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Rhea Fire 2018

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Climate science at a glance Three mega-fires have burned in Oklahoma over last three years. Unusually hot temperatures amplified the drought conditions that fueled the Rhea fire. Grass and shrubland fires have increased by 100,288 acres per decade since t

More Downpours: Increase in Heaviest Precip Events

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Rivers continue to swell in the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys. More than 10 inches of rain fell last week in Arkansas and Louisiana. While the individual weather pattern may allow for heavy rain, the heaviest of this precipitation is increasing as the world warms from climate change.
02/28/2018

Heavy Rainfall Trends Across the U.S.

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With flooding in parts of the Mississippi Valley and a strong Pacific storm coming into the Northwest, we examined the trend in the number of days each year with heavy precipitation at 244 individual sites in the U.S.
04/11/2018

We’re not ready for hurricane season, and it’s 8 weeks away

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Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico are still recovering from last year’s devastating hurricane season, the most destructive in U.S. history. And it looks like another rough hurricane season is just eight weeks away.
Eric Holthaus
04/05/2018

Weatherwise, it's already been a disastrous start to the year in the U.S.

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Weatherwise, it's already been a disastrous start to the year in the U.S., even before the tornado season ramps up and long before any direct hits from hurricanes.
Doyle Rice
04/06/2018

Models Coming into Agreement on Widespread Effects of Arctic Sea Ice Loss

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Exactly a year after more than 100 scientists gathered to discuss the connections between Arctic sea ice loss and midlatitude climate (see our coverage), the picture has become a bit clearer.
Bob Henson
02/05/2018

NOAA: March Ignored the Calendar across Eastern U.S.

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The nation saw a preliminary total of 626 record highs and 253 daily record lows for March, according to NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). As of April 3, this year had racked up 7171 record highs and 5700 record lows, according to NOAA/NCEI.
Bob Henson
04/06/2018

Here’s How Frost-Free Season Affects Allergy Season

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Despite late-season snow and chill, spring is blossoming. According to the National Phenology Network, leaves are arriving early this year in the West, Southwest, Ohio Valley, and parts of the Mid-Atlantic.
04/04/2018

Flood Threat Is Back, from Texas to the Ohio Valley

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Flash flood watches were in effect on Wednesday from eastern Texas to parts of West Virginia, as a slow-moving front and upper-level low drenched the corridor.
Bob Henson
03/28/2018

Destructive Mariposa storm likely killed 2, officials say. These factors didn't help

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Mariposa County Sheriff Doug Binnewies on Tuesday told the Board of Supervisors the March 22 storm caused significant destruction countywide.
Vikaas Shanker
03/27/2018
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