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A man speaks at a podium during a press conference on hurricane preparedness, with officials standing nearby.

Home

Florida CFO says it's 'not too late' to review insurance before peak hurricane months hit

A coniferous tree.

Tech

Ancient tree rings in Japan hint at a solar storm powerful enough to rattle today's grid

Credit cards.

Tech

Massachusetts researchers revive 'dead' Visa credit cards for contactless payments

A daycare room.

Business

San Francisco expands child care aid, offering free tuition and 50% off to families

A sunfish breaking the surface of the water.

Tech

Marine heatwaves reshape Britain's seas as native fish head north and sunfish surge

A team loading a plane with cloud-seeding supplies.

Tech

Indonesia ramps up cloud seeding as Borneo wildfires track toward one of its worst years

People using a public fountain.

Outdoors

A scorching French Open hints at how heat is remaking Europe's summer

A sunroom before a microburst.

Tech

Eyewitness footage captures Alabama storm ripping a sunroom to pieces in seconds

A boat travels across a calm, green sea under a cloudy sky.

Tech

Florida nears hurricane peak with the Atlantic stuck in 'a tropical graveyard'

A storm at a tennis court.

Tech

Across the eastern US, extreme rain is consolidating into bigger, less frequent storms

A snow-covered mountain on a sunny day.

Tech

Researchers define 'snow eaters,' a category of heat wave that can strip inches of snowpack overnight

Three people converse in front of a house with a "For Sale" sign.

Home

Over 80% of US homebuyers care about efficiency, but only 34% of real estate agents know it, study finds