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Could Wisconsin be a climate haven? Great Lakes region could be attractive, but some effects are unclear

Climate migration experts say the Great Lakes region will face lower climate risks than other parts of the nation. But that doesn’t mean Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest are immune to the effects of climate change, which is already affecting weather patterns here and across the globe.
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Climate change is affecting Canada's annual hair-freezing contest

Come winter, scores of guests at Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs in Canada’s Yukon region defy gravity, turning their hair into upward-facing icicles. But climate change, bringing warmer and shorter winters, has already begun to take a toll on the lighthearted celebration of coldness.

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With global warming of just 1.2°C, why has the weather gotten so extreme?

All weather is now occurring in an atmosphere fundamentally altered by global warming. Heat is energy. More heat in the atmosphere means that there is more energy to power extreme weather events.

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Northeast sees coldest air, lowest wind chills in decades

The National Weather Service office serving the Boston region described the cold as “a historic Arctic outbreak for the modern era.” To drive that point home, the Weather Service declared “this is about as cold as it will ever get.”

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What are minimum and maximum working temperatures globally?

With extremes of heat and cold expected to increase around the world as climate change affects weather systems, an ever-more-pressing question will arise about how people are expected to work in very hot or very cold conditions.

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Iguana invaders may be adapting to cold in Florida

Research suggests cold-stunned iguanas falling from trees in Florida could be rarer in the future — both due to climbing global temperatures from unchecked climate change and a shift in cold hardiness in the lizards.
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John Vidal: There’s no such thing as ‘freak’ weather any more – and 2023 already looks like a disaster movie

As Storm Elliott rages and 2022 is declared the UK’s warmest year yet, why are leaders still in denial about extreme weather?

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Vanishing Bayous: On a boat at ground zero for sea level rise

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Department of Energy allocates $134 million for fusion funding

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Study finds Indigenous territories of Amazon rainforest can protect humans from disease

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New EPA proposal aims to strike down landmark climate "endangerment finding"

Wildfire burns historic Grand Canyon lodge as toxic gas leak complicates response

Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

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Judge allows Trump to cut more than $1bn in National Science Foundation grants

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Wright and Burgum urge Europe to rethink methane curbs