen

Experts say human-caused climate change is setting the stage for floods.

Organization: pasadenastarnews

Published: July 8, 2025

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New UK weather maps turn volcanic red as 38C heatwave could last weeks

The UK is due it's third heatwave of 2025 but new weather maps show the blistering heat may be sticking around for weeks, not days.

Organization: expresscouk

Published: July 8, 2025

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Los Gatos, Saratoga map out fire hazard areas with help from the state

Some hillside residents concerned about relaxed designations in their neighborhoods.

Organization: eastbaytimes

Published: July 8, 2025

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Houston marks one-year anniversary of Hurricane Beryl as state reels over deadly flooding in Central Texas

More than two-thirds of residents surveyed by Rice University's Kinder Institute said they felt prepared for Beryl, the category 1 storm that passed almost directly over Houston on July 8, 2024. Many of them did not feel the same about local and state officials.

Organization: houstonpublicmedia_org

Published: July 8, 2025

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In Texas, Florida and across the globe, warmer climate makes flooding 'more unprecedented'

As the Texas flooding death toll reached 95 on July 6—at least 27 of them children—and Tropical Storm Chantal prompted dozens of water rescues in North Carolina, some Floridians were reminded of the disastrous "rain bomb" in 2023 that hit faster and harder than any hurricane in living memory.

Organization: phys

Published: July 8, 2025

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Cleaning up smog is suddenly much harder in a California reined in by Trump

Gas-powered cars and diesel trucks remain the state’s largest sources of smog and soot despite decades of cutting emissions.

Organization: mercurynews

Published: July 8, 2025

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