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Daily News Lesson August 10 2026

Drought and aging infrastructure plunge Puerto Rico into a water crisis

Learn about the ways Puerto Rico is managing a severe drought
Wildfires burn in Washington state
Daily News Lesson August 05 2026

How AI cameras are detecting wildfires before they get out of control

Learn about the dangerous wildfire smoke blanketing wide regions of the U.S.
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Daily News Lesson July 20 2026

The health risks of wildfire smoke across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic

Learn about the dangerous wildfire smoke blanketing wide regions of the U.S.
Builder takes water break during hot weather in Manvel, Texas
Daily News Lesson July 28 2023

Human-caused climate change playing key factor in brutal heat waves, study says
Discuss the links between increasingly hot summer temperatures and climate change
Aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Louisiana
Daily News Lesson July 28 2023

Ways to stay safe despite the extreme heat
Learn how extreme heat impacts health and how to avoid the worst effects
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Daily News Lesson July 18 2023

Why billions of snow crabs have disappeared from the Bering Sea
The Bering Sea snow crab season was canceled after billions of crabs disappeared
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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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