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A climate change-induced natural disaster has struck India every day of 2022 so far, new CSE report shows
The sheer range of the disaster types seems eyebrow-raising. India simultaneously recorded one of t…
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More human skeletal remains uncovered in Lake Mead as the reservoir sinks to its lowest level since it was first filled in the 1930s
The discovery comes after another body was found in a barrel in the lake. Police suspect the body b…
Lauren Frias
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Videos show Las Vegas casinos underwater again following flash floods, the latest in a string of extreme weather events
One clip from inside Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino showed card tables being soaked as water fell…
Katie Anthony
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Body found in barrel at Lake Mead could be first of many grim discoveries due to extreme drought and receding water levels
Las Vegas Metro police homicide Lt. Ray Spencer said there's "a very good chance" more bodies will …
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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An ice shelf previously thought to be stable has collapsed in Antarctica
The shelf was the size of New York City and collapsed as temperatures in the region soared to more …
Rebecca Cohen
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2 flowering plants in Antarctica are growing at an unprecedented speed, a rare spectacle showing a 'tipping point' of the climate crisis, study says
The study found two plants native to Antarctica grew much quicker between 2009 and 2019 than they d…
Marianne Guenot
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Europe's severe drought is unearthing ancient artifacts from 'Spanish Stonehenge' to Emperor Nero's bridge
Europe's rivers are drying up due to the worst drought in 500 years, revealing prehistoric monument…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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The Olympics' artificial snow requires the equivalent of a day's worth of drinking water for 900 million people. Experts say it's the unfortunate future of winter sports.
To make enough Olympic snow, Beijing had to find at least 200 million gallons of extra water in one…
Matthew Loh
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Farmers in the West brace for another drought-related plague: grasshoppers
Western US farms are struggling to fend off against grasshopper swarms while also keeping farms afl…
Madison Hall
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3 factors will keep lumber prices elevated despite a multi-week decline, an economist says
As the price of lumber stabilizes, more volatility lies ahead, and three factors will keep the red-…
Isabelle Lee
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Utah is encouraging people to catch up to twice the fish they're normally allowed as rising water temperatures threaten to kill off supplies
Utah's Division of Wildlife Resources has made changes allowing fishers to broaden their catch as d…
Sarah Jackson
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A single wildfire last summer destroyed at least 10% of the world's giant sequoia trees, a new report found
Researchers determined that last August's Castle Fire destroyed between 7,500 and 10,000 of the mas…
Erin Snodgrass
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Mysterious patches of glass scattered across the Chilean desert are likely the products of an ancient exploding comet
Heat from a comet explosion likely melted and fused soil in the Chilean desert, transforming it int…
Aria Bendix
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A 'megadrought' in California is expected to lead to water shortages for production of everything from avocados to almonds, and could cause prices to rise
The worst drought in years for California threatens to push food prices even higher as farmers stru…
Grace Kay
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A family of 8 is traveling through Australia's most remote regions in a fully customized double-decker camper van. Here's a look inside.
The family, who prefers to remain anonymous, contacted Australia's leading luxury expedition vehicl…
Melissa Wiley
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'The world's ugliest orchid' is among the plants that are new to science in 2020, and it looks like a rotten, gaping mouth
At least 156 plants were given names this year, but the most memorable is likely the one that scien…
Mia Jankowicz
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UN warns of more Australia bushfire like events in 2020
The world had suffered enough in 2019 with bushfires in Australia, Amazon forest fires to drought a…
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Stunning photos show what daily life in Antarctic research stations is really like
Since Antarctica is the only continent with no native human population, the United States and 11 ot…
Peter Kotecki
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11 ways our atmosphere went bonkers this October that you probably didn't notice
It rearranges the whole system - so an uptick of a degree around the world can mean as much as 36 d…
Rafi Letzter
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Monsoon to hit Kerala tomorrow, heatwave in Northern India to last another week
Temperature in Rajasthan’s Churu soared to 50 degree Celsius on June 1— the day when monsoon…