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Each of the last seven years has been among the 10 warmest on record. The United Nations warns rightly we are not doing enough to deal with it.

Hounded by Wildfires, Californians Rethink Their Willingness to Rebuild In the aftermath, some people are deciding to just begin new lives elsewhere. The pandemic and longstanding housing problems haven’t made the choices any easier. By Debra Kamin Published Jan. 15, 2021Updated Jan. 17, 2021 The day Paradise burned, Aaron Singer was a skeptic. Then he saw the flames in his rearview mirror. This was November 2018, and the Camp Fire, the most destructive wildfire in California history, was mak...

Reviewing the horrid global 2020 wildfire season The 2020 global wildfire season brought extreme fire activity to the western U.S., Australia, the Arctic, and Brazil, making it the fifth most expensive year for wildfire losses on record. The year began with an unprecedented fire event in Australia, where wildfire smoke in the capital city of Canberra registered the worst air quality readings in the world on January 1. The Canberra Times reported that smoke billowing through the city exceede...

Satellite images capture major events of 2020 01/03/2021 14 Minutes Read The pandemic surely brought the world to a grinding halt, but it didn’t stop the satellites orbiting Earth from recording and documenting the historic year. We take a look at some of the most noteworthy events of 2020 through the eyes of the satellites. Year 2020 has largely been defined by one unprecedented pandemic that would go on to shape many things even in years to come. But ev...

Cumulative COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths in Humboldt As the Journals editorial staff gathered (virtually) for the annual ritual of deciding the years top 10 stories — the most impactful and memorable things that happened on the North Coast — it was inescapable: The stench of COVID-19 was everywhere. From shuttered schools, closed businesses and laid-off workers to local governments frantic planning efforts, death and illness — COVID-19 was the top 10 stories in Humboldt County. Ev...

The 50 Biggest Stories About the Environment in 2020 By Madison Troyer, Stacker News On 12/31/20 at 1:00 PM EST Two things dominated the news cycle in 2020: the coronavirus pandemic, and the 2020 presidential election. But these werent the only noteworthy events of the year. Plenty of other significant things happened, especially in the environment and climate change spheres. A handful of years ago, some of the worlds leading scientists declared 2020 a critical year in the fight against clim...

December 30, 2020 Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is pandemic, with malarkey a distant runner-up. What else could it be? Like a strangler fig, Covid-19 enveloped all aspects of life and education in California. It uprooted families, turned bedrooms into classrooms, put friendships on ice. The comforting, daily rhythms of school interrupted are now measured in learning loss and screen time. There was other big news, too — monumental protests, election defeats, new college leaders. But mos...

SALT LAKE CITY — In many ways, 2020 was a year unlike any other. If there was one headline in the news that could possibly sum it up, it was a CNN guest column with the headline "1918 + 1929 + 1968 = 2020," published back in the thick of protests over police brutality during a pandemic that also resulted in economic calamity. Of course, 2020 didnt produce something as quite as deadly as the 1918 pandemic or as financially devastating as Black Thursday, or even as violent as 1968. Having those...

2020 In Review Fast Facts CNN 12/31/2020 CNN Editorial Research © Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images New Years Eve fireworks erupt over Sydneys iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House (L) during the fireworks show on January 1, 2020. Here is a look back at the events of 2020. Notable US Events January 2 -In the face of warnings from the Pentagon that a hold on military aid to Ukraine could be illegal, an official from the Office of Management and Budget makes it clear that the orde...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn The coronavirus, election, race and climate dominated the years events. • 25 min read 2020 in review: A year unlike any other After a year driven by COVID-19, protests and a presidential election, are we headed for more unrest in 2021 or a brighter future?Mike Segar/Reuters, FILE To say that 2020 was a year for the history books is an understatement. It was a time of struggle and change as an unprecedented heal...