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How climate change is affecting this key water cycle, triggering more extreme weather

By Tammy Webber, Donavon Brutus, Associated Press

The hydrological cycle is speeding up as global temperatures get hotter, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal and gas. Here's what to know.

What to know about the damaging storms moving across the country

By Associated Press

A dynamic storm that prompted foreboding predictions of dangerous weekend weather spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires that killed at least 39 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses.

At least 4 dead, hundreds of homes destroyed after wildfires sweep across Oklahoma and Texas

By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management said Sunday evening that over 400 homes were damaged statewide. Officials said Sunday that at least four people had died because of the severe weather in Oklahoma.

Death toll rises to at least 37 after tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms ravage multiple U.S. states

By Sara Cline, Rebecca Reynolds, Associated Press

Unusually vicious and damaging weather across multiple U.S. states spawned violent tornadoes, blinding dust storms and fast-moving wildfires this weekend, leaving at least 37 people dead.

At least 26 people killed as massive storm sweeping the U.S. spawns tornadoes and fires

By Bruce Shipkowski, Julie Walker, Sean Murphy, Associated Press

Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states, part of a monster storm that has killed at least 26 people as more severe weather was expected late Saturday.

‘Life-threatening cold’ expected as polar vortex stretches across Rockies, northern Plains

By Associated Press

The National Weather Service warned of “life-threatening cold” into Tuesday, with temperatures in northeastern Montana predicted to dip as low as 45 degrees below zero with wind chills down to 60 below.

Californians brace for flooding in areas torched by wildfires as ice and snow hit East Coast

By Christopher Weber, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

Evacuation orders and warnings were issued in areas where hillsides were burned bare by the Palisades Fire, which was the most destructive in LA history, over concerns about potential debris flows during thunderstorms.

California faces insurance crisis as homeowners lose coverage amid extreme weather

By William Brangham, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz

Before thousands lost their homes in the recent Los Angeles wildfires, many had lost their insurance. Some residents found that their policies had been cancelled as companies said the rising cost of rebuilding, and the risk of extreme weather, was…

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Despite the U.S. experiencing frigid temperatures, the world warmed to another monthly heat record in January

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

The European climate service Copernicus says the world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly United States, a cooling La Nina and predictions of a slightly less hot year.

From LA wildfires to hurricanes, immigrants help rebuild after disasters. Trump may deport many

By Dorany Pineda, Associated Press

As the number of extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change increases, there is a growing workforce of laborers, many of them without legal status.