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  The U.S. could see a new 'extreme heat belt' by 2053

  NBC News - Denise Chow

  An "extreme heat belt" reaching as far north as Chicago is taking shape, a corridor that cuts through the middle of the country and would affect more than 107 million people over the next 30 years, according to new data on the country's heat risks. The report, released Monday by the nonprofit …

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  Italy's Lake Garda shrinks to near-historic low amid drought

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  SIRMIONE Italy — Italy’s worst drought in decades has reduced Lake Garda, the country’s largest lake, to near its lowest level ever recorded, exposing swaths of previously underwater rocks and warming the water to temperatures that approach the average in the Caribbean Sea. Tourists flocking to the …

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  Remains of small armor-plated dinosaur unearthed in Argentina

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  BUENOS AIRES — Paleontologists on Thursday heralded the discovery of a previously unknown small armored dinosaur in southern Argentina, a creature that likely walked upright on its back legs roaming a then-steamy landscape about 100 million years ago. The Cretaceous Period dinosaur, named Jakapil …

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  Sturgeon supermoon: See the fourth and final moon of 2022 tonight

  NBC News - Elisha Fieldstadt

  The fourth and last supermoon of the year, the Sturgeon moon, will occur Thursday. Named after the fish, the Sturgeon moon will coincide with the near peak of the Perseid meteor shower, which has been ongoing since July 14. "Perseids are one of the most plentiful showers (50-100 meteors seen per …

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  Arctic warming is happening significantly faster than previously thought, study finds

  NBC News - Denise Chow

  Things are heating up at the top of the world about four times faster than the rest of the globe, according to new research on the Arctic, where some of the most dramatic effects of climate change are already playing out. Previous studies — which have evaluated data over longer time periods — had …

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  5 ways the new Inflation Reduction act bill will fight climate change

  NBC News - Denise Chow

  More clean energy, less dirty energy, new punishments for methane leaks and billions of dollars for communities most in need of climate-related help — those are the provisions that have environmentalists celebrating what they see as a monumental step for U.S. climate action. Senate Democrats on …