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Bacteria are thriving in the sky — and they influence the weather

Science

Scientists are uncovering new details about the microbiome in the clouds.

Strange weather and climate change

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A US National Weather Service map shows precipitation levels across the southeastern US on October 4, 2015. White splotches in South Carolina indicate areas with more than 10 inches of rain.

The Carolinas’ ‘thousand-year’ flood follows a big rainfall trend across the US

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NASA's Airborne Snow Observatory flies above the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California.

How California is surviving its new water crisis

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Some of the nearly 250,000 Malawians displaced by recent flooding in the southern part of the country sit for a photo at a school where they've taken refuge. Far from the epicenter of international flood relief efforts, the 4,220 people in this isolated c

Here’s what happens when increasingly severe weather meets deforestation

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Oliver's TRavels offering rain-free weddings

A British travel company offers a rain-free wedding day

Business

It’s a nice day for a dry wedding. A British travel company says it can guarantee a rain-free wedding — for a price.

The Balkans’ flooding is linked to climate change. And here’s how

Environment

Record flooding in the Balkans is just the latest extreme rain event influenced by climate change. A leading climate researcher explains why we need to get ready for more.Record flooding in the Balkans is just the latest extreme rain event influenced by climate change. A leading climate researcher explains why we need to get ready for more.

Indian meteorologists trying to develop more precise forecasts of critical monsoon rains

India’s agricultural sector, which employs about half of the country’s population, depends on the annual monsoon rains for its very existence. Without it, the crops won’t grow, people won’t eat, won’t have money — won’t survive.

New study finds greater risk of wildfires in U.S. from climate change; others see decline

Environment

A new study out of Texas Tech University found that all corners of the world aren’t in fact equal in terms of how climate change will alter the risk for wildfires. In fact, while the United States will see — and is seeing — an increase in wildfires, other parts of the world are in line to see their wildfires decrease.

VIDEO: Central Plains states rocked by deadly blizzard

Environment

At least six people have died on U.S. highways while driving in winter weather across the middle parts of the United States. All this just as the holiday travel season is getting started.