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Elevating homes could protect them from future storm damage, but past efforts have struggled to attract homeowners. By Mike Schneider Just in time for Halloween, floodwaters washed into South Florida businesses and submerged roads, forcing residents to drive and walk through shin-high water in what officials called the most intenseContinue Reading

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Voters sought action on energy costs, corruption and data centers in an election environmentalists believe sets the stage for renewed climate policy. By Marianne Lavelle, Dan Gearino Democrats on Tuesday won control of both houses of Congress and a decisive mandate to put a check on Traitor 47’s tumultuous presidency,Continue Reading

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A man suspected of a gun attack in the Paris suburbs last week, killing one person and wounding seven including a child, has admitted to “targeting individuals who appeared to be Muslim, African, or North African,” prosecutors said on Thursday. The attack came amid an increasingly tense political climate…Continue Reading

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Global development and prosperity have become increasingly dependent on minerals and metals. This growing dependence has drawn attention to the mining industry and underscored national economic and security vulnerabilities across supply chains. As demand for these materials rises, the challenge for expanding capacity will be to develop scalable pathways toContinue Reading

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The newly launched U.S. Forest Monitor tracks satellite imagery to document forest loss over time. By Dennis Pillion A new satellite tracking system finds that the United States has lost 350,000 acres of forest land per year—a rate of approximately one football field every two minutes—which is the equivalent ofContinue Reading

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A nearly 50-year-old mystery involving disappearing frogs in Brazil may finally be solved, with scientists uncovering evidence that a deadly fungus swept through the region and devastated vulnerable species. Remarkably, many frog populations have since rebounded, suggesting they developed greater tolerance to the disease that once threatened their survival., ReadContinue Reading

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The country could reduce the risk by better managing forests and housing development to account for climate change, new research suggests. By Jake Bolster The number of buildings across the contiguous United States threatened by wildfires could almost triple by 2060, according to a new study, if the country continuesContinue Reading

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Scientists have uncovered surprising DNA evidence that Europeans living more than 30,000 years ago were connected across vast distances, challenging the idea that ancient populations remained largely isolated. Genetic clues from human remains and cave sediments reveal prehistoric migration, long-lasting communities, and survival through the harshest conditions of the IceContinue Reading