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Once a year Mercer puts out its “Cost of Living City Ranking.” This year marks the 27th time it has issued the report. The study looks at 209 cities against over 200 “factors,” which include...
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Hoover Dam’s Lake Mead has sunk to its lowest level yet amid the extreme drought in the western U.S. The reservoir supplies water to 25 million people from San Diego to Las Vegas and Phoenix....
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The Western U.S. isn’t the only region that’s baking under record heat right now; Siberia is suffering a brutal heat wave above the Arctic Circle. This image, acquired by the Copernicus...
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Gasoline prices for the coming July 4th holiday weekend will be at their highest level since 2014.
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Warren Buffett on Wednesday announced a $4.1 billion distribution of his stake in Berkshire Hathaway to the five foundations he has supported since 2006.
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A battle is brewing between the UN and Australia over the future of the Great Barrier Reef after a UN committee reported there is “no possible doubt” that the natural wonder is “facing...
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By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights Hand wringing over the practice of greenwashing, or the corporate claiming of a climate agenda without any real effort, is starting to turn into action....
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The U.S. Drought Monitor provides a weekly update on drought conditions across the United States. This summer is going to make already bad conditions even worse in many states.
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By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights More than 46 million Americans are under heat advisories or warnings today as a record-breaking heat wave blankets much of the country, with some places...
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New Mexico is the state where the most people are killed by police on a per capita basis.
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By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights Workers testing underwater surveying equipment say they found the wreckage of a small airplane at the bottom of California’s Folsom Lake, courtesy of...
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By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights Dangerous heat will affect much of the western U.S. for much of this week with temperatures up to 120 degrees. These temperatures make any outdoor...
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24/7 Wall St. analysis showed that Idaho, which not invest at all in public preschool, has the worst early education among all states.
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By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights The Pine Island Glacier on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet contains about 160 trillion tons of ice, which if it melted, would cause about 1.5 feet of...
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Weather.com forecasts a high temperature of 118 degrees in Phoenix Tuesday. It is expected to stay at that hot during the daytime for the next three days.
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