Why scientists scanned giant hailstones in a dentist’s office todayheadline

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Why scientists scanned giant hailstones in a dentist’s office todayheadline

December 6, 2024

A destructive 2022 storm in Spain produced large hailstones up to 12 centimetres in diameterTomeu Rigo Ribas A scanner at ...

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New York isn’t ready to fight more wildfires todayheadline

December 1, 2024

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This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Joseph Nickischer can’t remember ...

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Mississippi River towns pilot new insurance model to help with disaster response todayheadline

November 23, 2024

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This story was originally published by St. Louis Public Radio. Early on Election Day, highways in the St. Louis area ...

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Rural water utilities in North Carolina are still reeling from Helene

November 22, 2024

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The most exciting part of the day at Spruce Pine Montessori School is when the truck arrives to empty the ...

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Climate change made all of this year's Atlantic hurricanes so much worse

November 20, 2024

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Like wildfires chewing through dried-out forests, hurricane after hurricane fed on extra-hot ocean water this summer and fall before slamming ...

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Itâ€s not normal for the East Coast to be on fire

November 16, 2024

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This story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of theÂ Climate DeskÂ collaboration. Last weekend, a very ...

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'Praying for rain': How New York farmers are dealing with drought â€” and unexpected brush fires

November 12, 2024

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For farmers, planning for spring begins in the fall. Thatâ€s when seeds go into the ground. Later, if all goes ...

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It's already official: You're living through the hottest year on record

November 12, 2024

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Nine months ago, the oceans became bathwater. As historically hot sea temperatures forced corals to expel the microorganisms that keep ...

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Mexico is offering water to South Texas. But thereâ€s a catch farmers arenâ€t happy about.

November 9, 2024

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This story was originally published by the Texas Tribune, a member-supported, nonpartisan newsroom informing and engaging Texans on state politics ...

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