Nathan Rott

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U.S., European heat waves 'virtually impossible' without climate change, study finds

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Punishing heat waves have gripped America, Asia and Europe this July. A new study finds human-caused climate change is a major reason why.

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A new study looks at the role climate change is playing in current heat waves

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

A new study looks at the role climate change has had globally in this summer's heat waves that have scorched much of the southern U.S., Europe and India.

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How climate change could cause a home insurance meltdown

Saturday, July 22, 2023

It's increasingly expensive and difficult to get home insurance, as losses rise from climate-driven disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes. And the solutions aren't always politically popular.

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What's driving the record-breaking heat wave hitting the U.S.?

Saturday, July 15, 2023

The U.S., and much of the world, has settled into a scorching weekend with temperatures reaching well over a hundred in the Southwest.

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Canada's wildfires are part of a worrying trend — but they're not without precedent

Monday, June 26, 2023

The massive fires in Canada's boreal forests are expected to worsen as the planet warms, but researchers say they're not unprecedented in scale and size.

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Firefighters in Canada are spread thin because of the hundreds of wildfires

Friday, June 16, 2023

Fire crews in Canada are getting foreign reinforcements as the country deals with its worst-ever start to wildfire season. Many of the fires are in remote areas and could burn for months.

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Wildfires continue to burn out of control in Quebec

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

The hazardous smoke that blanketed the Midwest and East Coast last week has largely cleared. But the massive wildfires in eastern Canada that generated the smoke are still very much alive.

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The Supreme Court narrows the scope of the Clean Water Act

Friday, May 26, 2023

In a major win for industry and developers, the Supreme Court is significantly limiting the number and type of U.S. waterways that get federal protection.

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California wants to store floodwaters underground. It's harder than it sounds

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Even during epic floods, California is trying to prepare for the next drought by capturing water from this year's epic winter storms.

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More than half of the world's largest lakes are shrinking. Here's why that matters

Saturday, May 20, 2023

Human actions have caused "significant declines" in the amount of water stored in 53% of the planet's largest lakes and reservoirs. Climate change and overconsumption are the primary drivers.

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Efforts to recharge California's underground aquifers show mixed results

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

With a historic snowpack starting to melt, increasing flood concerns in central California, there's an effort under way to capture as much of the water as possible in underground aquifers.

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California's epic snowpack is melting. Here's what to expect

Friday, May 05, 2023

Warmer temperatures are melting the state's historic snowpack. Already flooded communities downstream are scrambling to prepare for the surge.

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California's destructively wet winter has a bright side. You'll want to see it

Friday, April 21, 2023

California's year of endless storms has seeded superblooms of wildflowers and provided a boost to some of the state's endangered ecosystems.

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What the coming snowmelt will mean for California, already hit hard by winter floods

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

California's snowpack in the Sierra Nevada is well above average and all that snow is starting to melt. Communities are planning for flooding in a state already hit hard by winter rains and floods.

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California continues to get walloped by storms. When might it end?

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Another major storm has many Californians asking when will this stop? Dozens of towns and communities are still dealing with flooding from earlier storms.

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California asks for federal assistance ahead of another wave of extreme storms

Friday, March 10, 2023

California is bracing for more bad weather. The latest atmospheric river will bring warm air and rain, which could lead to rapid snowmelt and catastrophic flooding.

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California braces for atmospheric rivers which will likely cause more flooding

Thursday, March 09, 2023

Another atmospheric river arrives in California late Thursday — bringing with it warmer air, rain and a risk of flooding.

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Climate change is fueling more conflict between humans and wildlife

Thursday, March 02, 2023

As climate change shifts resources and habitat, humans and wildlife are coming into conflict more often, new research finds. It underscores the need for interventions, the researchers say.

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In Ukraine, evidence mounts of Russian war crimes

Friday, February 24, 2023

A year into the war in Ukraine, evidence of alleged war crimes by Russian soldiers is mounting.

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California lost more than 36 million trees in the last year alone

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

A recent federal survey found that California lost more than 36 million trees just in the last year. The large-scale die-off is alarming ecologists and policymakers.

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