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Some areas received nearly 9 inches over the weekend, but officials say ending the state’s worst drought since 2021 will take months of sustained precipitation.

Record heat in 2023 led organizers to move the marathon to later in October for next year.

It's the last time the marathon will be on the first Sunday in October, following record heat in 2023.

The amount of trash produced statewide has more than doubled since 1991, fueled by population growth and more waste per resident.

The amount of trash produced statewide has more than doubled since 1991, fueled by population growth and more waste per resident.

Researchers estimate that global warming intensified July’s fires, producing enough additional smoke pollution to contribute to nearly 500 premature deaths.

UC Merced researchers estimate that global warming nearly tripled the area burned in northern Minnesota and Ontario during a July outbreak, increasing harmful wildfire smoke exposure.

MINNEAPOLIS — Global warming likely intensified the wildfires that raged for months this summer in the Boundary Waters and Canada, according to new research from the University of California, Merced.

Global warming likely intensified the wildfires that raged for months this summer in the Boundary Waters and Canada, according to new research from the University of California, Merced.

Global warming likely intensified the wildfires that raged for months this summer in the Boundary Waters and Canada, according to new research from the University of California, Merced. The intensity, in turn, made the smoke more hazardous to breathe.