Weather extremes gripping US bear climate crisis ‘fingerprint’, experts say
There are flooding rains in Hawaii, rare snow in Alabama and a severe heatwave in the west coastSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US is experiencing a striking mix of weather extremes this March. Flooding rains in Hawaii, rare snow in Alabama,...
<p>There are flooding rains in Hawaii, rare snow in Alabama and a severe heatwave in the west coast</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&utm_campaign=BN22326&utm_content=signup&utm_term=standfirst&utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox</a></p></li></ul><p>The US is experiencing a striking mix of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/extreme-weather">weather extremes</a> this March. Flooding <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/15/hawaii-flooding-storms">rains in Hawaii</a>, rare snow in Alabama, flip-flopping temperatures in the north-east and, perhaps most concerning, a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/march-heatwave-weather-us">severe heatwave</a> affecting the west coast are raising questions about how strange these patterns really are, and what role the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-crisis">climate crisis</a> is playing.</p><p>Experts suggested that people around the US need to pay closer attention to the climatecrisis and do what they can to “minimize the impacts”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/22/climate-crisis-march-extreme-weather">Continue reading...</a>
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