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What’s Behind the Heat Wave in the American West?

6/18/2021 - By Anita Snow. PHOENIX (AP) — Much of the American West has been blasted with sweltering heat this week as a high pressure dome combines with the worst drought in modern history to launch temperatures into the triple digits, toppling records even before the official start of summer. Record daily… SEE MORE

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World Ocean Day Beach Cleanup Events Near You

6/7/2021 - In honor of World Ocean Day (June 8th, 2021), we've gathered a few of our favorite beach cleanup events throughout the country. Don't see one near you? Check the full list of events HERE or be the first to start one in your area! SAN DIEGO, CA - Shore Buddies… SEE MORE

VA National Guard Soldies patrol Norfolk following Hurricane Sandy (Oct. 29, 2012). ©Sgt. 1st Class A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard

Study: Climate Change Added $8 Billion to Sandy’s Damages

5/19/2021 - By Seth Borenstein / AP News. Climate change-triggered sea level rise added $8 billion in damage during 2012’s Superstorm Sandy, one of nation’s costliest weather disasters, a new study said. During Sandy — a late fall freak combination of a hurricane and other storms that struck New York and surrounding areas —… SEE MORE

Hatteras Shoreline by Ann Tihansky, USGS

How to Prepare Your Coastal Property for Sea-Level Rise and Weather Extremes

5/10/2021 - By JAN ELLEN SPIEGEL. Your yard can be part of the solution. People who live along the Atlantic seaboard are accustomed to dealing with environmental extremes: salt spray that can kill just about anything green; relentless wind that whips vegetation into Leaning Tower of Pisa shapes; sand, shells, rocks and… SEE MORE

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Scientists Struggle to Understand Sea Level Risks Posed by Antarctica

5/7/2021 - By Chris Mooney and Brady Dennis. Scientists struggling to understand the threat of sea level rise on a warming Earth found Wednesday that amid lingering uncertainty, this much is clear: Meeting the goals of the Paris climate agreement remain humanity’s best hope for preserving current coastlines in the 21st century. At… SEE MORE

America’s New Normal: A Degree Hotter than Two Decades Ago

5/5/2021 - By Seth Borenstein. America’s new normal temperature is a degree hotter than it was just two decades ago. Scientists have long talked about climate change — hotter temperatures, changes in rain and snowfall and more extreme weather — being the “new normal.” Data released Tuesday by the National Oceanic and… SEE MORE

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Alaska Thunderstorms May Triple with Climate Change

3/4/2021 - By David Hosansky. Warming temperatures will potentially alter the climate in Alaska so profoundly later this century that the number of thunderstorms will triple, increasing the risks of widespread flash flooding, landslides, and lightning-induced wildfires, new research finds. In a pair of new papers, a research team led by scientists… SEE MORE

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What’s the Coldest Earth’s Ever Been?

2/22/2021 - By Michon Scott. This article is one of a three-part series on past temperatures, including the hottest the Earth has ever been and how warm the Earth has been “lately.” For much of its history, our planet has been hotter—sometimes much hotter—than it is today. But our planet has also been colder. Scientists may… SEE MORE

What Dry Winter Weather in California Can Tell Us

1/25/2021 - By Marie Tae McDermott. Good morning. This week, over a quarter of a million people were without power as powerful Santa Ana winds roared through parts of Central and Southern California. The winds were possibly the strongest that the state has seen in 20 years. Coming off the worst wildfire season… SEE MORE

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Scientists Project More Ice Cover on Great Lakes in 2021

1/22/2021 - NOAA scientists project the maximum Great Lakes ice cover for 2021 will be 30 percent, higher than last year’s maximum of 19.5 percent, but part of a long-term pattern of declining ice cover likely driven by climate change. The maximum typically occurs between mid-February and early March. The 30-percent projected… SEE MORE

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