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NOAA's Bell M. Shimada vessel will be launching from Port Angeles, Wash. as part of an international expedition studying salmon populations in the remote Pacific Ocean. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption

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Researchers launch Bering Strait expedition, seeking 'black box' to salmon survival

Some populations of salmon are in peril in the Northwest, where scientists are set to launch an international expedition into the remote ocean, which could hold clues to the fish's survival.

Heavy rain and storm surge from Hurricane Ida caused flooding from Louisiana to New England in September 2021. Homes in the town of French Settlement, La., were still underwater four days after the storm made landfall. Climate change is driving more flood risk in the U.S. Bill Feig/AP hide caption

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Climate-driven floods will disproportionately affect Black communities, study finds

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Christopher Glenn of Melrose, Ore., installed a home standby generator after a 2019 snowstorm knocked out power to his house and business for a week. Christopher Glenn hide caption

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Home generator sales are booming with mass outages, climate change and COVID

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NOAA's Bell M. Shimada vessel will be launching from Port Angeles, Wash. as part of an international expedition studying salmon populations in the remote Pacific Ocean. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption

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Researchers launch expedition seeking 'black box' to salmon survival

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