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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

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As global temperatures and sea levels rise, climate change intensifies weather patterns. California has seen stronger
and more frequent wildfires, drier and hotter droughts and stronger winds and waves during storms.

Global Reset: Stronger storms, fiercer fires

by Jeremy Peng and Jonathan Szeto February 6, 2025

From rising sea level to retreating glaciers, global warming has caused radical changes in our world’s oceans, forests and ecosystems. But few places across the globe have seen as impactful a shift in...

The Palisades fire blazes west of LA, filling the sky with smoke and ash. The wildfires damaged essential sewer, water and power infrastructures, leaving more than 175,000 people without electricity.

Los Angeles wildfires claim 25 lives, devastate communities

by Lily Shi and Chelsea Xie January 15, 2025

Raging wildfires across the Los Angeles area have claimed at least 25 lives, displaced over 150,000 residents and scorched nearly 40 thousand acres since Jan. 7, becoming the most destructive fires in...

Instances of extreme weather are rising, along with their impacts, placing increased populations at risk from climate hazards. The number of weather-related disasters has increased by a factor of five over the past 50 years, with human activity at the vanguard of causes.

Cloudy or clear: Our climate future rests in our hands

by Kinnera Mulam and Lindsey Tuckey October 20, 2022

Scorching temperatures and raging wildfires in California. Severe droughts in the U.S. and Europe. Catastrophic flooding in Pakistan and Italy. Devastating hurricanes across the world.  Instances of...

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