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Lightning is Sparking More Boreal Forest Fires in Far North America
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Published December 1, 2017
Wildfires in northern Canada and Alaska have been increasing in frequency and area burned. One possible cause is more lightning.
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Water Shortage in Western Cape
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Published November 7, 2017
Reservoirs in the South African province are low after three years of unusually dry weather.
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A Regional Look at Arctic Sea Ice
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Published October 18, 2017
Arctic sea ice has been retreating the fastest in the Beaufort Sea.
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Another Hot July
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Published August 22, 2017
July 2017 was statistically tied with July 2016 as the warmest month in 137 years of modern record-keeping.
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Langley Turns 100
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Published July 18, 2017
American flight and aerospace research sprouted wings along the Virginia coast during the days of World War I.
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Drought Has Disappeared from Much of the U.S.
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Published May 5, 2017
The U.S. Drought Monitor reports its lowest levels in 17 years.
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People Cause Most U.S. Wildfires
Published March 7, 2017
Researchers also found that human-ignited fires tripled the length of the wildfire season.
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