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Try four weeks FREE, then $4 every four weeks the next year  Sign up for this newsletter Read online Climate and environmental stories that impact our lives. Presented by Enbridge     The U.S. safety net was built for cold winters. Hot summers threaten it. Congress has helped cover Americans' winter heating costs for decades. But sweltering summers have made energy bills soar, straining this key national safety net. By Dino Grandoni and Anna Phillips ●  Read more »   Wildfires are burning higher in the West, threatening water supplies A recent study shows how wildfires are spreading deeper into seasonally snowy zones in the West, speeding up melting in a region already enduring a historic drought. By Joshua Partlow ●  Read more »   When summer ends: It's not a day. It's a moment. The fall equinox on Thursday is at exactly 9:04 p.m., signaling the start of autumn and shorter days. By Justin Grieser ●  Read more »   Here's what Hurricane Fiona's surf looked like, from atop a 50-foot wave A robotic surfboard captured rare, dramatic footage of the Category 4 hurricane as it approached Bermuda. By Amudalat Ajasa ●  Read more »   The scene after Hurricane Fiona battered Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic The slow-moving storm battered Puerto Rico, cutting power to the entire island. By Kainaz Amaria and María Luisa Paúl ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Content from Enbridge Enbridge is advancing to a net-zero future. Strong action on climate change is more necessary than ever. That's why we're advancing the clean energy systems of tomorrow while lowering emissions today with one goal in mind: to achieve net zero.   Even before Fiona, Puerto Rico's power grid was poised for failure Widespread outages reveal flaws in electrical grid that has been slow to modernize. By Joshua Partlow and Arelis R. Hernández ●  Read more »   How Fiona was a different kind of storm than Maria How Hurricane Fiona was very different from Hurricane Maria when they hit Puerto Rico five years apart. By Lauren Tierney and Laris Karklis ●  Read more »   Fiona grounded dozens of flights. A JetBlue plane flew right over it. Flying over a hurricane isn't unheard of — but it can make for a bumpy ride. By Scott Dance and Amudalat Ajasa ●  Read more »   Fiona will lash parts of Canada as region's strongest storm on record Parts of Atlantic Canada are bracing for hurricane-force winds, heavy rainfall and a dangerous storm surge. By Matthew Cappucci ●  Read more »   U.S. ratifies global treaty curbing climate super-pollutants Senate approval of the Kigali amendment, which phases down hydrofluorocarbons, marks a rare bipartisan win on climate change. By Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Scientists have calculated how many ants are on Earth. The number is so big it's 'unimaginable.' The staggering new estimate from scientists brings into relief ants' astonishing ubiquity at a time of growing concern about insects dying off. By Dino Grandoni ●  Read more »   The world's oldest winged insect is in trouble. How frightened should we be? Mayflies are among nature's best environmental sentinels — and their current message to us is grim. By Robert O'Harrow Jr. ●  Read more »   It's common to charge electric vehicles at night. That will be a problem. As EV owners plug in their cars, there is a looming problem: pressures on the electricity grid if most drivers continue to charge their electric cars at night. By Shannon Osaka ●  Read more »   Dozens of records smashed in Midwest during late-September heat wave The hot spell fueling these highs is the latest in what has been a warm summer in the United States and worldwide. By Zach Rosenthal ●  Read more »   The win for activists in two halted chemical plants — by the numbers The environmental justice movement recently won victories in Louisiana's "cancer alley" with the halting of two giant petrochemical plants. By Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   California is awash in renewable energy — except when it's most needed The state has moved quickly to build up solar power, but has not yet figured out how to store it for when demand peaks or to avert blackouts. By Erica Werner ●  Read more »   The first drone to collect weather data in the U.S. may launch this fall Pending government approval, the "Meteodrone" will launch this fall and be the first drone to record weather data used operationally in the United States. By Michael Page ●  Read more »   Extreme hunger on the rise in the world's worst climate hot spots A new report from Oxfam International links climate change to rising hunger in vulnerable countries such as Afghanistan, Kenya, Somalia and Zimbabwe. By Karina Tsui ●  Read more »   5 things to know about Patagonia's unusual history of activism Yvon Chouinard's decision to give Patagonia away marks the latest major action in the company's long record of environmental and political activism. By Allyson Chiu ●  Read more »   People don't really talk about climate change. Here's how to start. The way we talk about climate change can influence the solutions we develop, experts said. By Allyson Chiu ●  Read more »   Western Alaska confronts damage after historic storm The remnants of a typhoon have left low-lying parts of western Alaska's coast underwater, but the full impact may not be known for days. By Taylor Telford ●  Read more »   Climate change worsened Pakistan's devastating flooding, analysis finds The analysis found that climate change probably increased rainfall intensity by 50 to 75 percent during monsoon season. By Kasha Patel ●  Read more »   Coastal cities in parts of Asia are sinking fastest, study finds Cities along the coasts of South and Southeast Asia are sinking even faster than similar cities elsewhere due to rapid urbanization, scientists say. By Karina Tsui ●  Read more »   At least 10 dead in flooding after Italy is hit by unprecedented rains While Italy has had deadlier floods over the decades, the event marked yet another example of extreme weather, following a record drought. By Chico Harlan ●  Read more »   Denmark becomes first U.N. member to pay for 'loss and damage' from climate change The European nation announced at the U.N. General Assembly that it will direct $13 million to vulnerable countries that have suffered "loss and damage" from climate change. By Sarah Kaplan ●  Read more »   Ruinous floods and constant heat: Scenes from a summer's extreme weather Photographs tell a story of an extreme season, wreaking havoc from Kentucky to Korea, Pakistan to Puerto Rico. By Jacob Feuerstein ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Coronavirus Updates for news to help you stay safe and informed during the pandemic. Sign up »

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