La Niña Has Arrived—Here’s What To Expect
The Pacific Northwest, Midwest and Northeast are expected to face above-average precipitation, according to NOAA. States with ...
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Central Plains hit hard with ice and snow
New year brought welcome moisture in form of ice and snow to central Plains, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
ClimateConnections7d
Prairie dogs are in trouble as the climate warms
But prairie dogs are in trouble. Much of their habitat has been lost to agriculture, and the southern part of their range is becoming too dry. Sterling Krank and her colleagues recently analyzed where ...
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Tornado Country
Tornado heaven My mind had good reason to set my nightmare there. The Great Plains of the U.S. gets more tornadoes—and more violent tornadoes—than anywhere else on Earth. Movies from The ...
USA Today18d
Winter storm expected to bring snow and ice from Central Plains to mid-Atlantic: See forecast
Snow, rain, earthquakes and heat: Sign up for USA TODAY's Climate Point newsletter. The weather service also says that high pressure is expected to build over the Great Plains, sending "frigid ...
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Who settled on the Great Plains?
Before 1860, few people moved west to try to settle on the Great Plains. The poor soil and harsh climate discouraged them - along with the fact that the Plains were officially Indian territory ...
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Climate change is expanding tornado activity, scientists say
Tornadoes in unlikely places While tornadoes have historically been more common in the Great Plains, scientists are ... The role of climate change Scientists are increasingly concerned about ...