'Thirstwaves' are growing more common across the United States
As the climate warms, the atmosphere is getting thirstier. Scientists define this atmospheric thirst, or evaporative demand, ...
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‘Something’s Really Happening Here’: Mining Is Contaminating Snow in the Northern Rockies
During the winter, storms layer the Rocky Mountains with snow that supplies the Western United States ... the snow of the northern Rocky Mountains than in the southern Rockies, including ...
High Plains Journal11d
Windy conditions impacted High Plains
Windy conditions increased motorist risk and stressed rangeland, pastures and winter grain crops, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Tornado watch issued across Plains as other states brace for potentially historic flooding
A dangerous and potentially historic flood event is bearing down on 22 million Americans from Arkansas to Ohio this week.
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Sprawling storm drives high fire risk in the Plains. Here’s what to know.
From the high Plains east of the Rockies to the foothills of the central Appalachians, about 100 million people across 22 states are under a red-flag warning, high-wind warning or wind advisory.
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A new storm could spawn tornadoes in the South and whip up a blizzard in northern states
ATLANTA — A potent storm system is expected to pour heavy rain on western states later ... West and Rockies Thursday into Friday before rapid development occurs over the Plains,” according ...