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Key differences spared Texas lives in second straight July flood

Emergency responders say better tools and preparation also played life-saving roles after intense storms dropped heavy amounts of rain.

The Texas Tribune

Heatwave set to scorch US as meteorologists warn ‘unusually large’ heat dome is ‘not to be played with’

The heat dome’s immense size means it will bring sweltering conditions to as much as two-thirds of the continental United States

The Independent UK

Historic El Niño able to supercharge extreme weather looks increasingly likely – researchers

Models show overwhelming chance that this year’s El Niño to rank among largest going back to 1950

The Guardian - US

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Powerful El Niño ramping up as forecasters predict it’ll be most intense in recorded history

An El Niño acts as a ‘thermostat by releasing years of accumulated heat from the subsurface tropical Pacific into the atmosphere, warming the entire planet

The Independent UK

Marine heatwave moving in from Pacific could cause weather chaos for months

Warmer ocean waters may lead to more extreme weather conditions in the U.S. later this year

The Independent UK

From record heat to floods and drought – what’s in store if a ‘super’ El Niño hits this year

Climate scientists warn that the strongest El Niño on record could hit later this year but it is "not the reason to freak out".

Euronews

‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists

Experts say brutal March heat has left critical snowpack at record-low levels – and key basins in uncharted territory

The Guardian - US

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‘The threat is here’: searing US heatwave bad news for wildfire season and water supply

Experts say brutal temperatures in west threaten to melt sparse snowpack – and warn hot, dry conditions here to stay

The Guardian - US

Blistering early-season heatwave threatens California and other western states

Records could be smashed in southern California as experts warn weather set to be ‘exceptional – and not in a good way’

The Guardian - US

‘They were mothers, wives, friends’: how a ski trip turned deadly in the California mountains

A picture is emerging of one of the worst avalanche disasters in US history, and the women among a tight-knit group of friends who died

The Guardian - US

Trump terminates Obama-era findings that tied greenhouse gases to climate change

The move eviscerates the government’s ability to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases

The Independent UK

Too warm to snow: Western US fears wildfires and water shortages while eastern states shiver

While eastern states suffer bone-chilling cold, the west is facing the opposite problem.

Euronews

Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires

Except for California, most Western states are experiencing the worst snow drought in decades not because of dry conditions but really warm temperatures that change snow to rain

The Independent UK

How climate change and human psychology make this cold snap feel so harsh

The frigid weather gripping much of America is not unprecedented, but it feels that way

The Independent UK

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Forced closure of premier US weather-modeling institute could endanger millions of Americans

From high-wind forecasts and wildfire behavior to floods, aviation hazards, air quality and space weather, science developed at the National Center for Atmospheric Research informs decisions that aim to reduce risk.

Axios

Photos: Storm slamming Southern California with flooding rains triggers evacuations

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared an emergency in multiple SoCal counties, and nearly 28 million people are under flood watches.

Axios

Photos: Pacific Northwest faces "catastrophic" flood threats from days of heavy rains

Washington is under a state of emergency from the extreme weather that prompted water rescues and forced tens of thousands to evacuate.

Euronews

‘We look ridiculous’: US government website removes fossil fuels as cause of global warming

'It's like pretending cigarettes don’t cause lung cancer,' says one climate expert.

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The Independent UK

EPA eliminates mention of fossil fuels in website on warming's causes. Scientists call it misleading

The Environmental Protection Agency has removed references to fossil fuels from its online page about climate change causes

The Conversation

Why Bill Gates’ climate memo is being celebrated by skeptics while frustrating scientists

Shortly before COP30 talks begin in Brazil, tech billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates has launched a “narrative grenade” into the discourse of climate politics by publishing a lengthy memo calling for a rethink of how the climate crisis is framed and addressed.

The Guardian - US

Scientists criticize ‘straw man’ arguments in Bill Gates climate memo

Tech billionaire relying on ‘false binary’ with call to focus less on emissions and more on aid for poor, experts say

LiveScience

Extreme weather caused more than $100 billion in damage by June — smashing US records

After damaging wildfires in LA, tornadoes and series of floods, the first six months of this year smashed multiple extreme weather records in the U.S., data show — and experts say this trend is likely to continue.

The Guardian - US

Californians brace for worst multiday heatwave of the year

Temperatures are expected to spike with a trio of heat, thunderstorms and fire risks compounding dangers

The Independent UK

EPA poised to scrap landmark finding that will limit its battle against climate change

A 2009 scientific finding established that greenhouse gas emissions pose a danger to human health

The Texas Tribune

Weather warnings gave officials a 3 hour, 21 minute window to save lives in Kerr County. What happened then remains unclear.

Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they saw the warnings or whether they saw them in time to take action.

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