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Worst drought in 90 years hits Namibia, over 61,000 cattle and other livestock perish

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Severe drought is affecting Namibia, causing deaths of more than 41,000 cattle over a period of ten months, reports showed on October 3, 2019. Officials describe it as the worst drought in 90 years.
Julie Celestial
10/03/2019

Worst drought in 60 years kills at least 106 000 farm animals in Chile

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Approximately 106,000 farm animals have perished so far due to drought in Chile, reports confirmed on October 5, 2019. This year's dry spell is the country's worst in six decades, leaving crops destroyed and dead animals in the field.
Julie Celestial
10/08/2019

From tropical storm to Category 5 in 18 hours: Super Typhoon Hagibis intensifies at one of the fastest rates on record

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On Sunday morning, it was a tropical storm. By Monday morning, it had Category 5 winds. Super Typhoon Hagibis, currently moving near the Federated States of Micronesia in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, is a monster that gathered strength at one of the fastest rates ever observed on Earth.
Matthew Cappucci and Andrew Freedman
10/07/2019

Southeast Heat Wave October 2019

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Climate science at a glance The fingerprint of global warming has been firmly identified in the increasing intensity, duration and frequency of extreme heat events in the United States.[1]

More than 1,600 die in India's heaviest monsoon season for 25 years

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The heaviest monsoon rains to lash India in 25 years have killed more than 1,600 people since June, government data showed on Tuesday, as authorities battled floods in two northern states and muddy waters swirled inside a major city.
Devjyot Ghoshal and Saurabh Sharma
10/01/2019

2019 Arctic sea ice extent ties for second-lowest summer minimum on record

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The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) reported that Arctic sea ice extent—the area where ice concentration is at least 15 percent—dipped to 1.60 million square miles (4.15 million square kilometers) on September 18, 2019, and has since been increasing.
Michon Scott, Rebecca Lindsey
09/23/2019

Hawaii coral show signs of stress amid record-setting heat

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At the edge of an ancient lava flow where jagged black rocks meet the Pacific, small off-the-grid homes overlook the calm blue waters of Papa Bay on Hawaii’s Big Island — no tourists or hotels in sight.
Caleb Jones
09/23/2019

The Impact of Climate Change on Kivalina, Alaska

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Along Alaska’s west coast, about 80 miles above the Arctic circle, sits the village of Kivalina, situated on a narrow strip of land between a lagoon and the Chukchi Sea—one of several native coastal villages dealing with problems due to the warming of the Arctic.
Alan Taylor
09/18/2019

40 inches of rain 'worse than Harvey': Hundreds rescued from floods as Imelda drenches Texas

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First responders were overwhelmed by 911 calls for high water rescues Thursday as Tropical Depression Imelda drenched East Texas with unrelenting rain measured in feet.
John Bacon
09/19/2019

Ocean Heat Wave Intensifies in Pacific, with Risks for Wildlife and Wildfires

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An intensifying marine heat wave in the northeastern Pacific Ocean has triggered government warnings about harm to salmon and other fisheries along the U.S. West Coast, and it's raising concerns about hurricane risks to the Hawaiian islands and wildfire risks in California.
Bob Berwyn
09/17/2019
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