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Worsening warming is hurting people in all regions, US climate assessment shows

Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., United States

The National Climate Assessment was released Tuesday with details that bring climate change’s impacts down to a local level.

AP News

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Worsening warming is hurting people in all regions, US climate assessment shows

Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., United States

The National Climate Assessment was released Tuesday with details that bring climate change’s impacts down to a local level.

AP News

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Climate change is the greatest threat to public health, top medical journals warn

Sep 8, 2021

With the world currently on track to exceed 3 degrees Fahrenheit of warming by 2100, the medical journal editors are urging wealthier nations to lead by cutting emissions beyond what is currently promised.

KTOO

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Contiguous U.S. had its warmest May on record

United States of America

Jun 6, 2018

Each state was warmer than average, record precipitation in the East

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Climate change could leave Californians with 'weather whiplash'

California, United States

Apr 23, 2018

Climate change will make for more frequent wild swings in California weather, with both more extremely dry and extremely wet years and 'weather whiplash' in between.

CNN

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2018 Weather, climate disasters already costing record amounts

United States

Apr 6, 2018

So far in 2018, there have been three climate and weather disasters that have cost $1 billion or more.

Newsweek

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