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The heat is back on high: May smashes US temperature records

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Record heat returned to the United States with a vengeance in May.
Seth Borenstein
06/06/2018

Flooding from high tides has doubled in the US in just 30 years

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The frequency of coastal flooding from high tides has doubled in the US in just 30 years, with communities near shorelines warned that the next two years are set to be punctuated by particularly severe inundations, as ocean levels continue to rise amid serious global climate change concerns.
Oliver Milman
06/06/2018

Cruises cut a slice through the Atlantic's carbon pie

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Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and about a third of it winds up being absorbed by the ocean.
Rebecca Lindsey and Michon Scott
06/06/2018

Western Wildfire Season 2018

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Climate science at a glance Human-caused climate change is increasing wildfire activity

Increasing Heat Is Driving Off Clouds That Dampen California Wildfires

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Sunny California may be getting too sunny.
Kevin Krajick
05/30/2018

May shaping up as USA's hottest on record, breaking mark set during 1934 Dust Bowl

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The USA is sweltering through what will likely be its hottest May on record, according to a preliminary analysis of weather data.National Weather Service meteorologist Victor Murphy said May 2018 should break the record set in May 1934 during the Dust Bowl. 
Doyle Rice
05/30/2018

Ellicott City Floods May 2018

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Climate science at a glance There is a global trend in stronger and more frequent heavy precipitation events, and it has been firmly attributed to climate change.[1]

In a Warming West, the Rio Grande Is Drying Up

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The Rio Grande is a classic “feast or famine” river, with a dry year or two typically followed by a couple of wet years that allow for recovery.
Henry Fountain
05/24/2018

Drought on tap to intensify over US Southwest

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Rivers are drying up, popular mountain recreation spots are closing and water restrictions are in full swing as a persistent drought intensifies its grip on pockets of the American Southwest....
Susan Montoya Bryan
05/23/2018

Pakistan Heat Wave Kills at Least 65, Welfare Group Says

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At least 65 people died amid blistering temperatures and widespread power outages in Karachi, Pakistan, a welfare organization said Tuesday....
05/23/2018
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