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Icy Floodwaters Grind Through Iowa

Icy Floodwaters Grind Through Iowa

Ice chunks can exacerbate spring floods by blocking rivers and plowing into homes and infrastructure.

Published Mar 20, 2019

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Historic Floods Inundate Nebraska

Historic Floods Inundate Nebraska

An unusually cold winter and intense spring storm came together to produce record-breaking floods on several rivers in Nebraska.

Published Mar 19, 2019

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Wildflower Super Bloom Returns to California

Wildflower Super Bloom Returns to California

For the first time in two years, a large bloom of wildflowers have returned, thanks to a rainy winter in Southern California.

Published Mar 18, 2019

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Wet and Dry Morocco

Wet and Dry Morocco

Westerly winds from the Atlantic Ocean carry moisture into the region, but the Atlas Mountains act as a weather barrier between coastal grasslands and wetlands and the Sahara Desert.

Published Mar 17, 2019

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Mining Peru’s Cerro de Pasco

Mining Peru’s Cerro de Pasco

The city’s economic engine is also a worrisome source of pollution.

Published Mar 16, 2019

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