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Colorado drought worsens as report says climate change causing higher temps in Southwest

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Climate Signals summary: Drought conditions are continuing to worsen in Colorado, as human-caused caused climate change causes hotter and drier conditions to persist.
10/14/2021

The drought in California this summer was the worst on record

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Climate Signals summary: The multi-year megadrought in California has continued into this year. The summer of 2021 had the worst summertime drought conditions in the history of the state, and the water year which ran from Oct. 1, 2020 to Sep.
Rachel Ramirez
10/14/2021

Deluge in Italy sets European record: 29 inches in 12 hours

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Photo Caption: A bridge in Quiliano, near Savona in Northern Italy, collapsed after heavy rains in the region on Oct. 4. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse/AP)
Jason Samenow
10/05/2021

Torrential Rain, Flash Floods Kill Four In Alabama

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Photo Caption: In this image taken from video, emergency rescue teams attend to a vehicle stranded in floodwaters in Hoover, Alabama, late Oct. 6, 2021. As much as 6 inches (15 cm.) of rain fell in Alabama in about a day, unleashing flash floods that required some people to be rescued.
10/08/2021

Fall foliage flopping: How climate change is dulling and delaying your leaf peeping

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Photo Caption: The leaves on trees near the White Mountains in northern New Hampshire wore brilliant reds, yellows and oranges in 2014. Warmer temperatures and extreme weather, however, could mute fall tones and affect the length of the leaf-peeping season. (Jim Cole/AP)
Kasha Patel
10/06/2021

Urban Heat Exposure Has Tripled

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Extreme heat exposure suffered by the world's urban population tripled from 1983-2016, driven largely by climate change, a study published Monday in 
10/05/2021

Climate Change Is Making Mosquitos Worse

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It's not just you, mosquitos really are worse this year, and climate change is at least partially to blame, Grist reports. Along with this summer's record heat in the contiguous U.S., this season's myriad storms and above average rainfall are the main drivers of increased mosquito populations.
09/27/2021

The Summer Of 2021 Was The Hottest Summer On Record

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NOAA found that the average temperature of meteorological summer - June, July, and August - was 2.6°F (1.45°C) above the 20th century average in the U.S. , a troubling sign as global temperatures continue to increase faster than previously thought.
09/10/2021

Madagascar Nears 'Unprecedented' Climate Change Famine

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Madagascar is on the brink of moving from a devastating drought and catastrophic food insecurity to widespread famine caused by climate change, the United Nations warns.
08/26/2021

Tennessee floods show a pressing climate danger across America: ‘Walls of water’

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Climate Signals summary: Over 17 inches of rain fell in a single day in middle Tennessee, causing widespread destruction and over 20 deaths. It was the most rain to ever fall in the state in a 24 hour period.
Sarah Kaplan
08/23/2021
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