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The Colorado River is evaporating, and climate change is largely to blame

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An hour’s drive from Las Vegas stands America’s Hoover Dam, a commanding barrier of concrete holding back the trillions of gallons of Colorado River water held inside Lake Mead. 
Mark Kaufman
09/07/2018

Hurricane Florence September 2018

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Climate science at a glance Rainfall increased by over 50 percent in the heaviest precipitating parts of the Florence due to human interference in the cl

Schools in at least 5 states see early closures amid staggering heat wave

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School may have just started, but for hundreds of students in the region around the nation’s capital, class is already getting out early. In the Washington, D.C.
E.A. Crunden
09/05/2018

New Jersey Schools To Dismiss Students Early Because Of Extreme Heat

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Dozens of schools across New Jersey will dismiss students early Thursday due to extreme heat.
09/06/2018

An ocean ‘heat wave’ just drove temperatures off Maine to near-record highs

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Sea surface temperatures in the vast Gulf of Maine hit a near-record high of 68.93 degrees Fahrenheit on Aug. 8, part of what scientists called a month-long “marine heat wave” in the normally chilly waters that are home to everything from lobsters to whales.
Steven Mufson
08/31/2018

A hot, dry summer has led to drought in Europe in 2018

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Prolonged heat and dryness during the summer of 2018 has turned formerly green fields into dusty, dying patches of soil all across Europe, leading to drought across many countries....
Tom Di Liberto
08/30/2018

A 2018 Summer of Extremes

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Meteorological summer has been one of extremes in the U.S. Overall, the East has been wet while the West has baked in the heat. These types of extremes, which are set up by a consistent jet stream pattern, are amplified by a warming climate.
08/29/2018

A Refreshing Cooldown Is Ahead in the Northeast, But It Won't Stick Around For Long

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Boston tied its second warmest low temperature for any calendar day on Wednesday morning by only dipping to 81 degrees, then rose to at least 98 degrees during the afternoon – a record high for the day.
Chris Dolce
08/29/2018

7 Species Hit Hard by Climate Change—Including One That's Already Extinct

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Climate change is doing "widespread and consequential" harm to animals and plants, which are struggling to adapt to new conditions, according to a major report released Monday.
Christine Dell'amore
04/02/2014

Half of All Species Are on the Move—And We're Feeling It

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The shrubs probably responded first. In the 19th century, alder and flowering willows in the Alaskan Arctic stood no taller than a small child—just a little over three feet.
Craig Welch
04/27/2017
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