disasters
Oklahomans clean up after flood; Arkansans prepare for crest
June 3, 2019Storm-weary residents in Oklahoma were gutting waterlogged homes Sunday as the Arkansas River continued its slow crest rolling hundreds of miles downstream.
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Tornadoes hit unusually wide swaths of U.S., alarming scientists
May 28, 2019"What all the studies have shown is that this particular part of the U.S. has been having more tornado activity and more tornado outbreaks than it has had in decades before."
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Antarctica’s ice melting five times faster than in the 90s
May 17, 2019"In parts of Antarctica, the ice sheet has thinned by extraordinary amounts."
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Trump weakens rules meant to prevent next Deepwater Horizon spill
May 3, 2019"The well control rule was one of the most important actions we took, as a nation, in response to the BP-style disaster at sea.
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Climate change blamed as flooding forces thousands to evacuate in Canada
April 29, 2019"This is one of the most obvious manifestations of a changing climate."
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