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'Precipitous' fall in Antarctic sea ice since 2014 revealed

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The vast expanse of sea ice around Antarctica has suffered a “precipitous” fall since 2014, satellite data shows, and fell at a faster rate than seen in the Arctic.
Damian Carrington
07/01/2019

Flood apocalypse in Eastern Siberia kills five and maroons 9,919 whose homes destroyed or damaged

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Five people were killed in the Siberian region hit by strong rains, two are missing, nearly 400 were injured with 97 were admitted to local hospitals....
06/30/2019

Overnight Flash Flooding Prompts Evacuations in West Virginia

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Heavy rain triggered flash flooding overnight Saturday night and early Sunday morning in parts of northern West Virginia, prompting evacuations in several areas near the border with western Maryland.
Jonathan Erdman
06/30/2019

European Heat Wave June 2019

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Climate science at a glance Rapid attribution analysis found that climate change made the record June 2019 heat in France up to 100 times more likely and up to 7.2°F (4°C) hotter.[1]  Extreme heat and heat w

Mental stress on rise as coastal towns confront surging climate threats

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When community leaders in the town of Piermont, just north of New York City, ask residents, "How long do you want to live here?" the question is more than a personal one.
Sebastien Malo
06/21/2019

Floods claimed 88 lives, destroyed 17,000 homes and damaged 82,000, China

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At least 88 people have died and 17 are still missing as a result of severe floods and landslides affecting parts of southwest China since last week.The worst affected are provinces of Jiangxi, Guangxi, Guizhou, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan, Guangdong and Chongqing. 
Teo Blašković
06/21/2019

Scientists amazed as Canadian permafrost thaws 70 years early

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Permafrost at outposts in the Canadian Arctic is thawing 70 years earlier than predicted, an expedition has discovered, in the latest sign that the global climate crisis is accelerating even faster than scientists had feared.
Matthew Green
06/18/2019

India Heat Waves 2019

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Climate science at a glance Extreme heat and heat waves around the world are some of the clearest impacts of climate change on extreme weather. Four out of five record-hot days globally are now amplified by global warming.

Recent scorching temperatures in Kuwait and Pakistan confirmed as third and fourth hottest on Earth

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Following years of tireless investigation, the World Meteorological Organization on Tuesday announced that two recent temperature readings have been accepted among the hottest recorded on Earth.One of the scorching marks came from the Middle East, the other from South Asia.
Ian Livingston
06/18/2019

June has had 3 times more rain than last year in Detroit

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Rain, rain, go away. It’s been another wet month in the Motor City.The amount of precipitation in Detroit so far in June is three times what it was this time last year, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Kevin Kacan.
Anna Bauman
06/17/2019
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