Lee is expected to make landfall in southwestern Nova Scotia on Saturday afternoon, bringing high winds, high surf, and heavy rains to a broad area.
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Are we causing more wildfires?
Episode 3 of our new YouTube series on the wild world of extreme weather with meteorologist Alexandra Steele. New episodes and shorts coming every three weeks on Fridays.
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Many people in flood-prone areas of Lagos, Nigeria, would like to relocate within the city
Rather than moving somewhere far away, they’d prefer to stay near friends, family, and jobs.
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Hurricane watches up for Maine, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia as Lee heads north
Lee is expected to make landfall in Atlantic Canada or Maine this weekend, bringing high winds, high surf, and heavy rains to a broad area.
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August 2023 was Earth’s hottest August on record
The year 2023 is at least 93% likely to be the planet’s hottest year on record.
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Electric vehicles reduce carbon pollution in all U.S. states
Even an EV charged on West Virginia’s coal-dominated grid will still reduce carbon dioxide pollution by around 30%.
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12 new climate change books for professors and teachers
These books offer valuable guidance to educators at all levels, from universities to primary schools.
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Is climate change contributing to mysterious gray whale deaths?
A surge in gray whale strandings along the West Coast has raised alarms among researchers.
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Hurricane Lee turns north, takes aim at New England and Atlantic Canada
Trees and power lines may fall atop soils saturated by one of the wettest summers on record.
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The Libya floods: a climate and infrastructure catastrophe
The disaster is Africa’s deadliest storm on record; 7 of Africa’s top 30 deadliest weather disasters since 1900 have occurred in the past 2 years.
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Flood-prevention projects can enhance people’s well-being in underrecognized ways
They can improve health and offer spaces for public recreation.
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Huracán Lee aumenta de tamaño y mantiene su intensidad
Se espera que Lee toque tierra este fin de semana con fuerza de tormenta tropical en Nueva Escocia o Nueva Inglaterra.