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Irrigated crops in the Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation

Eye on the Storm

Wet winter won’t fix Colorado River woes

by Bob Henson February 2, 2023February 2, 2023

“One year of good flows doesn’t mean we have a trend,” noted one expert.

Climate justice organization tackles urban heat and more in Arizona’s Maricopa county

by Jesenia De Moya Correa February 1, 2023January 31, 2023

Líderes climáticos

Una organización de justicia climática afronta el calor urbano y más con una campaña en Maricopa, Arizona

by Jesenia De Moya Correa February 1, 2023January 31, 2023

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Is climate change affecting the polar vortex?

by YCC Team February 1, 2023February 2, 2023

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Study finds vast disparities in how heat affects Phoenix residents

by YCC Team January 31, 2023January 26, 2023

An image of a truck driving on a bridge. The bridge is over a dry reservoir containing a small stream of water.

Eye on the Storm

Dozens of billion-dollar weather disasters hit Earth in 2022

by Jeff Masters January 30, 2023January 30, 2023

two old, cracked asphalt parking spaces surrounded by a field

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Extreme rainfall exacerbates pollution threat from Oklahoma Superfund site

by YCC Team January 30, 2023January 26, 2023

California flood

Eye on the Storm

Climate change is increasing the risk of a California megaflood

by Jeff Masters January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

Damage to the Oroville Dam in California, February, 2017.

Eye on the Storm

If a megaflood strikes California, these dams might be at risk

by Jeff Masters January 26, 2023January 31, 2023

Sacramento flood in 1862

Eye on the Storm

The other ‘big one’: How a megaflood could swamp California’s Central Valley

by Jeff Masters January 25, 2023January 27, 2023

closeup of a beaver's face as it gnaws on a stick

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People are building artificial beaver dams in drought-stricken Montana

by YCC Team January 23, 2023January 19, 2023

San Francisco Department of Public Works workers clean up a tree on Fulton Street felled by high winds on January 10, 2023. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Eye on the Storm

Taking stock of California’s three-week deluge

by Bob Henson January 19, 2023January 19, 2023