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Amid LA fires, neighbors helped each other survive – 60 years of research shows how local heroes are crucial to disaster response
As wildfires swept through neighborhoods on the outskirts of Los Angeles in January 2025, stories about residents there helping their neighbors and total strangers began trickling out on social media.Accounts of Hollywood stars clearing streets...
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Big Banks Quit Climate Change Groups Ahead of Trump’s Term
As the second presidency of Donald J. Trump begins, America’s largest banks and asset managers have abandoned one of the most overt symbols of their commitment to reaching green goals: climate action networks.In the month leading up to Mr....
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Hit by Wildfire? Here’s How to Deal With Insurers and FEMA.
If your home was damaged or destroyed by the fires in Los Angeles, the most daunting challenge may still be ahead: Getting your insurance company, or the federal government, to give you the money you’re entitled to receive.That process...
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‘Dark oxygen’ mission takes aim at other worlds
Scientists who recently discovered that metal lumps on the dark seabed make oxygen, have announced plans to study the deepest parts of Earth's oceans in order to understand the strange phenomenon.Their mission could "change the way we look at...
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Climate misinformation is rife on social media – and poised to get worse
The decision by Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to end its fact-checking program and otherwise reduce content moderation raises the question of what content on those social media platforms will look like...
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Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact
In a two-part series, MIT News explores the environmental implications of generative AI. In this article, we look...
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Fake Meat Is Processed. What Does That Mean for Its Health Benefits.
It’s not exactly the best moment to pitch ultraprocessed foods as healthy and delicious, but that’s exactly what two major producers of plant-based meat are trying to do.Beyond Meat wants to convince people that its vegan versions of meat...
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How America courted increasingly destructive wildfires − and what that means for protecting homes today
The fires burning in the Los Angeles area are a powerful example of why humans have learned to fear wildfire. Fires can level entire neighborhoods in an instant. They can destroy communities, torch pristine forests...
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LA fires: Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is poorly understood − and a growing risk
Millions of people across the Los Angeles area are being exposed to wildfire smoke as fires burn through homes and vehicles. The fires in January 2025 have burned thousands of structures, along with the...
Environment
LA fires: Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is a growing health risk, and not well understood
Millions of people across the Los Angeles area are being exposed to wildfire smoke as fires burn through homes and vehicles. The fires in January 2025 have burned thousands of structures, along with the...
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