A powerful typhoon hurtled toward Japan's mainland Sunday after injuring dozens on southern islands, as weather officials warned that fierce winds and torrential rain could trigger landslides and floods.
Environment
Sep 30, 2018
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After hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded research to investigate the broad impacts of these disasters. A year later, some of the researchers funded by awards from the agency's Social, ...
Environment
Sep 24, 2018
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Extreme heat poses a unique challenge to cities in the United States. According to the National Weather Service, extreme heat accounts for 20 percent of deaths by natural hazard in the United States, taking an average of ...
Environment
Sep 6, 2018
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Residents of Hawaii on Wednesday braced for a powerful hurricane bearing down on the US state, with warnings issued in several counties in the island chain.
Environment
Aug 22, 2018
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Around 12,000 firefighters battled Sunday to contain wildfires in California that have killed six people—but authorities warned "erratic" winds and dry conditions have caused the flames to grow and spread.
Environment
Jul 29, 2018
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If you've been hot lately, you're not alone. Record high temperatures have been logged over the past week in the U.S. and around the world.
Environment
Jul 5, 2018
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Meteorologists have known for some time that rainfall forecasts have flaws, as failure to take into account factors such as evaporation can affect their accuracy. Now, researchers from the University of Missouri have developed ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 12, 2018
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Officials on Hawaii's Big Island let some people back into their homes and scaled down emergency operations Monday as lava flowed into the ocean on a path that wasn't threatening new areas.
Environment
Jun 12, 2018
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Hurricane Bud on Monday strengthened into a category three storm in the Pacific off the Mexican coast, but was still expected to remain well offshore, US and Mexican meteorologists said.
Earth Sciences
Jun 11, 2018
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It was March 2017, and a winter storm named Stella promised to deliver up to a foot and a half of snow to New York City and parts of New Jersey. Officials pushed out blizzard warnings, suggesting the city was under imminent ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 6, 2018
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