Worsening wildfires in recent years have led officials to embrace planned fires to thin forests before disaster strikes. But the warming world is making it tougher to do safely.
Tag: Rain
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Most Active Hurricane Season Was Also Wetter Because of Climate Change
During the record-setting 2020 Atlantic storm season, the most extreme three-hour rainfall rates were 10 percent higher than they would have been without climate change, a new study found.
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Severe Weather in the South: What to Know About the Forecast
Parts of Texas were hit by fast-moving storms on Monday. More than nine million people were under an enhanced risk for severe weather on Tuesday, meteorologists said.
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California’s Drought Is Worse Than We Thought
Our tools for managing water in the West are growing more inaccurate.