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Evacuation orders expanded by the hour along Florida's Gulf Coast on Monday as officials warned residents to prepare for powerful, widespread impacts from a strengthening Hurricane Ian -- a storm on its way to becoming the first significant hurricane to hit the state since 2018. The broad threat meant officials were urging preparation up and down the state, including calls to evacuate even short distances to avoid the worst of the storm.

Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions remain hampered by loopholes that allow burning trash, trees and methane produced from poultry waste.

Maryland's latest efforts to address climate change are helpful but more must be done at the national level.

High waters have caused repeated damage to more than 1,300 flood-insured homes, businesses and government buildings in Maryland in recent decades, according to data obtained by The Baltimore Sun. <br/><br/>