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In this photo provided by the New Mexico National Guard, a New Mexico National Guard Aviation UH-60 Black Hawk flies as part of firefighting efforts, dropping thousands of gallons of water with Bambi buckets from the air on the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak f

The wildfires burning in the Southwest are bad but 'not unprecedented'

May 16, 2022
Experts say the Southwestern U.S. is drier than it's been in some 1,200 years, which is one of, but not the only, drivers of the large infernos burning in New Mexico.
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National
Wind kicks up dust at the fairgrounds as firefighters meet and confer about the wildfire raging on the other side of the hill behind them just outside of Las Vegas, N.M., on Saturday, May 7, 2022.

New Mexico residents brace for extreme wildfire conditions

May 08, 2022
With the worst of the thick wildfire smoke having blown out of town, residents of a small northern New Mexico city tried to recapture a sense of normalcy amid predictions of extreme fire conditions.
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Climate
This photo taken on April 25 shows the top of Lake Mead drinking water Intake No. 1 above the surface level of the Colorado River reservoir behind Hoover Dam. The intake is the uppermost of three in the deep, drought-stricken lake that provides Las Vegas

A barrel containing a body was exposed as the level of Nevada's Lake Mead drops

May 02, 2022
Police predict that as the water level drops because of drought, more bodies will be found.
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Chris Castillo throws a freshly cut log as he and his cousins clear a wireline along a family member's home in Las Vegas, N.M., on Monday. Wind-whipped flames are marching across more of New Mexico's tinder-dry mountainsides, forcing the evacuation of ar

As a wildfire closes in, New Mexico residents prepare to flee

May 02, 2022
Firefighting crews were battling to keep the fire in northern New Mexico, the largest fire burning in the U.S., from making another run across the state's drought-parched landscape.
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Weather
The Cerro Pelado Fire burns in the Jemez Mountains on Friday, April 29, 2022 in Cochiti, N.M..

Firefighters battling the nation's largest active wildfire brace for strong winds

May 01, 2022
Officials say the mammoth New Mexico fire has already destroyed 277 structures, including at least 166 homes.
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National
Firefighters search what's left of John's Animal World on Saturday in Andover, Kan., after a suspected tornado hit the area.

A suspected tornado in Kansas injured several people and damaged multiple buildings

Apr 30, 2022
More than 6,500 people were left without power, and a fire chief said some homes were destroyed.
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Weather
A fast-moving storm dropped over a foot of snow in some areas of New York, including in Binghamton, where the National Weather Service reported a record snowfall.

A late spring storm leaves thousands in the Northeast in the dark

Apr 19, 2022
Some local officials say it could be some time before power is restored in hard-hit Broome County, New York.
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Climate
Philadelphia firefighters walk through a flooded neighborhood on Aug. 4, 2020, after Tropical Storm Isaias moved through.

Climate change fueled extreme rainfall during the record 2020 hurricane reason

Apr 19, 2022
Human-induced climate change fueled one of the most active hurricane seasons on record in 2020, with rainfall totals up to 10% higher than in the pre-industrial era, according to a new study.
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National

North Dakota is digging out from a historic Spring blizzard

Apr 19, 2022
That snowfall could offer some reprieve to farmers and ranchers who have been struggling through a punishing drought. Many of them have been teetering on bankruptcy.
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Why is Texas facing so many extreme weather events?

Apr 17, 2022
Ayesha Rascoe speaks to environmental reporter Amal Ahmed about extreme weather in Texas.
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Climate
More than 3 months after the Marshall Fire, clean up is only beginning near Louisville, Colo.

After a rough year, new wildfire warnings have Boulder, Colo., on edge

Apr 14, 2022
Boulder is again under a red flag warning for extreme wildfire danger as powerful winds like those that fanned a destructive blaze in December return to the drought stricken region.
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Africa
A woman is seen through a damaged wall hanging her clothes on a makeshift washing line in Ntuzuma, outside of Durban, South Africa, on Wednesday. Flooding in South Africa's Durban area has taken killed at least 259.

