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This Map Shows Warming’s Fingerprints on Weather
A new, interactive map shows where studies have found a discernible role for warming in extreme weather events.
Warming May Turn Africa’s Arid Sahel Green: Researchers
One of Africa's driest regions - the Sahel - could turn greener if the planet warms more than 2 degrees Celsius.
Climate Change Altering Droughts, Impacts Across U.S.
Climate change may be altering the characteristics and impacts of drought across the U.S.
Warming Could Push Earth’s Rains Northward
Rain belts could be pushed northward as the Northern Hemisphere warms faster than the Southern Hemisphere.
Warmer Temperatures Drying the Rio Grande
Rising temperatures are causing less of each winter’s snowpack to flow down a major river as water.
U.S. Drought at Lowest Level in Nearly Two Decades
After years of widespread, intense drought, the U.S. is experiencing its smallest drought footprint since 2000.
The Fingerprints of Global Warming on Extreme Weather
Global warming made heat records more likely for about 80 percent of an observed area of the globe.
Scientists: Get Used to Wildfires in a Warming World
Communities across the West will have to adapt to living with the ever-increasing threat of wildfires.
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