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Mar 24

'Basically the entire U.S. is going to be hot' as record-smashing heat spreads

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

And it's not going away for awhile.

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Mar 20

The Southwest smashing heat records in March 'is what climate change looks like'

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

It's more than just another extreme weather blip. It’s the latest next-level weather wildness that is occurring ever more frequently as Earth’s warming builds.

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Mar 16

Is spring really, finally here? What to know about the vernal equinox

By Associated Press

It's far from clear if the weather is planning to cooperate, but spring arrives — technically, at least — Friday.

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Mar 16

Oldest known recording of a whale song could unlock mysteries of the ocean

By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

Researchers say the discovery of the oldest known recordings of whale sounds could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate.

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Mar 13

U.S. forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Experts link the stretch of U.S. weather extremes to a sharply dipping jet stream.

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Mar 11

Twin lava fountains from Kilauea volcano trigger park and highway closures

By Jennifer Kelleher, Associated Press

Kilauea, on Hawaii's Big Island, has been dazzling residents and visitors for more than year with an on-and-off eruption that periodically sends fountains of lava soaring into the sky.

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Mar 10

Watch 8:48
Electric grid faces political roadblocks as it struggles with data center demand

By Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman

The war in Iran has cast a spotlight again on the dependence on fossil fuels. The electric grid is under growing demand, but the Trump administration has worked to roll back subsidies and incentives for some renewable energies. A new…

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Mar 04

Study finds sea levels are higher than we thought, placing millions more at risk

By Seth Borenstein, Annika Hammerschlag, Associated Press

Climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters already are, a new study said.

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Mar 04

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Environmental justice advocate works to preserve her family's 100-year-old farm

By Becky Wandel, Victor Fernandez, Annalise Huang, Janey Mitchell and Alessandro de Palma, Student Reporting Labs

PBS News Student Reporting Labs, our journalism training program, takes us to a family farm in Upper Marlborough, Maryland, to meet Cameron Oglesby. They bring you the story of her family’s struggle to hold onto their land, which inspired her…

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Mar 02

Triceratops skeleton 'Trey' to hit auction block as dinosaur prices soar

By R.J. Rico, Associated Press

A triceratops skeleton that once greeted visitors at a Wyoming museum is heading to an online auction as dinosaur prices keep soaring.

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