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wildfire smoke

Outdoors

Residents across multiple states notice strange and worrisome new scent in the air: ‘Certainly a health concern’

Chile has led to serious flooding

Outdoors

State of catastrophe declared as torrential rains and unrelenting floods force more than 30,000 people to evacuate their homes

Concerning side effect of this year's wildfire season

Outdoors

Shocking new research shows a concerning side effect of this year’s wildfire season

This August was a particularly hot month in the United States

Outdoors

Research reveals startling statistic about abnormal weather affecting over 100 million Americans

Lightning strikes can be beneficial to your plants

Outdoors

Gardener reveals how lightning strikes can be beneficial to your plants: ‘Better for them than Miracle-Gro’

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Outdoors

Weather expert reports surprising change in crucial West Coast reservoir after Hurricane Hilary: ‘This buys [us] a year’

Tornado ripping through a highway

Outdoors

Dashboard camera captures Tesla driver’s horror as tornado lifts his car off the road: ‘I was freaking out’

Flooding, Deadly risk hiding in recent hurricane seasons

Outdoors

New study reveals an unexpected, deadly risk hiding in recent hurricane seasons — and it’s only getting worse

Excess deaths from hurricanes

Tech

New study unveils sharp uptick in excess deaths from hurricanes: ‘It’s a problem that’s not going to go away’

Ripon Ray, Unexpected fruit in his backyard

Outdoors

Homeowner grows unexpected fruit in his backyard: ‘I didn’t think [it would] actually survive’

Winter waves have grown significantly in height

Outdoors

New study highlights a surprising danger of living in California — and the problem is only getting worse

Climate havens, U.S. cities that were thought to be 'havens'

Outdoors

Research reveals staggering truth about U.S. cities that were thought to be ‘havens’