disasters
Trump’s climate change denial imperils all of us
September 19, 2018The effects are already here, visible in the scorching heat experienced across the country, fires in the West, drought in the South, storms in the East.
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Trump’s claim that politics inflated Puerto Rican death toll rebutted
September 19, 2018“By doubling down on egregious falsehoods, it’s easy to see why the president is hemorrhaging respect and approval in the polls."
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As Florence lashes U.S. coast, Trump denies Puerto Rican death toll
September 13, 2018The outer bands of wind and rain from Hurricane Florence began lashing North Carolina on Thursday as the monster storm moved in for an extended stay.
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Killer storm approaches Carolinas, environmental disaster looms
September 12, 2018Florence is closing in with terrifying winds of 125 mph and a potentially catastrophic rain and storm surge.
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Brazil’s National Museum burns, millions of artifacts reportedly destroyed
September 4, 2018Smoke rose Monday from the burned-out hulk of Brazil’s National Museum.
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