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A woman is shown wearing a red shirt and walking with a crate next to a heavily damaged home.

Earth’s hottest decade on record marked by extreme storms, deadly wildfires

Climate Change

As global warming intensified, people and ecosystems felt the climate changing, from the hurricane-ravaged coasts to the fast-warming Arctic.

Dominica Hurricane Maria

After pummeling Dominica, Hurricane Maria forces Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands to brace for impact

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These vessels sank on St. John, US Virgin Islands, during Hurricane Irma. Hurricane Maria could bring 20 inches of rain to the US and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, leading to flooding and mudslides. And Guadaloupe, a key staging ground for post-

Hurricane Maria bears down on battered Caribbean

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Hurricane Irma over Puerto Rico

After Hurricane Irma, Puerto Ricans and Virgin Islanders want more relief from fellow Americans

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Hurricane Irma has moved off from the northern coast of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.

Irma rips through the Caribbean, with a wallop to the US Virgin Islands

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Viktor ahn

How did a South Korean Olympic speed skater end up skating for Russia?

Sports

For these athletes, who may be competing for a nation they’re only tangentially connected to, it’s about fulfilling an Olympic dream — and filling out an Olympic roster.