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In parched Southwest, warm spring renews threat of ‘megadrought’
Rapid melting this year showed that good snowpack doesn’t necessarily translate into full reservoirs.
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In parched Southwest, warm spring renews threat of ‘megadrought’
The Southwest has been mired in drought for most of the past two decades. The heat and dryness, made worse by climate change, have been so persistent that some researchers say the region is now caught up in a megadrought
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A war against climate science, waged by Washington's rank and file
Efforts to block research on climate change don’t just come from the Trump political appointees on top. Lower managers in government are taking their cues, and running with them.
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Officials removed climate references from press releases
A March news release from the U.S. Geological Survey touted a new study that could be useful for infrastructure planning along the California coastline. It didn't mention the main finding of the research: that climate change threatens the state's economy. 
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Trump Administration hardens its attack on climate science
In a significant escalation, policymakers are seeking to undermine or discard research showing the most dire risks of inaction on climate change.
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Salt marshes will vanish in less than a century if seas keep rising and California keeps building, study finds
Salt marshes along the entire West Coast could disappear by 2110, according to a new study by a team of scientists led by the U.S. Geological Survey. The research quantifies for the first time the fate of this entire ecosystem on the West Coast, based on current projections of sea level rise.
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Drilling in Arctic Refuge gets a green light. What’s next?
The tax bill headed to President Trump for signature lifts a ban on oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. But it might take years for drilling to begin, if it ever does.
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