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Atlanta residents like Mona Scott are struggling to cope with the heat. 'We come outside at night to sleep because it's too hot inside,' she says. On a warm September afternoon, Mona Scott sat on the front porch while her home baked like an oven. As she ran a frozen water bottle across her forehead and arms, Scott told CNN her air conditioning broke 10 days earlier and had not yet been fixed. POSTED SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 4:53 PM

Opinion: Extreme weather keeps knocking out America's power. Here's what we must do The image of a collapsed electrical tower and power lines that Hurricane Ida tossed into the Mississippi River illustrated a fundamental challenge facing the nation: Our power systems weren't built to withstand extreme weather events. Without major investments to reinforce, modernize and clean our grid, the question will not be whether it fails, but when. POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 1:01 PM

Climate change could wipe out iconic California landmarks Almost everything about a sequoia tree is giant, yet the iconic tree's footprint is shrinking. As CNN's Stephanie Elam reports, human-induced climate change threatens this ancient tree's survival. POSTED SEPTEMBER 06, 2021 9:37 PM

The planet is on a 'catastrophic' global warming path, UN report shows The planet is careening toward warming of 2.7 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels -- far above what scientists say the world should be targeting -- according to a report on global emissions targets by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 5:08 PM

Climate scientist makes dire prediction about monster storms Michael Mann, a lead author of the UN Climate Change report, explains the science that directly connects rising temperatures to the increased frequency and severity of major storms. POSTED SEPTEMBER 04, 2021 4:11 PM

High temperatures, wildfire smoke and drought: The politics of climate change in one California congressional district The changing climate is everywhere Gustavo Carranza looks when he walks through his undulating citrus farm here in this tiny town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. POSTED SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 11:25 AM

SpaceX capsule to return from orbit, capping off first tourism mission • Rare photos show the early years of NASA's space shuttle era POSTED SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 7:54 PM

More than 100 part-timers at Indiana University Health left jobless for refusing Covid-19 vaccine • See the Covid vaccination rate in your state • How big the vaccination gap is where you live • These countries are ready for tourists • Video: Hostess assaulted over vaccine mandate POSTED SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 9:37 PM

FBI offers $10,000 reward for information on Washington woman who went missing from Tulalip Reservation The FBI has announced a reward for information on Mary Johnson, a Native American woman who went missing from the Tulalip Reservation in Washington state in December 2020. POSTED SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 9:22 PM

CNN reporter shows rallygoer video of Jan. 6 attack. See his reaction CNN reporter Shimon Prokupecz spoke to a rallygoer at a right-wing rally in support of the Capitol rioters about the January 6 attack. POSTED SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 7:40 PM

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