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Sea level rise is speeding up, scientists confirm

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Climate change is making our seas rise faster and faster, confirms a new study examining 25 years of data.
Kyla Mandel
02/12/2018

Sea Level Rise Is Accelerating: 4 Inches Per Decade (or More) by 2100

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The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reinforce the outlook that average global sea level i
Bob Berwin
02/13/2018

If you live in Florida, doctors say climate change is already affecting your health

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When most people think about climate change — if they do at all — what usually comes to mind is melting glaciers, starving polar bears and flood waters lapping at the doors of Miami Beach condo buildings.
Alex Harris
02/09/2018

PyeongChang Climate Extremes

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The 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea officially begin with the opening ceremony this Friday. Weather conditions such as temperatures, natural snowpack, and days conducive for making snow all have serious impacts on the quality of the games.
02/09/2018

February 2018 La Niña update: tuned in

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Emily Becker
02/08/2018

The U.S. Ran Hot and Cold—but Mostly Dry—in January

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There’s no doubt January will be best remembered by millions for the epic cold blast that lodged itself over central and eastern North America from around Christmas through the first week of the new year. Dozens of locations across the Midwest and East had their coldest or second-coldes
Bob Henson
02/07/2018

January brought largest drought footprint in nearly 4 years to U.S.

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During January, the average temperature for the contiguous U.S. was 32.2 degrees F, 2.1 degrees above average, ranking among the warmest third in the 124-year record, according to scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information....
02/07/2018

Is This Really February in California? All-Time Record Highs are Being Set

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Since the beginning of the year, well-above-average warmth has been dominant in the Golden State thanks to a dome of high pressure aloft centered either over the western U.S. or just off the Pacific Coast.
Brian Donegan
02/07/2018

Permafrost Soils Contain 'Extraordinary' Levels of Mercury

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Thawing permafrost is creating major problems for Alaskan communities, and the situation is poised to get worse as temperatures keep rising. Now scientists have pinpointed a new reason to be concerned about ancient soils coming out of the freezer for the first time in millennia: mercury.
Maddie Stone
02/06/2018

Parts of Texas Have Been Drier Than Death Valley This Winter, Including a Record Dry Streak of Over 100 Days

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One Texas Panhandle city has set a record dry streak, going months without significant rain or snow, and parts of the southern High Plains have been drier this winter than notoriously parched Death Valley, California.
Jonathan Erdman
02/02/2018
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