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Daily News Lesson February 25 2025

How California teachers and students are getting through wildfires together

Hear from teachers and students who lost their homes in the Southern California wildfires.

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Daily News Lesson January 09 2025

Wildfires devastate Los Angeles

Learn why fires in the second largest city in the U.S. are difficult to contain

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Daily News Lesson September 07 2022

Climate change increasing chance of ‘mega storm’ in California

Learn the reasons some scientists are concerned about the potential for an unprecedented storm hitting the California coast

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Daily News Lesson July 25 2022

Dangerous wildfires across U.S. spread amid record heat waves

Learn about the increased wildfires and extreme heat waves across the country over this weekend.

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Daily News Lesson October 15 2021

How fires, dry conditions are drastically increasing air pollution across California

Hear from one local reporter about why air has never been as polluted in central California as it is right now

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Daily Video February 16 2021

Classroom Resource: Is the recent wave of severe weather across the U.S. a harbinger for climate change?

Discuss the extreme winter weather this week and how it might be linked to climate change

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Daily Video January 04 2021

2020 in Review: Stories you might have missed and why they matter

Discuss what stories were under-reported amid a year of consequential change

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Daily Video November 01 2020

News Roundup: Record voting as election draws near

Officials expect this election to set records in swing states against backdrop of ongoing crisis

U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate in Cleveland

Daily Video October 02 2020

News Roundup: President Trump contracts COVID-19 days after first debate

The president tests positive for COVID-19, days after the first presidential debate.

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Daily Video September 11 2020

News Roundup: Week of September 5–11

Find out what happened this week, from wildfires out west to ways people are finding ways to connect despite COVID-19.

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