Weather
Air pollution is not just an eye, nose, throat, and respiratory irritant; it can also knock off years of the lives of people experiencing long-term exposure. The World Health Organization explains...
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The torrid summer of 2023 is drawing to a close, and according to the European Union-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service, the planet had its hottest three months ever. It was the hottest August...
22 days ago
As Hurricane Idalia rocks Florida’s Gulf Coast with heavy rains and sustained winds over 100 mph, over a dozen counties are under mandatory evacuation orders. While Idalia briefly reached Category...
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July was the hottest month ever recorded, with record-breaking heat waves across Europe, North America, and Asia. Over 6.5 billion people — 81% of the world’s population — faced extreme...
1 month ago
Tropical Storm Hilary recently struck southern California in an extremely rare weather event that dumped a massive amount of rain in a short period of time, causing flash flooding and mudslides but...
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We are more than two months into the Atlantic hurricane season, which goes from June 1 to Nov. 30, but there has only been one hurricane. As of the end of July, Tropical Storm Don briefly reached...
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In the last 10 years, 9 out of every 10 counties in the United States have experienced a federally declared climate disaster, according to a report released late last year. Disasters including...
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California’s 2020 wildfire season was particularly savage. By the end of that year, about 4% of California’s landmass, some 4.3 million acres, had gone up in smoke from nearly 10,000 wildfires...
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On Friday, July 14, 2023, President Joseph Biden declared a major disaster for the state of Vermont as a result of severe storms and flooding occurring on July 7, 2023 and continuing. The storm...
2 months ago
Heavy rainfall in June brought some relief to drought-stricken areas of the United State, including parts of New England, the Mississippi Valley, and the Great Lakes region. But the precipitation...
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On Friday, July 14, 2023, President Joe Biden declared a major disaster for the state of Vermont as a result of severe storms and flooding that hit the state starting on July 7, 2023, and continued...
2 months ago
A slow-moving weather system in early July unleashed astonishing amounts of water in a short period of time across the U.S. Northeast, causing rivers to swell and flooding streets, homes, and...
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Extreme weather is increasing as humans, in their pursuit of economic growth and prosperity, continue to release billions of tons of fossil fuel-sourced carbon dioxide emissions and other gasses into...
2 months ago
The U.S. Geological Survey defines an earthquake as “any sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves.” Earthquakes can be caused by a variety of...
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There’s always been fire in the world — ignited by lightning strikes, heat, or even lava flow. Human beings first learned how to control this mighty force of nature — how to start and stop fire...
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