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hurricanes

The wealthy are hoarding livable homes as climate change makes land uninhabitable

How climate change floods, boils, and leaves gentrification in its wake

Hurricanes cause more health problems than you might think

New research into when and why people go to hospitals after hurricanes will help these facilities better prepare for future disasters

Can AI predict the next big flood before it happens?

Computers are learning from past big ones to point to climate patterns of risk

Hurricanes are shaping lizard feet all over the world

New study shows that lizards evolve and maintain wider toepads to survive hurricane winds

Researchers study the economics of mangroves by looking at nighttime satellite photos

Coastlines with wide bands of mangroves are relatively well-protected from economic downturn after hurricanes

Mosquito-borne diseases get a boost from climate change

Bugs like it hot, and evolve faster when there's lots of carbon dioxide

Climate is getting more extreme in every possible way

From precipitation to the carbon cycle to natural disasters, the outliers are now the norm.

Did climate change cause Hurricane Florence?

Our planet's changing climate did not cause Florence to form, but it's definitely not making things any easier.

After Hurricane Florence, North Carolina's water quality will go down the toilet

Floodwaters contaminated with coal ash, human sewage, and animal waste throw the entire watershed out of balance

Natural disasters leave behind more than just physical damage

A study in Japan traces links between disasters and mental illness