physical geography
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A Stifling New Heat Wave Is Baking the U.S.
Well, apparently this is Hot Dome Summer.
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Drone Captures Historic Floods in Central China’s ‘iPhone City’
The BBC has aired drone footage of the devastation in Zhengzhou, a city in central China that has experienced deadly floods this week. At least 33 people have died in Henan province, with 376,000 more displaced by the historic flooding over the past seven days.
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6 Photos Show Siberia’s Raging Wildfire Season
Wildfires raging across usually-frozen land, temperatures topping 37.8 degrees Celsius, smoke blanketing cities — it’s close to apocalyptic right now in Siberia as one of the world’s most northern regions struggles through another intense fire season.
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Poor U.S. Neighbourhoods Are Up to 4 Degrees Hotter Than Rich Ones
New research finds that not all Americans are equally bear the burden of extreme heat. Poorer communities are at disproportionate risk of searing temperatures, according to a study published in Earth’s Future, the American Geophysical Union’s interdisciplinary journal, on Tuesday.