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Extreme weather events are chaotic and scary. Prepare yourself for any natural disasters with Grist's new guide. grist.org/extreme-weather/di…

Disaster 101: Your guide to extreme weather preparation, relief, and recovery

From packing an emergency kit to navigating FEMA aid to finding legal services and mental health resources, this is a comprehensive guide to surviving and coping with natural disasters.

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William Lawrence helped found the Sunrise Movement. Now he's running against data centers — and large-scale solar. bit.ly/4eSpKKR

Why clean energy opponents in Michigan are backing a climate activist for Congress

William Lawrence helped found the Sunrise Movement. Now he's running against data centers — and large-scale solar.

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The "Doomsday Glacier" could drown coastlines around the world. And the outlook is getting worse. bit.ly/4z9kVoR

Thwaites is a runaway climate disaster. New studies show how.

Melt from the "Doomsday Glacier" could drown coastlines around the world. And the outlook is getting even worse.

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Fifteen young Canadians say their government’s failure to curb emissions violates their constitutional right to life, liberty, and security. bit.ly/4z9eUs5

Climate change rarely goes on trial. This one could be a landmark.

Fifteen young Canadians say their government’s failure to curb emissions violates their constitutional right to life, liberty, and security.

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Historically, the phenomenon has walloped the Golden State with deluges. Here's how it will capture and store that bounty for the dry years ahead. bit.ly/4BsCaTx

California has a plan for El Niño’s torrential rain: Save it for later

Historically, El Niño has walloped the Golden State with deluges. Here's how it will capture and store that bounty for the dry years ahead.

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A new Climate Central analysis measures how many shooting incidents are linked to rising heat. (via The Trace) bit.ly/3U9LxXx

Higher temperatures fuel gun violence. Now we know how much is from climate change.

A new Climate Central analysis measures how many shooting incidents are linked to rising heat.

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Concerns about utility bills, data centers, and pollution show why Black Americans want action from elected officials. (via @CapitalBNews) grist.org/equity/for-black-v…

For Black voters, climate action means little without relief from rising costs

Concerns about utility bills, data centers, and pollution show why Black Americans want action from elected officials.

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A lot of climate change is beyond the control of individuals alone, but how you eat can matter more than you may think. bit.ly/4sm5g2B

The planet’s vital signs are getting worse. One of the easiest fixes is your diet.

A lot of climate change is beyond the control of individuals alone, but how you eat can matter more than you may think.

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Join Grist and Climate Central for a conversation about truth and trust in the age of climate disasters bit.ly/4zQRBDr

Distorted — October 28, 2026

Extreme weather events provide unique opportunities for misinformation to spread widely: rumors swirl on social media, telecom lines go down, and people’s worst fears and angers come to the surface....

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Researchers estimate that more than 50,000 people died as five heat waves swept the continent — with two-thirds of those deaths attributable to climate change. bit.ly/3VUCL05

Europe’s hottest summer ever was also its deadliest — by far

Researchers say more than 50,000 people died during the continent's five heat waves and they attribute most of the deaths to climate change.

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Tour our miniature dream house to see how oil and gas became part of everyday products. bit.ly/4z2YYHV

Where fossil fuels are lurking in your home — room by room

Tour our miniature dream house to see how oil and gas became part of everyday products.

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Fossil fuels are hiding all over your house. We built a model home to show how. grist.org/culture/where-foss…

Where fossil fuels are lurking in your home — room by room

Tour our miniature dream house to see how oil and gas became part of everyday products.

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From the family car to the dream kitchen, fossil fuel companies sold a vision of prosperity that depended on their own products. Grist dug up a century of evidence that shows how they did it. bit.ly/4erow9f

The hidden history of how Big Oil invented the American Dream

From the family car to the dream kitchen, fossil fuel companies sold a way of life that depended on their products. New evidence shows how they did it.

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Tour our miniature dream house to see how oil and gas became part of everyday products. bit.ly/4z2YYHV

Where fossil fuels are lurking in your home — room by room

Tour our miniature dream house to see how oil and gas became part of everyday products.

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Without central planning or public resources, people in developing countries are pursuing an ad hoc energy transition. bit.ly/4sqNmvW

Soaring oil prices underscore the need to help poor countries adopt renewables

Without central planning or public resources, people in developing countries are pursuing an ad hoc energy transition.

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Large batteries are helping homeowners keep the lights on during power outages. But they're also sending juice back to the system for others to use. bit.ly/3W4aiVy

California just showed how home batteries will radically remake the grid

Home batteries are helping homeowners keep the lights on during outages. But they're also sending juice to the grid for others to use.

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After wildfires scarred the Sacramento Mountains above Ruidoso, New Mexico, the community was under heightened threat of catastrophic flooding. Officials were aware but continued to promote the town to tourists who were oblivious to the danger. bit.ly/4sp0ba4

Town leaders chided residents for warning of flash floods. Then, the river took two children.

After wildfires scarred the Sacramento Mountains above Ruidoso, New Mexico, the community was under heightened threat of catastrophic flooding. Officials were aware but continued to promote the town...

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Extreme weather threatens millions of manufactured homes. Researchers are looking for practical ways to make them more more wind resilient. bit.ly/3W1WjQ2

At the Wall of Wind, engineers blow homes apart to learn how to save them

Extreme weather threatens millions of manufactured homes. Researchers are looking for practical ways to make them more more wind resilient.

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Tribal nations across the country are trying to restore culturally important species, like the Arctic grayling, while grappling with climate change. bit.ly/4yvsYuI

In Michigan, 3 tribes are on a mission to bring back a fish that disappeared 100 years ago

Tribal nations across the country are trying to restore culturally important species, like the Arctic grayling, while grappling with climate change.

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The president used executive powers to boost oil and coal, but he can't fix the shortages caused by the Iran war. bit.ly/4i9purI

Trump vowed to stop an 'energy emergency.' Then he created a real one.

The president used executive powers to boost oil and coal, but he can't fix the shortages caused by the Iran war.

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John Wilson's movie reveals the poetry in one of the world's most common materials — and an environmental catastrophe hiding in plain sight. bit.ly/4i1T5mV

The world is crumbling in 'The History of Concrete'

John Wilson reveals the poetry in one of the world's most common materials — and an environmental catastrophe hiding in plain sight.

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