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Moisture-deficit concerns continue to add up across the upper Midwest

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 8d ago
45 distinct posts / 48h, matching Midwest 31 Moisture 17
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8d ago Beavers create meadows and wetlands downstream to absorb torrential downpours of heavy storms like hurricanes and atmospheric rivers. There will still be flooding due to human carbon pollution/Clim… -2.5
8d ago Arizona weather forecast: Monsoonal moisture brings rain and flooding to parts of Phoenix https://www.europesays.com/us/941359/ PHOENIX – Showers and storms passed across the state, including Pho… -1.5
8d ago ***… Frustration abounds… Tropical storm is building east of us and we will get rain and how much rain, depends on highs and lows and moisture... regardless, we get more than a 1/4 inch we will fl… -4.0
8d ago "We cut the trees. We heated the planet. And now we ask why the Sun feels so cruel The heatwave is not revenge. It is a consequence Forests once gave us shade, moisture, cooler air & protection We … -4.5
8d ago Kazakhstan: fire, cold temperatures in higher elevations, and heat wave warnings. Climate shifts are adding moisture and jet-stream swings, helping storms like this grow larger and more intense. Fr… -5.0
9d ago Ongoing severe weather dominates headlines across much of the U.S., with heavy flooding and tornadoes in Texas, monsoon activity and dust storms in Arizona, tropical moisture bringing heavy rain ri… -3.5
9d ago If low-level moisture ramps up tomorrow over Luxembourg, as suggested by some models, the potential for excessive rain and associated risk of flooding is high in case of thunderstorm development an… -1.5
9d ago Excess moisture from flooding impacting more than 300K acres of Manitoba farmland -4.0
9d ago Stuck in the middle with you: Most of San Diego County is east of coastal low clouds & west of monsoonal moisture. The weather service expects a cooler day, although some valleys could still hit 90… +1.0
9d ago Rising floodwaters and relentless rain have forced state officials into an escalated emergency response posture as a massive, moisture-rich storm system threatens to bring historic flooding to majo… ×3 -7.0
9d ago NEW! Assessment of Relative Soil Moisture during Fallow from Sentinel-1 and -2 to Support Crop Management Decisions for Sorghum in Northeastern Australia by Yan Zhao, Trevor Philip, Jason Brider, A… +2.0
9d ago Kazakhstan fire and heat wave warnings. Climate shifts are adding moisture and jet-stream swings, helping storms like this grow larger and more intense. From Climate Scientist Adams! -4.0
9d ago REMINDER: A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture. Warmer oceans allow for more evaporation = more rain-making moisture. Slow-moving, repeated rounds of rain in Texas this week were always likely… -3.5
9d ago Germany launches water monitor system as Rhine drought hits industry Climate change cost Germany 60 billion cubic metres of ​water over 25 years, new platform now tracks rivers, groundwater and so… +2.0
10d ago ➡️ We're seeing severe flooding incidents across South Central Texas. ➡️ Tropical moisture is interacting with other weather elements over South Central Texas, producing anywhere from 3-15 inches o… -5.0
8d ago “Hey guys, ‘member going to the Midwest during blizzard season?! Guess what?!?!?!?!” -1.0
8d ago Despite the administration’s insistence climate change is a “scam,” the extreme weather caused by [it] has sparked > 800 wildfires in Canada & at least 12 in northern Minnesota. Smoke from the fire… -6.5
8d ago "Something Moore" by Meteorologist Tom Moore goes back just two years (July 2024), when a July derecho swept through parts of the Midwest to the Great Lakes. nynjpaweather.com/public/2026/... +0.5
8d ago Wildfire smoke makes air unhealthy from the US Midwest to East Coast. #Wildfires #Drought #Storms #Rain #Snow #Mudslides #FEMA #California #CalFire #LosAngeles #SanFrancisco #ParkFire #LakeFire #P… -4.5
8d ago 🌎 Climate Change: Flash flooding has been tearing up communities across the U.S., with heavy downpours sending creeks and rivers rushing over their banks from Texas to Kentucky, across the Midwest … -6.0
8d ago Carney #Harperite Liberals want more of this. Millions face extreme heat, hazardous air from wildfires Extreme heat and smoke from wildfires in Canada created hazardous air quality across US aff… -5.0
8d ago Midwest and Northeast heat wave signals climate change as new normal: Oppressive heat settling over the upper Midwest and New England is making climate change harder to dismiss as an abstract idea.… -5.0
8d ago Wildfires in Canada forced thousands to evacuate Minnesota’s Boundary Waters as dangerous smoke and extreme heat spread across the Midwest and Northeast. -8.0
8d ago THUNDERSTORM IN VANCOUVER! First one in 2 years! We get tons of rain but almost no thunder, not like I'm used to back in the midwest. Oh my god it sounds so beautiful +6.0
9d ago So far this year: warmest winter on record in the Mountain West, record heat in Europe, “once in a thousand years” rainfall + flooding in Texas, and wildfire smoke blanketing the Midwest + Northeas… -5.0
9d ago - Wildfires in Canada - Catastrophic flooding in Texas - Smoke-filled skies from the Midwest to New York - Super Typhoon Bavi in China, Philippines, Taiwan - Heat dome in Europe - Extreme monsoon i… -7.0
9d ago Wildfires in Canada Catastrophic flooding in Texas Smoke-filled skies from the Midwest to New York Super Typhoon Bavi in China, Philippines, Taiwan Heat dome in Europe Extreme monsoon in South Asia… -6.0
9d ago They can be magnificent, but I've seen some crazy thunder & lightning storms in the Midwest too - thankfully without tornado.💚 +3.0
9d ago For the second time in two weeks, an extreme heat wave is exposing the same grid problem across the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest: there isn’t enough affordable power ready to handle surging demand. -4.0
9d ago Wonder if all the people in the MidWest who disproportionally voted for Trump still believe him when he says excessive heat & drought are just a Chinese hoax! -4.5

Articles in Story

Tier Title Category Source Feeling SentimentSentiment Score (-5 to +5)
LLM-assessed emotional tone of coverage.

-5 = extremely negative/alarming
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+5 = extremely positive/hopeful

The colored bar shows position on the scale. Emotion badge uses Plutchik's 8 primary emotions: joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, anticipation.
T3 Excess moisture continues to impact Manitoba crops weather_impact mysteinbach.ca soggy, stunted, concerned
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sadness
T3 Moisture-deficit concerns continue to add up across the upper Midwest ⚖ Contested weather_drought agweek.com parched, concerned, strained
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fear