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IPCC report warns intensifying water cycle spells more intense storms, flooding

By Mathew Barlow, The Conversation

Water-related hazards are exceptionally destructive, and the impact of climate change on extreme water-related events is increasingly evident, a lead author of the new report warns…

Why keeping global warming to a minimum is crucial, according to scientists who wrote latest major climate report

By Michael Grose, Malte Meinshausen, Pep Canadell, Zebedee Nicholls, The Conversation

IPCC authors go beyond the headlines to explain how 1.5℃ warming is measured – and why there’s still reason to hope, and act, if Earth exceeds that limit.

Climate change report is 'a code red for humanity,' U.N. warns

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a new report.

Farmworkers are dying in extreme heat. Few standards exist to protect them

By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado, Chloe Jones

Farmworkers in the United States facing mounting threats as temperatures rise with climate change, but they have little protection.

This year's summer of climate extremes hits wealthier places

By Seth Borenstein, Frank Jordans, Associated Press

The founder of a disaster database maintained at a Belgian University says, "It is not only a poor country problem, it's now very obviously a rich country problem."…

California may spend billions on permanent relief shelters as sweltering heat blankets the state

By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado

As millions of Americans across the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast are under heat advisories, extreme weather and its sometimes fatal implications are raising questions about whether infrastructure could help provide some relief. …

Russian lab module docks with space station after 8-day trip

By Associated Press

The 22-ton Nauka module, also called the Multipurpose Laboratory Module, docked with the orbiting outpost in an automatic mode after a long journey and a series of maneuvers.

Extreme heat waves in a warming world don't just break records – they shatter them

By Scott Denning, The Conversation

Not every extreme weather event is caused by climate change, but heat waves that were once ridiculously improbable are showing up more often. Just ask Portland.

Wildfires blasting through West draw states to lend support

By Nathan Howard, Associated Press

Out-of-state crews headed to Montana Saturday to battle a blaze that injured five firefighters as the West struggled with a series of fires that have ravaged rural lands and destroyed homes.

5 Stories: How genes drive puppy love, the Amazon's carbon tipping point and other stories you missed

By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin

Puppy love is in their genes, wrongful arrests highlight bias in facial recognition software and the world’s oldest tennis player takes the court. Check out these stories and others you might have missed on this week's episode of 5 Stories.