Energy and Environment: The Dixie Fire destroyed this small California town. A week later, its residents remain in limbo.

Humans have pushed the climate into 'unprecedented' territory, landmark U.N. report finds; Heat wave blasts U.S. with 150 million Americans under alerts; Five key excerpts from the United Nations' climate change report; Biden aims for sweeping climate action as infrastructure, budget bills advance; In a summer of smoke, a small town wonders: 'How are we going to do better than survive?'; WATCH: How climate change could shift where tornadoes strike most; Siberia's wildfires are bigger than all the world's other blazes combined; Why we shouldn't give in to climate despair; Dixie Fire mushrooms into second-largest wildfire in California history; Proposed Energy Department rule would make lightbulbs more efficient; Thousands flee Greek island Evia by boat as 'horror movie' wildfires rage; Hermit crabs 'sexually excited' by plastic pollution in ocean, researchers say; LISTEN: 'A code red for humanity'; Horse graves on the steppes as Kazakhstan is battered by one of worst droughts in living memory ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online Climate and environmental stories that impact our lives.     (Marlena Sloss/For The Washington Post) The Dixie Fire destroyed this small California town. A week later, its residents remain in limbo. Unable to go home and struggling to move forward, Greenville evacuees seek shelter and face the loss of their community. By Marisa Iati ●  Read more »   Humans have pushed the climate into 'unprecedented' territory, landmark U.N. report finds A U.N. science group says humans have caused "unprecedented" global warming and that only humans can prevent it from worsening. By Brady Dennis and Sarah Kaplan ●  Read more »   Heat wave blasts U.S. with 150 million Americans under alerts Excessive-heat warnings or heat advisories span nearly 1,500 miles, and some will remain in effect until the weekend. By Matthew Cappucci and Jason Samenow ●  Read more »   Five key excerpts from the United Nations' climate change report At nearly 4,000 pages, the report from the IPCC is massive. These five lines highlight their findings. By Tik Root ●  Read more »   Biden aims for sweeping climate action as infrastructure, budget bills advance The legislation supporting renewable energy, electric cars, power lines and public transit comes as U.N. climate scientists warn the world is running out of time. By Dino Grandoni and Brady Dennis ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   In a summer of smoke, a small town wonders: 'How are we going to do better than survive?' Wildfires are burning across the American West, with smoke reaching across much of the United States. In one small Washington town, residents are used to the haze. By Josh Partlow ●  Read more »   WATCH: How climate change could shift where tornadoes strike most Meteorologist Matthew Cappucci explains how, when and where tornadoes form, and how climate change could be affecting these devastating weather events. By Joshua Carroll ●  Read more »   Siberia's wildfires are bigger than all the world's other blazes combined Russia is fighting more than 170 fires across Siberia, but has left dozens of blazes to burn unhindered. By Robyn Dixon ●  Read more »   Why we shouldn't give in to climate despair Earth is on a dangerous trajectory, the latest U.N. climate report says, but humanity still has time to change course. Perspective ●  By Sarah Kaplan ●  Read more »   Dixie Fire mushrooms into second-largest wildfire in California history The fire consumed the historical town of Greenville, Calif., and continues to threaten nearly 14,000 buildings, according to Cal Fire, the state firefighting agency. By Hannah Knowles ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Proposed Energy Department rule would make lightbulbs more efficient President Biden is unwinding Donald Trump's environmental legacy, while forging his own. The Washington Post is chronicling every step. By Juliet Eilperin, Brady Dennis and John Muyskens ●  Read more »   Thousands flee Greek island Evia by boat as 'horror movie' wildfires rage Countries are sending assistance to help emergency workers in Greece. By Jennifer Hassan ●  Read more »   Hermit crabs 'sexually excited' by plastic pollution in ocean, researchers say Crustaceans in England are getting a little too excited by an additive released by underwater waste. By Jennifer Hassan ●  Read more »   LISTEN: 'A code red for humanity' The Post Reports: A landmark United Nations report finds that humans have pushed the climate into 'unprecedented' territory. By Maggie Penman, Alexis Diao, Ted Muldoon, Reena Flores, Jordan-Marie Smith, Linah Mohammad, Rennie Svirnovskiy and Ariel Plotnick ●  Read more »   Horse graves on the steppes as Kazakhstan is battered by one of worst droughts in living memory Unusually high temperatures and drought in the Central Asian nation have left the animals without food or water. By Rachel Pannett ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out National News email alerts for breaking news email alerts for major national and political news whenever it breaks. Sign up »

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