precipitation
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The U.S. Is in for a Warm, Wet Winter With El Niño
Temperatures are currently cooling down across the U.S., but much of the country is in for a warmer, wetter winter than usual, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in this year’s winter outlook. This has been an El Niño formation year, and now that the boy is back in town, NOAA has forecast that…
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Burning Man’s Fyre Fest Moment Is Coming to a Close
About 70,000 Burning Man attendees in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert were stuck in the mud this weekend after torrential rains this past Friday evening. Eventgoers usually drive or bike from location to location throughout the designated desert area. However, the difficult conditions caused by the heavy rain pooled water and created thick mud that was…
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New York City Is Record-Breakingly Snow Free
Welp, it’s official: New York City has been snow-free for the longest time in its recorded history this winter. On Monday, January 29, the city surpassed the previous date of the longest amount of time without snowfall in a winter season, beating out a record set in 1970.
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Researchers Want to Try Harvesting Fresh Water From Ocean Vapour
When you think of getting freshwater from the ocean, you might imagine costly and environmentally damaging desalination plants. But one team of researchers thinks there could be a simpler strategy: collecting the water vapour that naturally occurs over the ocean’s surface.