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Hottest late August bank holiday weekend on record

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It has been the hottest late August bank holiday weekend ever - with temperatures reaching 33.3C (91.94F) in west London.The Met Office confirmed the new record temperature, which was set at Heathrow.
08/25/2019

Heat takes down more UPS workers during hottest summer ever

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July was officially the hottest month on record, and in the scorching sun, UPS workers have convulsed, fainted and landed in the ER with heat-induced kidney failure, interviews and medical records show.
Lisa Riordan Seville and Adiel Kaplan
08/22/2019

About 2.5 Million Acres in Alaska Have Burned. The State's Fire Seasons Are Getting Worse, Experts Say

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The season started early, beginning on April 30 with the Oregon Lakes Fire. And while fires typically start to peter out in August, recently there’s been a major uptick.
Tara Law
08/21/2019

India's Monsoon Season Has Left More Than 1,000 People Dead

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The monsoon season in India typically runs June to September.Extreme downpours have caused flooding and landslides that have killed hundreds.These extreme events may become more common with climate change, scientists say....
Ron Brackett
08/21/2019

Inmates swelter in uncooled prisons during heat wave

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As temperatures and heat indexes crept to record-breaking levels last week, the men and women inside of Alabama prisons sweltered. 
Melissa Brown
08/21/2019

'Environmental tragedy' as Canary Islands fire out of control

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A fire raged out of control on the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria Monday, forcing evacuations as flames rose so high even water-dropping planes could not operate in what was dubbed an "environmental tragedy".
08/19/2019

The East Coast is sinking under water—this photographer is documenting it as it disappears

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As climate change pushes sea levels higher around the world, the water is rising especially fast along the East Coast of the U.S. as the land simultaneously sinks.
Adele Peters
08/20/2019

First-ever mandatory water cutbacks will kick in next year along the Colorado River

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Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will be required to take less water from the Colorado River for the first time next year under a set of agreements that aim to keep enough water in Lake Mead to reduce the risk of a crash.
Ian James
08/17/2019

Western US Extreme Heat August 2019

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Climate science at a glance Extreme heat is among the most obvious and well documented effects of climate change. The signal of climate change is especially clear in the western United States where a formal attribution study has made the link.

Stalking wildfires to capture the horrible beauty of climate change

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At around 3 am on November 9, 2018, photographer Stuart Palley stood on the sidewalk of a residential street in Thousand Oaks, California. A wildfire known as the Hill Fire was burning down from the foothills, driven by Santa Ana winds and fueled by unseasonably hot and dry conditions.
Ryan Bell
08/15/2019
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