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Climate science at-a-glanceClimate change loads storms with more rainfall, increasing the threat of flooding.A warmer atmosphere holds and dumps more moisture.
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Human-caused climate change was at least partly to blame and probably mostly to blame for Tucson’s record-setting March heat, says a researcher with expertise in this field.
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Smoke from a massive fire in Georgia is moving into North Carolina again, and the Triangle may soon be able to smell it.
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Seattle may have a rainy, dreary reputation, but the persistence and amount of rain since fall has rewritten the record books in the Pacific Northwest.
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The wet just won't quit.Seattle has soaked up 44.67 inches of rain since October 1, according to the National Weather Service.
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Article excerptThey’re back. Those big tides we saw for several months last fall are returning this week. Astronomical high tides are nothing new; they have been occurring for millennia.
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Heavy rains in the South Department of Haiti, heavily affected by Hurricane "Matthew" last year, caused severe damage between April 20 and 23, 2017. At least six people have lost lives, several houses were completely destroyed and at least 5 000 damaged.
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Winter made a vicious return to Newfoundland in recent days, where freezing rain fell for a record two and a half days in one spot.
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Heavy rain and spring snow runoff have caused severe flooding on the Ottawa and Rigaud rivers in Quebec, Canada, prompting a state of emergency and evacuations.
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On Tuesday, the Mauna Loa Observatory recorded its first-ever carbon dioxide reading in excess of 410 parts per million (it was 410.28 ppm in case you want the full deal). Carbon dioxide hasn’t reached that height in millions of years.
