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An intense heat wave in California is stressing the state's power grid

5:10am September 07, 2022

The strain on the power grid is leading to outages in some parts of the state and is putting vulnerable residents at risk. Other western states are also baking under the historic heat.

Beach chairs are seen as the sun rises in Ocean City, N.J., on Aug. 18. This is not the above-average hurricane season experts predicted — at least, not yet.

The first hurricane of the season arrived late, but don't let your guard down

7:00am September 05, 2022

by Bill Chappell

"Things are all upside-down," making it hard for hurricanes to form, an expert says. But experts warn not to assume there's less risk just because the first months of hurricane season have been calm.

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Jackson State University president talks about the city's water supply crisis

9:30am September 01, 2022

NPR talks with Jackson State University President Thomas Hudson about longstanding problems with the Jackson, Miss., water system that preceded flood damage to the city's water supply.

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Could Pakistan's flooding be indicative of a permanent climate disaster?

4:53am September 01, 2022

Steve Inskeep talks with Pakistan's minister for climate change, Senator Sherry Rehman, about deadly floods and whether disasters have become a new normal in the time of climate change.

A child sips water from a bottle under a scorching sun on Tuesday in Los Angeles. Forecasters say temperatures could reach as high as 112 degrees in the densely populated Los Angeles suburbs in the next week as a heat dome settles in over parts of Califo

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A weeklong heat wave in California and other Western states will test the power grid

1:22pm August 31, 2022

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

From Arizona to Washington state, forecasters warn of "possibly record breaking" heat with little relief overnight, lasting past Labor Day. California may need to ask residents to conserve power.

A doctor in Punjab province describes relief efforts for Pakistan's floods

7:37am August 31, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Dr. Imran Lodhi (IM-ron LOH-dhee), who joined the relief effort for 33 million Pakistani flood survivors. More than 1,000 people have died since mid-June.

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Heavy rain and flooding leave Jackson, Miss., residents without running water

5:06am August 31, 2022

Around 160,000 people in and around Mississippi's capital Jackson lack access to running water. Morning Edition Host Leila Fadel talks about it with Associated Press reporter Michael Goldberg.

Pallets of bottled water are unloaded at a Kroger store in north Jackson, Miss., on Tuesday. The grocery chain and other stores are helping address the challenges of the city's longstanding water system problems by making more drinking water available for

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The water crisis in Jackson follows years of failure to fix an aging system

5:00am August 31, 2022

by Jason Breslow

More than 150,000 people are without clean water. For years, aging infrastructure and a lack of investment left residents dealing with unreliable access and worries about the safety of the water.

A man walks over his collapsed mud house after heavy monsoon rains in Jaffarabad district, Balochistan province, on Aug. 28.

PHOTOS: A third of Pakistan is under water in catastrophic floods

2:56pm August 30, 2022

Some 33 million people are affected by this summer's floods — the result of what U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres calls a "monsoon on steroids." He calls the flooding a "climate catastrophe."

A drought in Canada is making it impossible to find mustard in France

8:12am August 29, 2022

by Emma Jacobs

For months, French shoppers have been complaining about a lack of mustard on the shelves. The shortages have largely been caused by a drought in Canada, the world's largest exporter of mustard seeds.

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