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Ski trails and a forested mountain landscape covered in snow under a cloudy sky.

Tech

New England scientists launch snowpack watch as warming winters bring drought, flash floods

The side of a terracotta roof with a wildfire in the mountain off in the distance

Business

California's insurance crisis hits more suburbs, and even new homes can't get full coverage

A person holds a credit card in one hand and a smartphone in the other, sitting at a table with a laptop.

Tech

Caller posing as cell carrier offers '40% off,' but billing detail raises red flags

A hillside view featuring white houses and greenery, with a mountain in the background.

Home

As California FAIR Plan hikes home insurance 29%, residents fear steeper bills

A city skyline obscured by Saharan dust clouds, with trees in the foreground.

Outdoors

Texas drought worsens in Rio Grande Valley: 'This is a huge problem'

A view of the ocean under a cloudy sky with varying shades of blue and gray.

Tech

Tropical Storm Fay forms in the Atlantic with little threat, as El Niño stifles the season

A woman stands in a kitchen, surrounded by vegetables and flowers, with her hand on her face.

Business

Rising grocery prices add stress to US holiday gatherings, but many still won't cut back

A panoramic view of a dry, rocky landscape with distant hills under a hazy sky.

Tech

Earth's atmosphere is 10% less dusty, UCLA study says, and that may be adding to warming

Icebergs and white ice fragments float on water reflecting pale colors at dawn.

Tech

Arctic sea ice moves in ways wind can't explain, and study says floe collisions are why

A waterlogged landscape with tall grasses and a bird swimming in the water.

Tech

England's Fens may not survive climate threats without major investment, researchers warn

Pipes and tubing are visible beneath a bed frame, alongside a gray cabinet and tiled floor.

Home

Massachusetts homeowner's leaking jacuzzi tub sparks $30K dilemma: 'Insurance won't pay'

A man conducting a roof inspection on a house.

Home

Homebuyer gets insurance quote, then learns older roof could still sink the policy