What are atmospheric rivers and why are they getting more intense? | JUST THE FAQS

As atmospheric rivers continue to hit California, USA TODAY explains how they happen and why they are getting more intense.  RELATED: Atmospheric river drenches California, causing rescues, evacuations https://bit.ly/3LhorHp » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this…

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Glaciers melting faster than scientists expected due to climate change | USA TODAY

The world’s glaciers are melting faster than scientists expected as global temperatures increase. RELATED: Southern states struck by tornadoes, severe storms | USA TODAY https://bit.ly/3Cud75E » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from…

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Australia pushes back against UNESCO over status of Great Barrier Reef | USA TODAY

Australian officials argued against UNESCO’s recommendation to put the Great Barrier Reef on the endangered species list. RELATED: Mauna Loa volcano erupts in Hawaii | USA TODAY https://bit.ly/3OMlqyE Officials from the U.N. cultural agency and the International Union for Conservation…

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‘Running Out of Time’ climate relay reaches COP27 after 40-day journey | USA TODAY

The relay baton was carried by land, cycle and sea to reach the COP27 climate summit. RELATED: 3D printing drones build homes like worker bees | USA TODAY https://bit.ly/3WSMksd » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this…

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Winter weather outlook: La Niña prediction via NOAA | USA TODAY

In a third consecutive La Niña winter, NOAA predicts drier weather in the South with wetter conditions from the Ohio Valley to the Pacific Northwest. RELATED: Code Red for Humanity: Extreme weather and climate change https://bit.ly/3tj5Z7c » Subscribe to USA…

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Climate activists block private jets in Europe ahead of COP27 meeting | USA TODAY #Shorts

Private jets were blocked from leaving the airport in Amsterdam by hundreds of climate activists ahead of the annual COP27 climate change summit. RELATED: Just Stop Oil protesters throw soup at Vincent van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ https://bit.ly/3tr8KUd An Egyptian resort town…

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What does it mean when the Doomsday Clock strikes midnight? | JUST THE FAQS

From nuclear weapons to climate change, the Doomsday Clock symbolizes how close we are to the end of the world. RELATED: Here’s why the world’s population decline isn’t all bad https://youtu.be/wb0s1HrugTs » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more…

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Climate protesters throw mashed potatoes on Monet painting | USA TODAY #Shorts

Climate activists protesting fossil fuels splattered a Monet painting with mashed potatoes in Germany. The painting was not damaged. RELATED: Just Stop Oil protesters throw soup at Vincent van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ https://bit.ly/3VWuGTZ Climate activists in Europe again splattered food at fine art…

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CIA-funded In-Q-Tel backs biotech to resurrect woolly mammoth | USA TODAY

In-Q-Tel, a CIA-funded venture capital firm, listed Colossal Biosciences in its portfolio. Colossal has sought to de-extinct the wooly mammoth. RELATED: ‘Cassie’ sets world record for fastest 100 meters by a bipedal robot https://bit.ly/3C3Mx27 » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh…

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Lake and river droughts: how climate change is drying up waterways | USA TODAY

Around the world, lakes and rivers have reached historically low water levels amid intense drought. RELATED: Climate change is slowly killing Yosemite forests | USA TODAY https://bit.ly/3L9joH9 » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other…

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