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After Tokyo's Heaviest Snow in Four Years and Coldest Temperature in 48 Years, Feet of Sea-Effect Snow Continue to Pile Up in Parts of Japan

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Tokyo experienced its heaviest snowfall in four years on Monday, and other parts of Japan will see sea-effect snow pile up through late-week. This weather pattern also allowed Tokyo to experience its coldest temperature in 48 years earlier this week. 
Linda Lam
01/26/2018

Exceptionally high rainfall, Paris on flood alert in second-wettest winter on record

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France has seen exceptionally high rainfall this month with several places already above all-time record and others 4 - 5 times above average for the month.
01/24/2018

Bigger, Faster Avalanches, Triggered by Climate Change

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When 247 million cubic feet of snow and ice collapsed off a glacier in the dry, mountainous region of western Tibet in 2016, the roiling mass took with it nine human lives and hundreds of animals, spreading more than five miles in three minutes at speeds of up to 186 miles per hour.
Kendra Pierre-Louis
01/23/2018

Drought returns to Texas just months after Hurricane Harvey floods state

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Billy Bob Brown has been farming in the Amarillo area for nearly half a century, and this is the longest dry spell he's ever seen.
Paul Cobler
01/24/2018

Wildfires Near Fort Worth, Texas, Force Evacuations, Shut Down Highways

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Residents have been ordered to evacuate areas west of Fort Worth, Texas, as several wildfires were fanned by winds and advanced on homes.
Sean Breslin
01/23/2018

Winter Storm Jaxon Dumps Heavy Snow on Plains, Midwest

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About 400 flights into and out of Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport were canceled Monday because of the storm, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware.
Sean Breslin
01/23/2018

Western US Snow Drought Winter 2018

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Climate science at a glanceWarming temperatures are already diminishing water supplies in the western US.Warming temperatures convert snowfall to rainfall and enhance snow melt, which reduces snowpack. Average wintertime (December-January-Februa

Blizzard dumps heavy snow from Rockies to Upper Midwest

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A blizzard slammed parts of the central United States with heavy snow and howling winds Sunday, wreaking travel havoc from Colorado to Michigan. The storm will continue into Monday, the National Weather Service said.
Doyle Rice
01/21/2018

It’s True: Cape Town’s Water Supply Is Three Months Away from a Shutdown

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Three years of unforgiving drought in Cape Town, South Africa, have led to the once-unthinkable: A great world city is about to turn off the tap to its municipal water supply.
Bob Henson
01/22/2018

Damaging Storms, Possible Tornadoes Strike Texas, Missouri, Arkansas

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Severe thunderstorms appeared to spawn at least three tornadoes Sunday night in Texas and southwest Missouri, and a few more severe storms are possible Monday in parts of the Deep South.
01/22/2018
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