The pattern of warmer than normal water along the equator in the Eastern Pacific heats things up and favors increases in the number of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Pacific.
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Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2026
As the planet heats due to climate change, our warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture and fuel heavier, more frequent downpours.
Hig thaws out a bit when an emergency landing drops him in the orbit of a paranoid rancher (Guy Pearce) and his daughter, Cima (Margaret Qualley).
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2026
Early-warning system As climate change accelerates the retreat of tidewater glaciers and thaws the permafrost holding Arctic mountains together, the structural integrity of these landscapes is failing.
Climate experts said the flooding adds to evidence that infrastructure planning in the Himalayas is being forced to account for disasters that are increasing as the climate warms.
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Victoria Milko,
Fortune,
31 Aug. 2026
As that frozen ground warms and ice inside thaws, the cement weakens, and slopes that stood for thousands of years can lose their grip.
—
Umesh Haritashya,
The Conversation,
29 Aug. 2026
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