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Frequent Fires? New Tool Reveals Climate Impact by ZIP Code (Op-Ed)

By Frances Beinecke last updated

From fires to floods, tool reveals climate hazards by ZIP Code.

Climate Change
Astronaut Bob Hines captured this image of Hurricane Ian's massive eye on Sept. 28 while aboard the International Space Station.

Peer into Hurricane Ian’s 'eye' in this photo that an astronaut snapped from space

By Elizabeth Howell published

An International Space Station astronaut photographed Hurricane Ian as the powerful storm battered Florida. NASA, SpaceX and others have postponed launches from the Space Coast.

Hurricanes
satellite photo shows hurricane ian as it moves towards cuba in the Caribbean Sea east of Belize

Hurricane Ian stayed strong after smashing into Cuba. Why?

By Nicoletta Lanese published

How did Hurricane Ian remain so monstrous even after hitting Cuba?

Hurricanes
A home destroyed by Hurricane Katrina seen on Jan. 7, 2006, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Which hurricane caused the most damage?

By Michael Dhar published

Hurricane Katrina was the most expensive hurricane in history, while a 1780 storm killed the most people of any hurricane.

Hurricanes
Nanmadol, seen here on Sept. 18, is one of the strongest typhoons to ever make landfall in Japan.

9 million told to evacuate after super typhoon Nanmadol slams southern Japan, heads toward Tokyo

By Mindy Weisberger published

Tens of thousands of people in Japan have already sought shelter from powerful storm Nanmadol, which could be the most destructive in decades.

Wildfires
a bearded man in a dark blue cap and t shirt, tan shorts and sneakers walks away from the overflooded Turabo river on September 19, 2022 in Caguas, Puerto Rico

Hurricane Fiona hits the Dominican Republic after wiping out Puerto Rico's power grid

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Hurricane Fiona has struck both Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

Hurricanes
A still from a video shows raging floodwaters that surged across Yellowstone National Park in June 2022.

Video shows raging floods surging in Yellowstone

By Stephanie Pappas published

Roads and buildings washed away, riverbanks undermined – a new National Park Service video shows the damage from the June 13 Yellowstone flood.

Planet Earth
seismic data overlain over map of afghanistan showing epicenter and shock waves of recent earthquake

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits Afghanistan, killing at least 1,000

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The quake occurred near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

Earthquakes
Man watches bushfire

Humanity locked in a 'spiral of self-destruction' unless we change our perception of risk, UN says

By Jeanna Bryner published

'Optimism, underestimation and invincibility' have pushed humanity into a 'spiral of self-destruction,' new UN Global Assessment Report says

Climate Change
A massive solar flare (or coronal mass ejection) erupts out of the sun in 2017.

Ancient solar storm smashed Earth at the wrong part of the sun's cycle — and scientists are concerned

By Brandon Specktor published

Researchers detected a powerful solar storm that hit Earth 9,200 years ago. Strangely, the storm hit during a solar minimum -- and scientists worry it could happen again.

The Sun
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