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Extreme Weather Could Dampen Border Wall's Effectiveness
At a Glance The wall would likely need flood gates that would be open for months at a time.The Southwest monsoon season can bring flash floods and other extreme weather.The wall can trap debris and make flooding worse. Annual summer monsoon rainfall could put a kink in U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for a border wall to block immigrants crossing from Mexico into the U.S. Parts of the wall will likely need to be equipped with that could remain open...
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Raging Australian Wildfires Prompt Emergency Declaration for Capital of Canberra, Surrounding Areas
At a Glance A wildfire has scorched some 50,000 acres south of the city.High temperatures and wind will fuel the flames.At least 33 people have been killed in Australia wildfires since September. A state of emergency has been declared in Australia's capital city of Canberra and surrounding areas as raging wildfires burn to the south, fueled by temperatures forecast to be well over 100 degrees this weekend. The Emergency Services Agency for the Australian Capital Territory, or ACT, to be...
Climate Change Could Threaten Future South Florida Super Bowls
A photo illustration of what Hard Rock Stadium, where the 2020 Super Bowl is being played on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, could look like under 1.5 feet of water in a flood event 6 feet above the local high tide line. (Climate Central/Nickolay Lamm) At a Glance Experts say the the flood risk will increase for Hard Rock Stadium.Sea level rise is already impacting South Florida. As Miami gears up to host its 11th Super Bowl on Sunday, a hard...
This Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil Does Not See His Shadow, Predicts Early Spring
At a Glance Thousands turned out to watch Punxsutawney Phil emerge from his burrow.Phil did not see his shadow, which means an early spring.The Groundhog Day event began on Feb. 2, 1887. Punxsutawney Phil was pulled from his burrow in Gobbler's Knob Sunday morning and did not see see his shadow, which, according to legend, means an early spring and warmer temperatures are coming. Of course, even the organizers of the annual Groundhog Day event in western Pennsylvania acknowledge that...
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