weather
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The Earth Is Warming, So Why Is Australia So Cold Right Now?
It’s an offhand joke a lot of us make – it’s freezing, can we get a bit more of that global warming right about now? But how should we really conceive our day-to-day weather in the context of climate change, especially when Australia’s east coast is enduring a colder-than-normal start to winter? Here are four…
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Yellowstone Wrecked by ‘Thousand-Year’ Floods
Yellowstone National Park is currently closed to all visitors and Montana has declared a statewide disaster because of historic, widespread flooding. Roads, homes, bridges, the electric grid, and drinking water infrastructure have all been damaged, according to the a press release from Montana Governor Greg Gianforte (who seems to be missing). So far, no flood-related…
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Austin Residents Ordered to Limit Water Usage as Dry Spell Sweeps Region
The Lone Star State is being pummelled by high temperatures and dry weather. The city of Austin is starting to feel the effects of the ongoing drought in the American Southwest. Earlier this week, Austin began restrictions as water that is stored in lakes Buchanan and Travis, dropped significantly, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
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Elon Musk Proves Yet Again That He’s Just Not Very Bright
Fans of billionaire (and now Twitter owner) Elon Musk seem to think he’s the smartest person in the world. But Musk made a comment on Twitter over the weekend that could be his dumbest yet. Admittedly, there’s a lot of competition when you remember this is the guy who predicted in March of 2020 that…