Environment
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Hurricane Helene death toll rises, North Carolina reels
Speed Read At least 95 are dead following catastrophic flooding
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The war on polar bears
Under the Radar Clashes with human settlements are on the rise, as melting ice drives hungry predators inland in search of food
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Hurricane Helene storms Florida's Big Bend
Speed Read Helene is among the biggest hurricanes to ever strike the Gulf Coast
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The Sahara Desert is turning green
Under the Radar From dry to downpour
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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The plan to refreeze Arctic ice
The Explainer Scientists are hoping the proposed innovation can help reverse the melting of sea ice in the Arctic
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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Iron fertilization: Scientists want to add the element to the ocean to capture carbon
Under the Radar Adding metal to marine life
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Mushrooms and urine – the strange solutions to our plastic problem
The Explainer Over 30% of plastics are single-use prompting imaginative alternatives
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Flooding in Central Europe leaves at least 17 dead
Speed Read Storm Boris hit Romania, Poland, the Czech Republic and Austria
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The UK's nuclear waste problem
Under The Radar Safety concerns as 'highly radioactive' material could be buried in the English countryside
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Dozens dead in Vietnam after 'worst typhoon' in 30 years
At least 58 people are dead and hundreds are missing after Typhoon Yagi made landfall
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Understanding and saving the biocrust, Earth's living skin
The Explainer The planet's protective layer is being destroyed
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Unchecked wildfire sears Southern California
Speed Read Firefighting crews continue to battle wildfires that have scorched thousands of acres in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties amid heat wave
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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How 'corn sweat' has made summer in the Midwest worse
Under The Radar Lend an ear to this kernel of agricultural science.
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Scientists want to zap coastlines with electricity
Under the Radar Beaches are in for a shock
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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