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New Orleans neighbors create spaces that can operate off the grid after hurricanes

4:38pm June 02, 2023

by Halle Parker

Cities are trying to help residents during extreme weather events. In New Orleans, churches and community centers have come together to create "community lighthouses" that will help after hurricanes.

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Take a yearlong road trip where the weather is perfect

4:38pm June 02, 2023

A climate scientist in Alaska has mapped out a yearlong road trip around the country where the weather averages 70 degrees the entire trip.

In this Oct. 8, 2019, file photo, the Central Arizona Project canal runs through rural desert near Phoenix. The canal diverts Colorado River water down a 336-mile long system of aqueducts, tunnels, pumping plants and pipelines to the state of Arizona.

Facing water shortages, Arizona will curtail some new development around Phoenix

9:27pm June 01, 2023

by Kirk Siegler

The state of Arizona today said it will no longer issue new development approvals based on groundwater alone.

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Bad weather dealt a heavy blow to Georgia peach crops

4:08pm June 01, 2023

by Sam Gringlas

Georgia peaches will be harder to find this summer. Bad weather pretty much wiped out this year's crop.

Morning news brief

7:24am June 01, 2023

The House voted to pass the debt ceiling bill. Some big-name Republicans are set to announce their presidential bids next week. Preparing for the 2023 hurricane season with climate change in mind.

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Hurricane Ian walloped Southwest Florida in September 2022. The Category 4 storm raked Fort Myers Beach with devastating winds and a 15-foot storm surge.

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The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season has begun. Here are the 21 storm names

5:01am June 01, 2023

by Russell Lewis

The hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30 and NOAA forecasters expect between 12 to 17 named storms. Of those, 5 to 9 could become hurricanes, including 1 to 4 major hurricanes.

Storm surge from hurricanes is deadly. New computer models can better forecast it

4:07pm May 31, 2023

by Rebecca Hersher

The National Hurricane Center is upgrading the computer models it uses to predict storm surge. People will be able to see maps about how much storm surge is predicted when a storm is headed their way.

Smoke from the Tantallon wildfire rises over houses in nearby Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Sunday.

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Destructive Nova Scotia wildfires force thousands of Canadians to flee their homes

4:33pm May 30, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

More than a dozen fires were continuing to burn on Tuesday, and officials said over 16,000 people had evacuated under a mandatory order.

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Accurate forecasts alone aren't enough to prevent deaths from hurricanes and storms

8:14am May 30, 2023

by Greg Allen

The National Hurricane Center says better modeling now allows meteorologists to extend forecasts from five to seven days. It's also improving storm surge forecasts.

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This photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows the typhoon closing in on Tumon Bay, Guam on Tuesday.

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A typhoon just lashed Guam. What does federal relief look like for a U.S. territory?

10:33am May 24, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Guam still faces dangerous winds and flash floods as the powerful storm moves away from the island. Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero spoke to Morning Edition about damage so far and federal help on the way.

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