Gabe Schmidt, owner of Liquid Trucking, back right, travels by...

Gabe Schmidt, owner of Liquid Trucking, back right, travels by air boat to survey damage from the floodwaters of the Platte River in Plattsmouth, Neb., on Sunday. Credit: AP / Nati Harnik

Stories, photos and more coverage of extreme weather and climate change, in the United States and abroad.

Cuomo announces offshore wind energy contracts
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Riverhead board may adopt Climate Smart pledge
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Trump touts environmental record as critics pan speech
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SBU professor wins $250G for penguin discovery
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Filmmaker on 3 NYC neighborhoods that made a 'Managed Retreat'
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Letters: New York takes lead on climate change
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America at the crossroads: What LIers think of our future
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Biden embraces Green New Deal framework with climate plan
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Cuomo: Climate change bill unlikely to pass
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Playwright: Climate change a 'glaring siren in my ears'
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State rejects proposed undersea gas pipeline
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Editorial: Gas pipe makes sense — just for now
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The Point: NY pols working toward change
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'Light from Other Stars': LI author writes sci-fi with heart
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Opinion: National security risks rising with sea levels
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Going under the knife, the greener way
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De Blasio, at Trump Tower, touts climate change plan
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Editorial: Species extinction threatens humans
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Report: Fossil fuel divestment could crimp pension assets
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With deadline looming, gas pipeline activists heat up
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Dobie: Warning signs we must heed
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Unraveling the mystery of whether cows fart
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Editorial: Earth Day 50 — the new challenge
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Meet 5 who fight for Long Island's environment
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'Losing Earth': Are we too late to fight climate change?
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Everything you need to know about LI, NY plastic bans
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A look at the Green New Deal
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How flood insurance revamp could affect you
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Opinion: Five myths about floods
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The Point: SBU professor in high demand
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Schumer knocks National Flood Insurance changes
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Opinion: How about a nuclear Green New Deal?
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The Point: NYS debates the future of plastic bags
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Trump sees a 'new beginning' for presidency
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Editorial: Climate change is here now
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Hot take: LI's weather goes to extremes
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Low-lying village preps for flood protection project
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Intense storms prompt village to make upgrades
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Dobie: History is writ in thunder, whispers
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2 scenarios for NYC's climate future — and why
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1600: Trump climate panel coming from another planet
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Filler: Climate change? Yes. Me change? No.
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Photos: Extreme weather and natural disasters
Young: Green New Deal won't solve anything
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See photos of extreme cold weather from around the U.S.
NY sets hearings on climate change bill
Opinion: Green New Deal a product of ideological recycling
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6 takes on why you should care about climate change
Study: Blue crab harmed by low O2, high acidity
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Dobie: Welcome to fantasyland
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