Drought
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Disasters in U.S.: An extreme and exhausting year
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Triple-digit heat and devastating drought. Deadly tornadoes leveling towns. Massive rivers overflowing. A billion-dollar blizzard. What's going on?
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Record: 44 days of 100-plus heat in Waco, Texas, and counting
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After wilting under its hottest July on record, some Texas cities are seeing dangerous stretches of incredibly hot weather.
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Friday weather news roundup: Don't do this in a pool edition
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Rush Limbaugh takes credit for Americans' climate skepticism; bats in Austin no longer content to sleep at night; don't do this in a pool
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Texas lake turns blood red; Apocalypse begins? (PHOTO)
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Fear the crimson, doom-bringing waters of O.C. Fisher Reservoir in Texas' San Angelo State Park!
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The Horn of Africa: A legacy of drought, seen from space (MAP)
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The people of eastern Africa have spent half of the last three decades weathering extreme drought conditions. Here's a bird's-eye view of what that looks like.
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Worst drought in 60 years parches Africa; famine, death spreads
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The Horn of Africa is suffering through its worst drought in 60 years, which is fueling famine and the highest malnutrition rates in the world.
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The Great Drought of 2011 vs. the 1930s Dust Bowl (PHOTOS)
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The terrible drought in the economically stricken South is already drawing comparisons to the Dust Bowl of the "Dirty Thirties." Anybody remember what that looked like?
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Severe cuteness warning: Baby armadillo begs for water (VIDEO)
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The drought in Texas is so harsh that baby armadillos have taken to drinking from garden hoses.
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Grass turning brown?
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If your lawn is turning brown, you're not the only one. Here's the rainfall forecast for the weekend.
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Heat wave prompts drought in Va.
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Portions of Virginia are experiencing parched conditions.
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High heat is back and a bit of a drought in the D.C. area
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The heat and humidity will be in full-effect by Wednesday and Thursday and dry conditions won't help a bit of a budding drought.
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Does climate change mean more extreme, deadly weather and tornado outbreaks?
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If we keep getting "extreme" weather events with this frequency, we'll have to start calling them "routine."
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