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Most of southern California remains under flood watches after storm battered northern part of state killing three people

Most of southern California remains under flood watches after storm battered northern part of state killing three people

Nearly 38 million people under flood alerts as officials warn dangers still lurk in the waters. Plus, the research challenging the idea that ‘money buys happiness’

Communities across the Northern Hemisphere are headed toward a snow-loss cliff, new research shows.

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The 71-year-old, identified as Steve Curry of Los Angeles, passed away at a trailhead in Death Valley National Park as temperatures soared to 121°F.

The 71-year-old, identified as Steve Curry of Los Angeles, passed away at a trailhead in Death Valley National Park as temperatures soared to 121°F.

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(THE CONVERSATION) This Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Human activities, such as burning fossil fuels for transportation and electricity, have worsened the intensity of extreme rainfall and snowfall over land in recent decades, not just in a few areas but on a global scale, new research shows. Past studies were able to attribute individual extreme events and long-term changes in some regions to climate change, but global assessments have been more d...