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Ocean heating breaks record, again, with disastrous outcomes for the planet
High ocean temperatures are placing a strain on marine life and biological processes while also increasing extreme weather events on land.
Hurricane Otis and the world we live in now
The unexpected Category 5 storm is just the latest in a series of unprecedented climate disasters this year.
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Hurricane Otis was too fast for the forecasters
The storm intensified to Category 5 just before it reached Acapulco.
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With record ocean temps, is the Great Barrier Reef facing catastrophe?
Like the catastrophic Great Barrier Reef bleaching event of 2016, if the current conditions line up just right, “we could lose a huge part of the reef by February,” says guest Dean Miller of the Forever Reef Project, which is now racing to add the final coral specimens to its “biobank.”
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Heat waves aren’t just getting hotter—they’re stickier too
This summer's extraordinary heat is but a preview of what's to come: Humidity not only makes daytime highs more miserable, it extends the hotness through the night.
What a record-breaking hurricane looks like
Hurricane Lee grew from a category one storm to a category five hurricane in 24 hours. Experts say such storms are more likely in a warming world.
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This summer’s swelter was a global record breaker for high heat ever measured, meteorologists say
The U.N. weather agency says Earth endured its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures.
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