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An urgent crisis of leadership, climate, and water is unfolding in South Africa

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Cape Town is headed for unknown territory. After years of drought, the city of 4 million on the Western Cape of South Africa is facing an unprecedented disaster: Unless a major rainstorm occurs, officials are predicting that on or around April 12 the city’s water supply will run dry.
Nathalie Baptiste
02/01/2018

Drought deja vu: California snowpack at 30 percent of normal

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California’s Sierra Nevada is plunging deeper into a warm, dry winter that shows little sign of a turnaround....
Kurtis Alexander
01/29/2018

Snowpack Near Record Lows Spells Trouble for Western Water Supplies

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University of Colorado hydrologist Keith Musselman's research in the southern Sierra Nevada shows how sensitive mountain snowpack is to global warming.
Bob Berwyn
01/31/2018

REDUCED SNOWPACK DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE MEANS MORE WATER WOES FOR CALIFORNIA

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....Climate scientists are finding that it’s not just warming temperatures that are causing the transition from snow to rain but also the altering intensity and variability of winter storms in the Sierra Nevada.
Morgan Levey
12/11/2017

New Zealand heatwave sparks health alerts and scramble for fans

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Article excerptA week-long heatwave has floored New Zealand, breaking temperature records across the country and causing a nationwide shortage of fans.
Eleanor Ainge Roy
01/29/2018

Winter Storm Kalani Brings Snow to Parts of the Northeast Following Monday's Heavy Snow in Lower Michigan

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Winter Storm Kalani dumped heavy snow over parts of Michigan Monday and is now wringing out snow over parts of the East.Small-scale bands of heavy snow developed over parts of Lower Michigan Monday morning, producing accumulations of a half-foot or more.
Brian Donegan
01/30/2018

Australia: Heat wave causes blackout in Victoria

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Tens of thousands of homes in the Australian state of Victoria were left without power on Sunday night as soaring temperatures crippled the state's electricity network.
01/29/2018

Floods, Record Warmth, High Winds: It’s the Winter of 2018, European Edition

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A January “warm wave”Wednesday was the mildest January day on record across parts of northern Europe. This includes the coastal German town of Cuxhaven, which reached 13.8°C (56.8°F).
Bob Henson
01/27/2018

The U.S. Is About to Get Real Cold Again. Blame It on Global Warming

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Less Arctic ice has been linked to more winter cold snapsExtreme positions of jet stream ‘mean more extreme weather’...Because the world is getting warmer, it’s getting colder, too.
Jim Efstathiou Jr
01/26/2018

New Hurricane Model Developed to Estimate Danger From Rare, High-Impact Hurricanes in a Changing Climate

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A new global hurricane model has been developed to estimate the long-term danger from rare, high-impact hurricanes in a changing climate....
Jonathan Belles
01/26/2018
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