Tagged: natural disaster

EarthTalk
12:00 am
Sun February 10, 2013

Global Warming, Droughts And Wildfires

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E - The Environmental Magazine

Dear EarthTalk: How are droughts and wildfires caused by global warming? I thought warming mostly brought on wet and flooded conditions. -- David Mossman, Albuquerque, NM

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The Exchange
9:00 am
Fri August 24, 2012

Hurricane Irene: One Year Later

In late August of 2011, New England prepared as the storm barreled up the east coast.  Though downgraded to a tropical storm, Irene was still daunting -- and deadly. To the surprise of many, Vermont was the hardest hit, with roads, bridges, and farmland badly damaged and lives lost. But parts of New Hampshire were hit hard as well.  We’ll talk about how we’re recovering from this storm and what we’ve learned.

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