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Relentless Floods
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Published March 31, 2020
High water on the James River in South Dakota has persisted for more than a year.
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Thin Snow Cover in the Sierra Nevada
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Published March 13, 2020
The winter of 2019-2020 was much drier than usual in California, as evidenced by the dearth of snow in the mountains.
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Climate Change Could Trigger More Landslides in High Mountain Asia
Published February 12, 2020
Warming temperatures will likely cause more intense rainfall, leading to increased landslide activity.
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Polar Bears Struggle as Sea Ice Declines
Published February 4, 2020
A new study shows that polar bears are spending less time on sea ice, leading them to fast longer, become thinner and have fewer cubs.
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2019 Was the Second Warmest Year on Record
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Published January 15, 2020
The past five years have been the warmest of the past 140 years.
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Iceland’s Glacial Lagoon
Published December 12, 2019
Speckled with blue and white icebergs, the Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon is a stunning landscape, but also a relatively new one.
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Permafrost Becoming a Carbon Source Instead of a Sink
Published November 19, 2019
As global and regional warming continues, winter emissions of carbon dioxide from Arctic lands are offsetting what plants absorb in the summer.
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Spate of Cyclones in the North Indian Ocean
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Published November 6, 2019
A series of strong tropical cyclones spun up this year in an area that typically doesn’t see many.
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Human Activities Are Drying Out the Amazon
The atmosphere above the rainforest has become drier, increasing the demand for water and leaving ecosystems vulnerable to fires and drought.
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