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two firefighters spraying burning buildings with hoses with a destroyed building in flames in the background

Spreading like wildfire: How Trump’s misinformation about water and fire in Los Angeles inflames the situation

By Peter Gleick | Climate Change

Sign reading "Caution Low Water Launch At Own Risk" at Great Salt Lake marina during a drought in front of naturally-colored grasses that look like fire.

How climate models could be underestimating drought

By Toby Ault | Climate Change

When Rome’s fountains run dry

By Gabriele Di Donfrancesco | Climate Change, Investigative Reporting