natural disasters
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California’s in for Summer Water Shortages After Officials Find Just 2.5 Inches of Snowpack
The snowpack in California is dangerously low after one of the driest winters in 128 years.
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Super Bowl Will See Heat Wave as Wildfires Dot Los Angeles
This year’s Super Bowl in Los Angeles could see record-setting temperatures in the middle of winter. The heat wave is helping fires to spark in the region, even in the usually fire-free winter months.
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80% of Americans Suffered Through Extreme Heat Last Year
For most people living in the U.S., last summer felt unbearably hot in a new way — and new statistics on last year’s heat waves back that up. According to federal data analysed by the Washington Post this week, 80% of Americans live in a county that had at least one day of “abnormally high”…
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Extreme Heat Is Making U.S-Mexico Border Crossings Even More Dangerous
Dehydration is already a leading cause of death among migrants crossing the border from Mexico to the U.S., and conditions will become worse as the climate continues to warm, according to new research published earlier this month in Science.