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News Brief: Trump Denies Climate Change, Latest Hurricane, Israel-Arab Relations

6:27am September 15, 2020

In California, President Trump is pressed on climate change. Gulf Coast communities brace for Hurricane Sally. And, Israel is set to sign deals opening formal relations with two Arab nations.

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Visiting California Fires, President Trump Denies Climate Change

5:52am September 15, 2020

by Katie Orr

Trump declined to acknowledge the role climate change likely plays in fueling the flames. In Delaware, Democratic challenger Joe Biden addressed the disasters' links to human-caused climate change.

A firefighter sprays water on a controlled burn Sunday while fighting the Dolan Fire near Big Sur, Calif. Millions of acres have burned in California and neighboring states this year.

At Least 35 Dead As Wildfires Rampage Along The West Coast

4:59pm September 14, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

In addition to dangerous smoke and fog, there is now concern that two of the biggest fires threatening cities and towns near Portland, Ore., might combine.

A man stops on his bike Saturday along the Willamette River as smoke from wildfires partially obscures the Tilikum Crossing Bridge in Portland, Ore.

'It's A Bit Surreal': Oregon's Air Quality Suffers As Fires Complicate COVID-19 Fight

4:23pm September 14, 2020

by Marisa Peñaloza

The air quality in Portland, Ore., ranks among the world's worst. The Environmental Protection Agency forecasts "very unhealthy" air quality.

Sally is forecast to make landfall on the Gulf Coast, possibly in the area east of Gulfport, Miss.

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Sally Becomes A Hurricane; Slow-Moving Storm Is Already Drenching Gulf Coast

1:10pm September 14, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Sally will bring an "extremely dangerous and life-threatening storm surge, hurricane-force winds and torrential rain with flash flooding" Monday, forecasters say.

Hurricane Paulette is approaching Bermuda and expected to begin dumping rain on the territory late Sunday. Tropical Storm Sally is also threatening the Gulf Coast.

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Tropical Storm Sally Moves Toward Gulf Coast As Bermuda Braces For Hurricane Paulette

1:54pm September 13, 2020

by Samantha Raphelson

Residents of Bermuda are being urged to protect life and property ahead of Paulette, while on the Gulf Coast, forecasters are warning of potentially life-threatening storm surge from Sally.

Firefighters monitor a controlled burn along Nacimiento-Fergusson Road to help contain the Dolan Fire near Big Sur, Calif., on Friday.

Wildfires Latest: Helpful Weather; Oregon Official Warns Of 'Mass Fatality Incident'

6:03pm September 12, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

A change in weather conditions is being seen as a needed assist for nearly 30,000 fire personnel battling blazes. Authorities are also attempting to debunk online rumors about the cause of the fires.

A funnel appears in a thick plume of smoke from the Loyalton Fire last month in Lassen County, Calif. It is one of many wildfires to have hit the state recently.

Opinion: The California Dream, A Catastrophic Wake-Up Call

2:53pm September 12, 2020

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon recounts what life in California, once the stuff of dreams, has become for too many residents as wildfires, mudslides, earthquakes seem to happen with increasing frequency.

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Climate Change May Wipe Out Large Mangrove Forests, New Research Suggests

4:04pm September 11, 2020

by Greg Allen

Mangroves help protect coastal areas from flooding and sequester more carbon than tropical forests. But new studies suggest they may be wiped out by the rise of sea levels.

How Climate Change Affects Wildfires

7:24am September 11, 2020

Wildfires have burned in six states on the west coast. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Char Miller, Director of Environmental Analysis at Pomona College about the the fires and climate change.

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