Critical List: Texas drought is a natural disaster; climate change causes extreme weather

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After months of drought, the federal government declared 213 counties in Texas natural disasters.

Even if wildfires stay clear of Los Alamos, burning trees and heated soil contaminated with residual radiation from old nuclear tests could be a problem.

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Here's the scientific explanation for why extreme weather can be connected to climate change.

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