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Sea Level Rise Brings Added Risks to Coastal Nuclear Plants
Sea level rise will exacerbate storm surge flooding, scientists say, which means more severe "worst-case scenarios" for plants like Florida's Turkey Point.
The Big Chill in the Bering Sea
While the world warms as a whole, the Bering Sea has cooled recently. What's happening in the waters off Alaska?
The Great Water Heist
Desert dust blown onto the West’s mountains causes snow to melt prematurely, costing the Colorado River five percent of its annual flow.
Running Toward Empty?: Part Two
Climate research offers little reason to believe that the snowy start to the year in the Colorado Basin is a harbinger of wetter times to come.
Running Toward Empty?
With drought, increasing water consumption, and climate change, the Colorado River Basin appears headed for a day of reckoning.
A 25-Year-Old Prediction of Water Scarcity in the Southwest Holds True, Study Finds
Armed with modern data, a team of scientists has revisited the Cadillac Desert and found the Southwest's water woes are as bad as ever.
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