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Wednesday
A burnt landscape caused by wildfires is pictured near Entrance, Wild Hay area, Alberta, Canada on May 10, 2023. Canada struggled on May 8, 2023, to control wildfires that have forced thousands to flee, halted oil production and razed towns, with the western province of Alberta calling for federal help. MEGAN ALBU/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Across Canada, tens of thousands have evacuated due to wildfires in recent weeks
Storm surge from hurricanes is deadly. New computer models can better forecast it
Some of the fastest sea level rise in the world is happening in Galveston, Texas. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption
Why melting ice in Antarctica is making hurricanes worse in Texas
Tuesday
A startup is helping California remove carbon from the air to meet climate goals
Monday
Ahead of $15 billion climate deal, Vietnam's human rights record is scrutinized
Sunday
Firefighters hose down a burning house during the Tick Fire in Agua Dulce near Santa Clarita, Calif., in October 2019. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
John Carlon of River Partners says restoring floodplains can help take pressure off downstream levees by storing floodwaters, as well as providing much-needed wildlife habitat. Lauren Sommer/NPR hide caption
California is still at risk of flooding. Maybe rivers just need some space
Saturday
A worker at the Wupperthal Original Rooibos Co-operative's processing facility carries a bag of freshly harvested rooibos to the processing area. The country's rooibos tea exports have skyrocketed from barely 500 tons in 1996 to nearly 9,000 tons today — enough to fill 3.6 billion teabags. But Indigenous farmers were long cut out of the revenues, until a ground-breaking agreement was forged. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption
Adam Savage, host of Tested, and right to repair advocate, shows off the lathe he's fixing at his San Francisco workshop. Chloe Veltman/NPR hide caption
Fixit culture is on the rise, but repair legislation faces resistance
Friday
Wealthy countries and investors are planning to give Vietnam billions of dollars to help it transition from coal to renewable energy. But the climate deal has come under fire because of Vietnam's record on human rights. STR/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Phoenix boosts spending on heat relief as weather-related casualties skyrocket
Water surrounds damaged homes in Lafourche Parish, La., after Hurricane Ida in 2021. Many people in Louisiana are still recovering from past hurricanes as this year's hurricane season gets underway. "Anytime we have a community that is still going through a recovery from a previous storm, it just makes them that much more vulnerable," says FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
NOAA predicts a 'near-normal' hurricane season. But that's not good news
Wednesday
Lyle Jack stands in front of an electrical substation on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, where he's hoping to connect a wind farm to the power grid. Dan Charles/NPR hide caption