Flooding kills at least 259 in South Africa

Apr 13, 2022
The death toll is expected to rise as search and rescue operations continue in South Africa's Durban area. The president blamed climate change for the flooding.
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Asia
Residents are evacuated by rescuers in a flooded village in Panitan, Panay island, Philippines on Tuesday. Heavy rains caused by a summer tropical depression killed at least a few dozen people in the central and southern Philippines, mostly due to landsl

Search efforts intensify as Philippine death toll from floods rises to nearly 60

Apr 12, 2022
A summer tropical depression unleashed days of pounding rain in the central and southern Philippines. Rescuers were struggling with mud and unstable heaps of earth and debris to find missing people.
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Weather

Several tornadoes reportedly touched down in Arkansas overnight

Apr 12, 2022
The National Weather Service in Little Rock issued a rare tornado warning around 8:15 p.m. local time on Monday for areas north of the state's capital and most populous city.
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This satellite image taken on Sept. 8, 2021, shows Hurricane Larry in the Atlantic Ocean.

The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season will be more active than usual, researchers say

Apr 07, 2022
At least nine hurricanes are predicted by researchers at Colorado State University. Four of those are expected to be Category 3 or higher.
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Weather
Meteorologist Doug Kammerer pauses his live weather broadcast to warn his family about a tornado warning.

Meteorologist pauses weather report on live TV to call family about a tornado warning

Mar 31, 2022
A meteorologist for NBC Washington paused his live weather report Thursday to call his family about a tornado warning near their home.
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Climate
The business model of luxury ski areas is again under scrutiny as the perils of climate change take hold in the Rocky Mountains.

Will skiing survive? Resorts struggle through a winter of climate and housing woes

Mar 31, 2022
In the West, ski resorts are banking on a Spring Break surge after a rough winter of prolonged drought, labor and housing shortages and frustrated customers.
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1 dead and homes destroyed after tornado hit New Orleans area last night

Mar 23, 2022
Clean-up continues in New Orleans and a nearby suburb after a tornado moved through Tuesday night, destroying homes and killing one person.
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Deadly tornado causes damage across New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward

Mar 23, 2022
A tornado touched down in the New Orleans area Tuesday night causing widespread damage and at least one death.
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A debris lined street is seen in the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans is seen Tuesday.

Tornado kills at least 1 after it rips through New Orleans and its suburbs

Mar 22, 2022
The storm reportedly leaves about 13,000 homes and businesses without power in the three parishes around New Orleans.
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Weather
A woman shows her granddaughter the newly installed tornado shelter in the floor of the garage in 2014 in Moore, Okla.

How to keep yourself safe during a tornado

Mar 22, 2022
Outrunning a tornado is very unlikely. But there are several things you can do to increase your chances of staying safe if a tornado hits.
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Weather
Debris litters the ground surrounding homes, damaged by a tornado in Round Rock, Texas, on Monday.

Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama brace as storm approaches

Mar 22, 2022
Southeastern states are in the pathway of a storm system that left widespread damage and some injuries in Texas.
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Education
On Sept. 1, 2021, 7 inches of rain from the remains of Hurricane Ida hammered down on Cresskill Middle/High School in Bergen County, N.J. Superintendent Michael Burke walks through what's left of the media center.

This school wasn't built for the new climate reality. Yours may not be either

Mar 21, 2022
Hurricanes, wildfires and floods: Across the country, climate change is driving more severe weather, and many schools are not prepared.
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Weather

Many states are setting up their own extensive weather monitoring networks

Mar 15, 2022
Forecasters say with a rise in extreme weather disasters, the states' monitoring networks are key to saving lives.
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Climate
Gretchen Turner looks toward her home before making her way to Halloween festivities in downtown Waverly, Tenn.

Rebuild or leave? In a flood-prone Tennessee town, one family must decide

Mar 14, 2022
Weather disasters displaced thousands of Americans in 2021. In one Tennessee town, a family decides whether to rebuild or leave for good after a deadly flood sparked by a catastrophic rainfall.

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