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    Extreme Weather

    Extreme climate and weather-related events, including prolonged droughts, scorching wildfires, severe storms, and floods, are on the rise across the United States. Damaging hurricanes happen more frequently; 100-year floods occur with regularity; wildfires spread to places once thought beyond the reach of flames.

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    Lauren Chambliss

    Jul 25, 2022 • Updated Jun 20, 2025 • 3 min read
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    Drought - A Disaster Unfolding Over Time

    Drought is a lack of precipitation that results in a water shortage. In the US, drought is the second most costly form of natural disaster and can have far-reaching health and safety consequences including reduced air quality, reduced quantity and quality of water, and an increased risk of...

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    Heat Stress on the Rise: How to Stay Safe From Heat Waves
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    Heat Stress on the Rise: How to Stay Safe From Heat Waves

    Heat waves are becoming more common in many parts of the United States. A heat wave is defined by NOAA as ‘a period of unusually hot weather that typically lasts two or more days’. To be considered a heat wave, these high temperatures would have to be outside the historical averages of a given area.

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    Kitty Gifford

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