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The latest update to the U.S. Drought Monitor was issued Thursday and the news isn’t good.  The tri-state area is withering in a prolonged and increasingly extreme drought situation.  It started in September, when we got off to a very dry start. We ended the month with a large rain deficit. And then came October, We got a whopping...

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Anger and frustration erupted in Spain on Sunday as King Felipe VI surveyed the damage from historic flash floods that killed more than 200 people.

Authorities say flash floods in Spain turned village streets into rivers, ruined homes, disrupted transportation and killed at least 95 people.

Devastating floods have killed at least 205 people in eastern and southern Spain, local officials announced Friday.

The Environmental Voter Project says more than 130,000 first-time voters, who prioritize climate change, have already cast ballots. Combined with the impacts of extreme weather and climate change, they could decide this election. National climate reporter Chase Cain shows us where climate voters could have the most influence.

With no measurable rain for nearly all of October, and none in the forecast for the next few days, the tri-state’s fire danger keeps increasing. Crews in part of New Jersey are still trying to get a handle on a wildfire that at one point threatened some buildings. Fires like these could become more frequent as the dry spell continues. NBC...

Low humidity and a staggering lack of precipitation have led to an elevated risk of fire across the tri-state area. Throughout Connecticut and New Jersey, the fire danger is considered very high. Across the Hudson Valley, NYC, and Long Island, New York state is under a moderate risk of fire danger. In New Jersey, smoky conditions could be seen from…

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There has been no measurable rain in the tri-state area for the entire month of October, and it’s igniting concerns about the fire danger in new jersey. And due to the lack of rain, people are being asked to conserve water. Farmers say it’s been tough. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has issued a statewide drought watch, strongly urging people to voluntarily conserve water as persistent dry and warmer-than-average conditions continue to stress the state’s water supplies. During the past three months, New Jersey has experienced significantly below-average rainfall, which has contributed to diminished stream flow, reservoir and groundwater levels, Murphy’s administration says. The drought...

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center says there is a 60% chance that a weak La Nina event will develop this autumn and could last until March. La Nina is part of a natural climate cycle that can cause extreme weather across the planet — and its effects vary from place to place. Although there is no…

El Niño and La Niña are climate phenomena that impacts weather across the U.S. and the world.

“I want to caution that this is not a definitive count, because the task force is continuing its work,” Cooper said. “The number will continue to fluctuate as more reports come in and others are resolved.”

If you missed Thursday night’s astronomical phenomenon, you may be wondering if Friday brings another chance to see those northern lights. You would have to go much further upstate, or even into Canada, to try to glimpse the aurora borealis this time around. Take a look at the differences in the maps. Thursday’s phenomenon was caused by a coronal...

Tri-state residents were treated to a rare spectacle last night.

If you missed Thursday night’s astronomical phenomenon, you may be wondering if Friday brings another chance to see those northern lights. You would have to go much further upstate, or even into Canada, to try to glimpse the aurora borealis this time around. Take a look at the differences in the maps. Thursday’s phenomenon was caused by a coronal...

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A coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from the sun Tuesday and is projected to arrive at Earth sometime on Thursday. CMEs trigger geomagnetic storms which, if they are strong enough, can produce brighter and more active displays of the northern lights that can be seen further south from the pole and even, in cases like this one, as far south…