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Weather Service winter forecast: A bit warmer, but chaotic

WASHINGTON – Expect big swings in weather this winter, government forecasters say. The National Weather Service says the large global forces that help drive broad patterns of wint...

DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Science Says: Hotter weather turbocharges U.S. West wildfires

As temperatures rise in the U.S. West, so do the flames. The years with the most acres burned by wildfires have some of the hottest temperatures, an Associated Press analysis of f...

DATE: Aug 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Looking for signs of global warming? It’s all around you

GOTHIC, Colo. – David Inouye is an accidental climate scientist. More than 40 years ago, the University of Maryland biologist started studying when wildflowers, birds, bees and bu...

DATE: Jun 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Warming to make thunderstorms larger and more frequent

WASHINGTON – Summer thunderstorms in North America will likely be larger, wetter and more frequent in a warmer world, dumping 80 percent more rain in some areas and worsening flooding, a new...

DATE: Nov 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. report contradicts Trump team

WASHINGTON – A massive U.S. report concludes the evidence of global warming is stronger than ever, contradicting a favorite talking point of top Trump administration officials, who downplay ...

DATE: Nov 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Science says: Jack Frost nipping at your nose ever later

Changing freeze cycles signal climate change, with good and bad consequences

DATE: Oct 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Misplaced monarchs: Clusters of butterflies stuck up north

WASHINGTON – Monarch butterflies, those delicate symbols of spring and summer, should mostly be in Texas by now, winging their way to Mexico for the winter. But Darlene Burgess ke...

DATE: Oct 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Another warm winter forecast for swath of U.S.

WASHINGTON – Much of the U.S. should expect another warm winter, but not quite as toasty as the last two years, forecasters said. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrati...

DATE: Oct 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Scientists witness huge cosmic crash, find origins of gold

WASHINGTON – It was a faint signal, but it told of one of the most violent acts in the universe, and it would soon reveal secrets of the cosmos, including how gold was created. As...

DATE: Oct 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Irma lost some oomph over Cuba before its assault on Florida

Before crashing into Florida, Hurricane Irma set all sorts of records for brute strength as it flattened Caribbean islands and swamped the Florida Keys. Irma’s assault – so soon after Harvey...

DATE: Sep 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Scientists say warming makes storms, like Harvey, wetter

WASHINGTON – By the time the rain stops, Harvey will have dumped about 1 million gallons of water for every man, woman and child in southeastern Texas – a soggy, record-breaking glimpse of t...

DATE: Aug 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

2016 weather report not normal

Extremes concern researchers

DATE: Aug 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World