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Dutch peat dikes at risk from heat & drought

Dry, hot summers put Dutch dikes at risk | Europe

Often made of peat, dike walls are more likely to dry out and become unstable due to lack of rain. After weeks of drought and intense summer heat, the Netherlands has declared a state of emergency.
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The West’s forever fire season

How climate change makes wildfire more likely to happen all year round.
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Europe′s water crisis: Rivers running dry

Severe droughts and scarce rain have forced water restrictions in southern European countries. Climate change is making itself felt across the continent.
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Gusty winds fan wildfires in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado

More than 5,000 firefighters battled multiple wildland blazes in dry, windy weather across the Southwest on Thursday, including a fire that has destroyed dozens of structures in west Texas and another that's picking up steam again in New Mexico.

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Governor: Fire could destroy over 1,000 New Mexico homes

In a news conference Tuesday, Lujan Grisham acknowledged she did not have hard figures — most recent estimates had put losses of homes at 366 — but added “given the nature of this fire … I don’t think it’s an exaggeration.”

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Colorado blaze highlights rising fire risk in Northern New Mexico

A changing climate is raising temperatures, drying the landscape and changing weather patterns, making more neighborhoods vulnerable to wildfires, especially those in wooded areas.
Western extreme winter wildfires

Could Colorado’s extreme winter wildfires happen in California? ‘Absolutely,’ Cal Fire official says

Cal Fire says that the length of California’s fire season has increased an estimated 75 days across the Sierra, driven mostly by climate change.

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