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old letters reveal hurricanes’ increase

To whom it may concern: 300-year-old letters reveal hurricanes’ long-term rise

The number of storms in the south Indian Ocean has spiked since 1940, alongside a local increase in seawater temperatures.
UK citizen scientists digitized rain data
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Citizen scientists digitized centuries of handwritten rain data

As the UK went into lockdown, 16,000 volunteers put their spare time to good use, transcribing 350 years of archival records for use by modern climate scientists.
Praying for rain
thefern.org

Praying for rain

The Zuni tribe's homeland is one of the most parched sections of the country. The tribe has already declared three drought emergencies in the last 15 years. Will it survive the next one?

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