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Intense downpours like those in Texas are more frequent, but there's no telling where they'll happen
Going back through U.S. weather station records dating to 1955, Kunkel found that rain over the past 20 years has become more ...
New Scientist on MSN3h
Storm-chasing scientists hunt for the world’s most extreme hail
As dozens of meteorologists undertake the largest ever study of extreme hail, New Scientist environment reporter James ...
Intense downpours are more frequent, but there’s no telling where they’ll happen
Though the county did not get the most rain from the storms, the “distribution of rainfall was one of the worst possible patterns” because the most intense downpours were over the headwaters of the ...
The Cool Down on MSN10h
Experts raise red flags as common birds vanish from sight across vast US region: 'Birds are literally our canary in the coal mine'
Birds may not need us, but we certainly need them. Experts raise red flags as common birds vanish from sight across vast US ...
The US faces more frequent extreme weather events, but attitudes and actions aren’t keeping up
Experts say climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and severe, but that our attitudes and actions ...