Managing rivers in a warming climate Meghan Quinn, California dam removal director at American Rivers, said the rupture underscores the risks that come with trying to manage rivers primarily through aging dams and pipelines in an era of more extreme swings between drought and downpours.
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Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Storms could produce damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning, downpours, and an isolated tornado, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
Heavy rain is not uncommon in South Asia this time of year, but experts largely agree that the frequency and intensity of cloudbursts have increased in recent years, in part due to climate change.
This week’s storms are especially welcome because the statewide snowpack has been lagging after weeks of unusually warm, dry weather.
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James Ward,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
Colorado is heading into a rare week where fire danger, damaging winds and winter storms are all colliding, creating hazards across nearly every part of the state at different times.
As heavy rainstorms drenched areas near Indianapolis, residents in parts of southeastern Marion County reported pea-sized hail.
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Carol Kugler,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
Over the past several days, Southern California has been hit with a series of powerful rainstorms that have caused flooding, downed trees and power outages.
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