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Millions Who Need Federal Flood Insurance The Most Can't Afford It [1]

"In eastern Kentucky, Libby Honeycutt listened upstairs to the sound of glass breaking below as floodwaters tore apart her house. Twenty-six miles to the south, Ronald Conley rescued his dogs from his elevated house with a pontoon boat. Jennifer Campbell heard the screams from across the river of a neighbor desperate for rescue."

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Source: AP [13], 09/30/2026
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Maui Wildfire Residents Show Elevated Metals Linked To Lung Health: Study [14]

"Metal mixtures found in the leftover smoke, ash and debris from the deadly 2023 Maui wildfires were harmful to the lung health of people living nearby long after the burning ended, a new study says."

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Alaska and Hawaii [20]
Source: AP [21], 09/29/2026
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Trump Critical Minerals Agenda Meets America’s ‘Forgotten Wildlife Corridor’ [22]

"Under the banner of “Dig, Baby, Dig,” the Trump administration is supercharging an already powerful mining industry. What will happen to vulnerable plants and animals?"

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International [24]
Source: Inside Climate News [25], 09/29/2026
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"Revealing the Invisible Injustice of Extreme Heat" [26]

"The extreme heat scientists have warned about for decades came to Europe again this summer, killing at least 30,000 people like a silent, invisible plague. It came for poor people, the very young and very old, and those suffering from debilitating conditions."

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National (U.S.) [12]
International [24]
Source: Inside Climate News [27], 09/29/2026
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As Pacific Churns With Hurricanes, The Atlantic Is Quiet. Blame El Niño. [28]

"The Pacific Ocean has seen 18 hurricanes so far and 41 named storms overall, which are unusually high numbers for this point in the season. The Atlantic Ocean is experiencing the exact opposite."

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International [24]
Mexico [30]
Source: NPR [31], 09/29/2026
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Nor’easter Lashes Coastal Areas With Soaking Rain, Wind And Massive Waves [32]

"A powerful, early-season nor’easter brought wind, soaking rain and massive waves to the Northeast this weekend."

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Source: CNN [34], 09/28/2026
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‘All We Could See Was Red’: The Wildfires Choking Indonesian Borneo [35]

"For months, millions of people have been living under a stifling blanket of toxic haze, fueled by a punishing drought brought on by the El Niño weather pattern."

Air [36]
Climate Change [2]
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Environmental Health [16]
Forests [37]
People & Population [8]
Pollution [18]
Public [11]
Asia [38]
Australia & Oceania [39]
Source: New York Times [40], 09/25/2026
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In Rural Pa., Doctors Confront Hidden Impacts of Environmental Disasters [41]

"Researchers are learning more about the long-term public health effects of living through extreme weather, especially in more isolated communities."

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People & Population [8]
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Source: Inside Climate News [42], 09/24/2026
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'Super' El Niño Could Cause 451,000 Excess Deaths, Researchers Say [43]

"Extreme heat caused by ​this year's "super-El Niño" could result in as many as ‌451,000 excess deaths across the globe from June this year to February 2027, researchers with the University of Chicago's Climate Impact Lab said on Wednesday."

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Source: Reuters [44], 09/24/2026
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‘Post-Disaster Gentrification’ Proliferates in Florida Towns as Costs Soar [45]

"Million-dollar homes increasingly replace small-town beach vibes, pushing out longtime residents and transforming oceanfront communities."

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Source: Inside Climate News [47], 09/21/2026
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