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Seattle Now: So it's climate change, or nah?
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Seattle Now: So it's climate change, or nah?

This weekend's forecast is a 'historic' heat wave in Seattle, with temperatures climbing into the 90s, and maybe even hitting 100. The question we're all asking: "Is this what climate change looks like?"

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Records crumble in Europe, Russia amid scorching heat wave

As temperatures approach 115 degrees in the Pacific Northwest this weekend, a second regime of top-tier heat will scorch Europe amid a record-breaking heat wave. Monthly records have already fallen as highs climb to near 100 degrees in some areas, with temperatures in the Arctic Circle spiking close to 90.

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Trump administration moves to shut down critical storm research lab in Oklahoma

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EU ocean protection plan draws fire for weak enforcement and lack of binding goals

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Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to choke U.S. cities as climate patterns worsen

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Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

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Burning fossil fuels linked to 1,500 deaths in Europe’s latest heat wave