Dry weather creates dangerous fire conditions
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- CBS-Sanfrancisco
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- Kansas City Star
Morel mushroom-hunting season begins in Missouri. Here’s what to know before you hunt
“Morels are treasured for their delicious flavor and the fun of the hunt, often a family tradition spanning generations.”
- The Oklahoman
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- Quartz
Rising temperatures are pushing India towards the deadly "wet bulb" threshold
India is moving towards fatal climatic conditions. This year saw the country’s hottest February in 122 years, and it is only likely to get worse.
- Homes & Gardens
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- Miami Herald
Asian swamp eels spread in the Everglades. ‘Potentially the worst species we’ve had yet’
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- Fox Weather
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March won't be going out like a lamb this year as a potential severe weather outbreak looms for the Plains, Midwest and South to close out the month, less than a week after a deadly tornado outbreak tore across Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia last Friday night and into the weekend.
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Microsoft is planning a $1 billion data center on Foxconn site. Here's what we know about jobs, water use at data centers.
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- Naples Daily News
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- Associated Press
India's warm weather plans can't take the heat, report says
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- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
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Salt River Project began slowly releasing water in early March to get ahead of the curve. But a series of warm storms rapidly accelerated their plans.
- Sacramento Bee
‘Felt that earthquake in my sleep.’ Cluster of quakes rattles Northern California awake
More than 2,100 people from as far away as Concord and Santa Cruz reported feeling the tremor.
- San Luis Obispo Tribune
Central Coast mountain road could be closed for more than a year due to storm damage
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- Live Science
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- Live Science
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- Tacoma News Tribune
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- USA TODAY
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