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Hottest March Ever, Worst Fire Season Starting, Super El Niño Loading: Summer 2026 Preview

4+ hour, 33+ min ago  (506+ words) " March 2026 was the warmest on record in the United States, with over 1,500 individual temperature records broken " including 44.4C (112F) in California, the hottest March day ever measured in the country " Lake Mead and Lake Powell are at 30-year lows, western snowpack is…...

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Unusual Snow and Storms Hit Chile’s Driest Desert, Disrupting Daily Life and Business

9+ mon, 5+ day ago  (291+ words) Chile's Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, saw rare snow and storms this week. Chile's disaster response agency, Senapred, and the national weather service reported that snow, heavy rain, and strong winds hit the northern regions of…...

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TSMC’s $165 Billion U.S. Bet: Chips, Tariffs, and the New Industrial Order

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (793+ words) TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, has committed to a $165 billion expansion in the United States, as confirmed in company statements and official U.S. government releases. The plan, announced jointly by TSMC CEO C.C. Wei and President Trump at the White House,…...