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Extreme heat continues to strike Southwest US and even Nebraska needs a cold drink

Parts of California and Arizona are under extreme heat warnings again Saturday while sweltering summerlike weather stretched as far north as Nebraska — just a day into spring

The Independent UK

‘Pushing extremes to new levels’: Record US heat dome made possible by climate change

‘Insurers walking away’ is the clearest sign unpredictable weather extremes are spiralling out of control, one expert says.

Euronews

Arizona heatwave shatters records as temperatures soar to highest ever in March

Thursday saw a staggering 43.3C (110F) recorded in the Arizona desert, obliterating the highest March temperature ever noted in the US.

The Independent UK

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Record Southwest heat continues after California community ties all-time March high

A day after a tiny desert community in Southern California reached 108 degrees, forecasters warned that the record-breaking winter heat across the Southwest will continue into the weekend

The Independent UK

California community ties all-time March temperature record in the US

A tiny desert community in Southern California has tied the highest March temperature ever recorded in the U.S. The 108 degree day in North Shore, California, came amid a record-breaking winter heat wave in the Southwest that will stretch into the weekend and could produce even higher temperatures

The Independent UK

Photos show Bay Area sizzling as unseasonable warmth grips the U.S. West

A rare winter heat wave is sweeping across the western United States, bringing unusually high temperatures and early-season records from California to the desert Southwest. In San Francisco, where fog and cool summers are the norm, residents shed layers and flocked to Crissy Field as temperatures climbed into the 80s…

The Independent UK

US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once

The United States is getting slammed by a stretch of weather extremes, from flooding rain to record heat and late-season snow

The Independent UK

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Julián Castro plans to build a $250M endowment for Latino community groups across the US Southwest

Former housing secretary Julián Castro is announcing that the Latino Community Foundation will increase its assets and footprint

The Independent UK

Nat-Gas Prices Rise on the Outlook for Colder Early-Winter US Temps

December Nymex natural gas (NGZ25 ) on Monday closed up +0.142 (+3.44%), adding to last Friday's rally of +4.25%. Dec nat-gas prices on Monday rallied to a 3.5-month high on the potential for colder-than-normal early-winter weather. Over the near term, NOAA said today the forecasts shifted warmer for the Southwest...

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Tropical storm Priscilla to bring heavy rain and flood risk to parts of US

Some southwest states could see as much rain in a few hours as they do in a year

The Independent UK

Southwest U.S. faces "significant" flood threats from tropical storms

Arizona and other parts of the Southwest face days of flood threats.

Axios

What to know: Tropical Storm Priscilla to drench Southwest US, raising deadly flash flood risk

Flash flooding is a growing risk in the southwestern U.S. through this weekend

The Independent UK

Rainwater harvesting grows in the Southwest and beyond to nourish thirsty gardens in a hotter world

Home gardeners and landscapers in the U.S. Southwest and beyond are turning more to collected rainwater

The Independent UK

What to know about massive dust storms called haboobs in the Southwest U.S.

Massive walls of dust and debris called haboobs that roll through the Southwest U.S. can be awe-inspiring and terrifying, especially for motorists caught in their path

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Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the American Southwest into permanent drought

A new wave of climate research is sounding a stark warning: Human activity may be driving drought more intensely — and more directly — than previously understood.

The Conversation

Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent drought

A new wave of climate research is sounding a stark warning: Human activity may be driving drought more intensely – and more directly – than previously understood.

Roll Call

Reconciliation law offers radiation compensation to more people - Roll Call

GOP budget bill expands coverage to more people in the Southwest and those near uranium sites connected with the Manhattan Project.

The Independent UK

Monsoon season brings the promise of rain for the arid southwestern US

Clouds start to build in the early afternoon and the air becomes sweet with the promise of rain

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Ancient groundwater records reveal worrying forecast for US Southwest

Groundwater records from the last ice age indicate that aquifers in the U.S. Southwest are more sensitive to global warming than aquifers in the Pacific Northwest.

The Independent UK

Parts of the U.S. have already experienced 100 degree heat. Experts say this summer is going to get even hotter

Summer-like heat is already happening in Florida, Texas and the Southwest

The Independent UK

This is the worst US state for drivers with road rage

Worst three states for aggressive and dangerous drivers are found in the South, Southwest, and West — the safest is in the Northeast

The Independent UK

On the heels of a dry winter, firefighters around the US brace for wildfire risks

From the southwestern U.S. to Minnesota, Iowa and even parts of New Jersey, it was a dismal winter

The Guardian - AU

Elegy, Southwest by Madeleine Watts review – powerful, poignant and suffused with millennial dread

A young couple encounter catastrophic fires and ruined rivers on a California road trip, searching for art and hope in a darkening world

The Independent UK

Border crossing in Southwest are down in first week of Trump’s administration as he pushes immigration crack down

The figure is reportedly down from nearly half the daily crossings in December

Salon

Phoenix's extreme heat is a warning

Phoenix may be getting hotter, but nowhere will escape the extreme heat of climate change

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