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Thousands of US dams may be unprepared for extreme rain

Many dams in the US were designed decades ago using estimates of precipitation based on outdated science – and that makes them more vulnerable to warming-driven extreme weather

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HUNGA TONGA-HUNGA HA'APAI, TONGA ??? JANUARY 6, 2022: In this image 3. of a series created on January 19, 2022, Maxar overview satellite imagery shows the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano on January 6, 2022, before the eruption on January 14th , 2022 in Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Islands, Tonga. (Photo by Maxar via Getty Images)

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Record amount of water from 2022 Tonga eruption is still in atmosphere

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Warm water seeping under Antarctic ice sheets may accelerate melting

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Cloud geoengineering could push heatwaves from US to Europe

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UK election: How can the next government get climate goals on track?

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Russia faces $32 billion bill for carbon emissions from Ukraine war

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JOSHUA TREE, CA - JUNE 5, 2024: Triple digit temperatures ascend on the high desert as a pedestrian walks from a bus stop past the Joshua Tree library digital temperature thermometer on JUNE 5, 2024 in Joshua Tree, California. This week, the state's inland communities will feel the most intense temperature spikes from the high pressure ridge, or heat dome, parked over California.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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What is a heat dome and are they getting worse with climate change?

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May 2024 is the twelfth month in a row to break heat records

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Earth’s atmosphere is trapping twice as much heat as it did in 1993

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EarthCARE satellite instrument penetrate clouds

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ESA's EarthCARE studies cloud physics to improve climate models

The European Space Agency has successfully launched EarthCARE, an advanced cloud-research satellite that will provide climate scientists and meteorologists with accurate data about the complex interactions between clouds, aerosols and radiation, helping them devise better climate models

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Cleaner ship emissions may warm the planet far faster than expected

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Don't be fooled by El Niño's end – net zero is more urgent than ever

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Is North America set for another bad wildfire smoke season?

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Three years of high temperatures will mean we have breached 1.5°C

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