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How Hurricane Helene became a deadly disaster across six states -- Cary Mock, University of South Carolina

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Why are so many historically rare storms hitting the Carolinas? Geography puts these states at risk, and climate change is loading the dice -- Russ Schumacher, Colorado State University and Kathie Dello, North Carolina State University

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More cities are getting hit by back-to-back disasters, which complicates everything from insurance to rebuilding -- Tracy Kijewski-Correa, University of Notre Dame

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Colorado voters weigh a ban on hunting mountain lions as attitudes toward wild predators shift -- Kevin Crooks, Colorado State University and Rebecca Niemiec, Colorado State University

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Large fires are burning in 7 states: Why wildfires started by human activities can be more destructive and harder to contain -- Virginia Iglesias, University of Colorado Boulder

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Oil and gas communities are a blind spot in America's climate and economic policies -- Noah Kaufman, Columbia University

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Urban wildfires disrupt streams and their tiny inhabitants − losing these insects is a warning of bigger water problems -- Lauren Magliozzi, University of Colorado Boulder

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