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Hurricane Irma brings issues of poverty in Miami into stark relief

By Nadege Green

September 28, 2017

A car is seen in a flooded street as Hurricane Irma passes through on September 10, 2017 in Miami, Florida. — Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Miami-Dade’s poorest are hard hit by Hurricane Irma and its aftermath.

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It could hit 120 degrees in Phoenix during the Southwest’s heatwave. Can the power grid keep up?

By Aaron Schrank

June 19, 2017

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Sleigh Bells takes the Marketplace Quiz

By Hayley Hershman

November 11, 2016

Alexis Krauss regrets buying those cool but ultimately disappointing "Moon Shoes" when she was 9 years old. — Sleigh Bells

Members Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller explain why buying Band-Aids are worth the investment.

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The CDC has issued a travel warning for Miami-area neighborhood

August 02, 2016

Carlos Varas, a Miami-Dade County mosquito control inspector, uses a Golden Eagle blower to spray pesticide to kill mosquitos in the Wynwood neighborhood as the county fights to control the Zika virus outbreak on August 2, 2016 in Miami, Florida. There is a reported 14 individuals who have been infected with the Zika virus by local mosquitoes. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) — Joe Raedle/Getty Images

There have been 14 confirmed cases of the Zika virus in Florida

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Heat wave death toll passes 1,000 in India

By Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova

May 28, 2015

An Indian man washes his face at a roadside tap during rising temperatures in New Delhi. Hospitals in India battled Thursday to treat victims of a blistering heatwave that has claimed nearly 1,500 lives in just over a week—the highest number recorded in two decades. — SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images

Streets are melting under intense 120 degree temperatures.

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The market doesn't charge for Florida's climate risk

By Dan Weissmann

February 13, 2015

Flooding in the low-lying Miami area, like the 2007 scene shown here, will get worse as sea-levels rise, putting much of the area's property values at risk. — Carvalho/Flickr (creative commons)

Not yet, anyway. It's not built to recognize risks more than a few years away.

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Rising seas threaten South Florida's drinking water

By Dan Weissmann

February 10, 2015

Geologist Harold Wanless stands in front of a salinity-control barrier near the Miami airport. Many such structures, which release floodwater without letting in saltwater, will cease to function in a few decades.

Even with 60 inches of rain a year, Miami may not have enough to drink.

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Miami condo-buyers aren't homeowners. They're traders.

By Dan Weissmann

February 10, 2015

High-rise construction cranes hover over downtown Miami, where billions are being invested in thousands of new condo units. — Dan Weissmann/Marketplace

Why fears of rising seas and big storms don't cool the market.

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Getting tickets for the NBA Finals is a game itself

By Kenny Malone

June 12, 2014

LeBron James dunking during Tuesday's Game 3 of the NBA Finals, as seen from courtside seats. — Kenny Malone

For season ticket holders, figuring out who goes to NBA Finals can be complicated.

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