Natural disasters
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As Maui rebuilds, residents reckon with tourism’s role in their recovery
Long before a wind-whipped wildfire blasted through the island of Maui, tension existed between Hawaii’s kamaaina, or longtime residents, and…
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Hawaii Maui wildfires death toll
A raging wildfire that swept through a picturesque town on the Hawaiian island of Maui this week has killed at least 89…
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Hawaii wildfire death toll rises to 55, Lahaina ‘reduced to ashes’
A wildfire burns in Kihei, Hawaii late Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. Thousands of residents raced to escape homes on Maui…
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Pig cooling pads and weather forecasts for cows are high-tech ways to make meat in a warming world
Farmer Ken Ries looks out over his hogs during a tour of his hog farm in Ryan, Iowa. Ben Brewer…
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