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Research shows ocean acidification is spreading rapidly in the Arctic

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Ocean acidification is spreading rapidly in the western Arctic Ocean in both area and depth, potentially affecting shellfish, other marine species in the food web, and communities that depend on these resources, according to new re
Monica Allen
03/29/2017

California Water Year 2016-2017

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Climate science at a glance California depends upon snow pack for roughly one third of its water supply. Warming temperatures are shifting snowfall to rainfall and driving a more pronounced and earlier snow melt, increasing the length of the dry low-runoff period&n

Cyclone Debbie Strikes Australia’s Coastline as Thousands Flee

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Article excerptA menacing Cyclone Debbie struck the northeastern Australian coastline with devastating force Tuesday, slowly churning its path of destruction inland with wind gusts as high as 160 miles per hour, forcing tens of thousands to flee and leaving at least 48,000 homes without
Jacqueline Williams
03/28/2017

Category 3 Tropical Cyclone Debbie Pounding Queensland, Australia

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Tropical Cyclone Debbie is battering Northeast Australia’s Queensland coast with torrential rains and high winds as the storm heads west-southwest at about 5 mph towards an expected landfall near 3 pm EDT (19 UTC) Monday.
Jeff Masters and Bob Henson
03/27/2017

Scorching Phoenix may be out of position to deal with climate change

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Article excerptToday, Phoenix is a horizon of asphalt, air conditioning and historic indifference to the pitfalls of putting 1.5 million people in a place that gets just 8 inches of rain a year and where the temperature routinely exceeds 100 degrees.
03/27/2017

China's coastal sea levels rise to record high, experts blame climate change

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The average sea level around China is at its highest level since 1980, and that's not great news for our coastal home of over 24 million people which is just barely above sea level.
Alex Linder
03/23/2017

Warming Temps Bring Flooding Across Oregon And SW Washington

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Several central and eastern Oregon rivers are at risk of flooding this week.
Amanda Peacher
03/22/2017

Earlier Springs Raise Risks of Freeze Damage to Crops, Blossoms

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Article excerptColumbia, S.C. had two consecutive nights in the 20s last week.
Sean Sublette
03/21/2017

Las Vegas Valley hits 90, breaks another record in March heat wave

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March’s record-breaking heat continued Sunday in the Las Vegas Valley.The valley hit another record high, 90 degrees, which brings the total daily record highs for the month to four, the National Weather Service said.
Max Michor
03/19/2017

Peru Floods 2017

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Climate science at-a-glance There is evidence that climate change may be amplifying the extreme rainfall driving flooding in Peru. Increasing extreme precipitation is an observed global trend firmly attributed climate change,
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