1. Tallgrass struggles against drought in this file photo from eastern Colorado.

    Rocky Mountain dry

    March is normally the snowiest month of the year across parts of the central Rockies, but March 2012 left much of Colorado snowless and nervous.

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  2. Climate variation, change, or both?

    Burning fossil fuels has led to a warmer, moister atmosphere and a shifting background for extreme weather and climate events, according to a study that analyzes noteworthy weather events from the last two years.

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  3. UCAR Magazine

    The Great Warm Wave: A top-10 list

    The last 10 days have brought what may be the gentlest round of extreme weather ever to grace the United States. Beneath the pleasant veneer lies one of the most bizarre weather episodes in recent U.S. history.

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  4. Motel damage in Salyersville, KY

    Twisters and teleconnections

    Why would a cooling of the Pacific Ocean help stoke tornadoes in the United States? Researchers are beginning to dig deeper into the connections between severe U.S. thunderstorms and the sea.

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  5. Japanese cherry tree blossoms, Tidal Basin, Washington, DC

    Out of sync

    Days lengthen as spring arrives, but several other signs of the season are showing up earlier and earlier. Some animals and insects aren’t adapting fast enough to this "asynchrony," and there's an increasing disconnect with legal dates that govern hunting and other resource management.

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