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Parts of the Southeast coastline are dealing with the aftermath of Idalia

7:23am August 31, 2023

Idalia came ashore along the Florida Gulf Coast as a major hurricane — the first to hit the region since the 1800s. A major storm surge and electricity outages are complicating rescue efforts.

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People kayak past an abandon vehicle in the intersection of Boca Ciega Drive and Pasadena Avenue Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 in St. Pete Beach, Fla.

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Idalia extends its destruction along the southeastern U.S. coastline

5:28am August 31, 2023

Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla., on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm before it was downgraded to a tropical storm. Georgia and South Carolina could see heavy wind and flooding

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Central Texans struggle with what's likely to be its hottest summer on record

6:04pm August 30, 2023

by Kailey Hunt

Months of extreme heat and drought have Central Texas farmers and ranchers facing their biggest climate-driven challenge in decades.

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Idalia went through 'rapid intensification.' You're likely to see the term more often

5:42pm August 30, 2023

by Nathan Rott

Tropical storm Idalia made landfall early Wednesday morning on a rural part of Florida's Gulf Coast after it underwent what meteorologists call "rapid intensification," a term to become familiar with.

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As Hurricane Idalia approached the Florida coast, not everyone decided to evacuate

5:27pm August 30, 2023

Hundreds of thousands of Floridians have had to make a choice this week as Hurricane Idalia neared the state, heeding evacuation orders or staying put at home.

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What we know about the damage in Florida from Hurricane Idalia

5:27pm August 30, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

Now tropical storm Idalia came ashore in the Big Ben region of Florida. The storm hammered low-lying areas and brought a massive storm surge. Power is out for scores of residents.

Makatla Ritchter and her mother, Keiphra Line, wade through flood waters after evacuating their home in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Flood waters from Hurricane Idalia inundated it on August 30, 2023. Climate change is making storm surge and intense rainfall during hurricanes like Idalia more dangerous.

What's the connection between climate change and hurricanes?

4:43pm August 30, 2023

by Alejandra Borunda

Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida. Here are some ways climate change is reshaping tropical cyclones like it

The science that goes into emergency evacuation orders

4:40pm August 30, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Craig Fugate, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the U.S., on how officials decide to issue an evacuation order during natural disasters.

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Towering smoke plumes overshadowed California's town of Paradise as the Camp Fire raced through in 2018. More than 18,000 acres burned in a matter of hours.

Climate change makes wildfires in California more explosive

3:44pm August 30, 2023

by Alejandra Borunda

A new study pins about 25% of the extra risk on human-caused climate change.

Makatla Ritchter wades through flood waters after having to evacuate her home when the flood waters from Hurricane Idalia inundated it on August 30, 2023 in Tarpon Springs, Florida.

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Photos: See the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia

2:41pm August 30, 2023

by LA Johnson

The hurricane was downgraded to a category 3 tropical storm before making landfall in Florida Wednesday. But storm surge has those residents worried as they watch the waters rise.