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Polar Vortex Could Bring Freezing Temperatures to the US, Be the Coldest in a Decade
A polar vortex is expected to bring extreme cold and heavy snowstorms across the eastern United States. Temperatures could drop as much as 30°F below average, with some regions experiencing sub-freezing conditions as far south as Florida. The cold blast is set to affect areas like the Great Lakes, Northeast, and Appalachians, causing significant s...
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US Gripped By Extreme Cold Temperatures As 2024 Presidential Race Kicks Off
Much of the United States remained gripped by an Arctic blast, cutting power to tens of thousands of customers in northern states and Texas and potentially dampening turnout in Iowa.
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July's Heat Waves "Virtually Impossible" Without Climate Change: Scientists
This summer's extreme heat in the US and southern Europe would have been "virtually impossible" without climate change, according to a rapid analysis by scientists who study how climate change influences extreme weather events.
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Heat, War And Export Bans: Global Food Threats Are On The Rise
As scorching temperatures ravage farms from the US to China, crop harvests, fruit production and dairy output are all coming under pressure. That extreme weather is just one of threats to food supplies that are once again mounting around the world.
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Explained: From China To US - How El Nino Is Driving Extreme Weather
Countries around the world from China to the United States are battling heatwaves, with the onset of the climate phenonenon El Nino helping push temperatures higher.
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Over 2,600 Flights Cancelled Due To Thunderstorms In US, Some Parts Bake
The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for parts of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island on Sunday.
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Extreme Weather In US Caused Damage Worth $165 Billion: Report
Major hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, drought and a fierce winter storm caused more than $165 billion in damage in the United States last year with climate change "supercharging" some extreme weather, a US government report said Tuesday.
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'Extreme Heat Belt' Will Impact Over 100 Million Americans By 2053: Report
An area of intensely warm weather -- a so-called "extreme heat belt" -- with at least 1 day per year in which the heat index hits 125 Fahrenheit, is expected to cover a US region home to more than 100 million people by the year 2053, a report said.
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Incredible Satellite Video Shows "Tornadic Supercell' Forming Over Chicago
A satellite video showing a "tornadic supercell" forming over Chicago, US, has gone viral on social media.
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Blow Up Moon To Eliminate Extreme Weather, US Professor Once Said: Report
Professor Alexander Abian, from Iowa State University, proposed in 1991 to blow up the Moon, on the lines of the movie 'Armageddon'.
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Indian Family Of 4 Freeze To Death Near US-Canada Border
In a heartbreaking tragedy, a family of four Indians, including a baby, has died from exposure to extreme cold weather on the Canadian side of the border with the US in an apparent human smuggling operation.
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'Icemageddon': Alaska's Extreme Weather, Record Highs, Torrential Rain
Extreme weather in Alaska that has brought record high temperatures and torrential downpours has left authorities in the far northern US state warning of "Icemageddon".
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Changing Ocean Currents Driving Extreme Winter Weather In US: Researchers
Researchers found that winter weather in US critically depends on this conveyor belt-like system. As the AMOC slows because of climate change, the US will experience more extreme cold winter weather.
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Why Is the Weather So Weird? It's Climate Change
Heatwaves in the U.S. and floods in western Europe have dominated the news cycle recently, forcing us to re-examine the relationship between climate change and extreme weather. Other catastrophes are going unnoticed.
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Texas Winter Storm Likely Due To Climate Change: White House
The White House said on Thursday a severe winter storm engulfing Texas and nearby states was the type of extreme weather event that climate change is triggering, rejecting assertions by Texas officials that "green energy" caused widespread power outages.
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Polar Vortex Could Bring Freezing Temperatures to the US, Be the Coldest in a Decade
A polar vortex is expected to bring extreme cold and heavy snowstorms across the eastern United States. Temperatures could drop as much as 30°F below average, with some regions experiencing sub-freezing conditions as far south as Florida. The cold blast is set to affect areas like the Great Lakes, Northeast, and Appalachians, causing significant s...
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US Gripped By Extreme Cold Temperatures As 2024 Presidential Race Kicks Off
Much of the United States remained gripped by an Arctic blast, cutting power to tens of thousands of customers in northern states and Texas and potentially dampening turnout in Iowa.
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July's Heat Waves "Virtually Impossible" Without Climate Change: Scientists
This summer's extreme heat in the US and southern Europe would have been "virtually impossible" without climate change, according to a rapid analysis by scientists who study how climate change influences extreme weather events.
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Heat, War And Export Bans: Global Food Threats Are On The Rise
As scorching temperatures ravage farms from the US to China, crop harvests, fruit production and dairy output are all coming under pressure. That extreme weather is just one of threats to food supplies that are once again mounting around the world.
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Explained: From China To US - How El Nino Is Driving Extreme Weather
Countries around the world from China to the United States are battling heatwaves, with the onset of the climate phenonenon El Nino helping push temperatures higher.
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Over 2,600 Flights Cancelled Due To Thunderstorms In US, Some Parts Bake
The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for parts of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island on Sunday.
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Extreme Weather In US Caused Damage Worth $165 Billion: Report
Major hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, drought and a fierce winter storm caused more than $165 billion in damage in the United States last year with climate change "supercharging" some extreme weather, a US government report said Tuesday.
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'Extreme Heat Belt' Will Impact Over 100 Million Americans By 2053: Report
An area of intensely warm weather -- a so-called "extreme heat belt" -- with at least 1 day per year in which the heat index hits 125 Fahrenheit, is expected to cover a US region home to more than 100 million people by the year 2053, a report said.
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Incredible Satellite Video Shows "Tornadic Supercell' Forming Over Chicago
A satellite video showing a "tornadic supercell" forming over Chicago, US, has gone viral on social media.
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Blow Up Moon To Eliminate Extreme Weather, US Professor Once Said: Report
Professor Alexander Abian, from Iowa State University, proposed in 1991 to blow up the Moon, on the lines of the movie 'Armageddon'.
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Indian Family Of 4 Freeze To Death Near US-Canada Border
In a heartbreaking tragedy, a family of four Indians, including a baby, has died from exposure to extreme cold weather on the Canadian side of the border with the US in an apparent human smuggling operation.
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'Icemageddon': Alaska's Extreme Weather, Record Highs, Torrential Rain
Extreme weather in Alaska that has brought record high temperatures and torrential downpours has left authorities in the far northern US state warning of "Icemageddon".
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Changing Ocean Currents Driving Extreme Winter Weather In US: Researchers
Researchers found that winter weather in US critically depends on this conveyor belt-like system. As the AMOC slows because of climate change, the US will experience more extreme cold winter weather.
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Why Is the Weather So Weird? It's Climate Change
Heatwaves in the U.S. and floods in western Europe have dominated the news cycle recently, forcing us to re-examine the relationship between climate change and extreme weather. Other catastrophes are going unnoticed.
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Texas Winter Storm Likely Due To Climate Change: White House
The White House said on Thursday a severe winter storm engulfing Texas and nearby states was the type of extreme weather event that climate change is triggering, rejecting assertions by Texas officials that "green energy" caused widespread power outages.
