Winter storm sweeps US: Over 800k lose power; 17 states declare emergencies
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US braces for historic winter storm; power outage risks mount, flights cancelled
A colossal winter tempest is wreaking havoc across a significant portion of the United States, bringing with it an onslaught of freezing rain and subzero Arctic air. Meteorologists are alerting residents that the storm might cause devastation akin to hurricane-force conditions. With life-threatening wind chills becoming common, the risk of frostbite looms large. The post
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How a Year of Trump Changed Britain
Prime Minister Keir Starmer stood firm over Greenland. But his center-left government and the country as a whole have been buffeted by President Trump. The post appeared first on .
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Is Climate Change Weakening the Polar Vortex?
Rising Arctic temperatures and melting sea ice could be causing cold air to flow into the Northern Hemisphere. But not all scientists agree. The post appeared first on .
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How the National Park Service Is Deleting American History
Philadelphia sued the Trump administration after it directed the Park Service to rip out a memorial to slavery. Elsewhere, materials about climate change and labor history were being removed. The post appeared first on .
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Alfred McLaren, 93, Dies; Submariner Led Secret Cold War Missions
He participated in the first baseball game at the North Pole. Later, he became an expert in the impact of climate change on Arctic ice sheets. The post appeared first on .
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An Antarctic Mission to Recover a Robot’s Data
In the unforgiving polar wilderness, scientists go to great lengths to safeguard the devices that gather precious data. The post appeared first on .
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Setting Foot on the Melting Thwaites Glacier
Bad weather delayed expedition scientists’ efforts to set up camp on Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica and take measurements to determine how quickly it is melting. After the skies cleared, our journalists, Raymond Zhong and Chang W. Lee, took us along for their first steps on Thwaites. The post appeared first on .
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New U.S. Rule Aims to Speed Up Mining of the Seafloor
The Metals Company, a prominent seabed-mining company, applauded the change and filed a new application more than doubling the area it hopes to mine. The post appeared first on .
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Energy Dept. Says It Is Canceling $30 Billion in Clean Energy Loans
Many of the cancellations had been known for months, but the announcement underscored the drastic change in the energy landscape under President Trump. The post appeared first on .
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