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March smashed heat records in several ways, federal data shows

Washington — March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to federal weather data.…

Miami Heat star Terry Rozier pleads not guilty in sports betting case

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Heat wave caused key part of Florida coral reef to become "functionally extinct"

A record-setting marine heat wave stripped huge portions of Florida’s coral reef of their colors in 2023, triggering the ninth and worst mass bleaching event in the Caribbean. Temperatures soared…

The cost to heat your home this winter is expected to increase, study finds

Americans will dish out more money to heat their homes this winter as electricity and natural gas costs continue to soar. That’s according to a new study from the National…

Green spaces crucial to combating record heat in marginalized communities

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