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The hottest rain in world history falls on Needles, Calif.

At 115 degrees, the rain was so hot that most of it evaporated before it hit the ground.

Philip Bump Climate & Energy

Greenland’s ice melt is its worst ever — and there’s still a month to go

Melting of the Greenland ice sheet broke the seasonal record on Aug. 8 -- and melting season isn't even over yet.

Philip Bump Climate & Energy

Picking Ryan means picking a fight on transportation

Paul Ryan has tried to derail plans for high-speed train lines, and his budget proposal would take a hatchet to transportation and infrastructure spending.

Matt Dellinger Cities

The baby beluga who inspired ‘Baby Beluga’ has died at the age of 46

Parents and nursery school teachers singing the beloved children’s song “Baby Beluga” by Raffi (a.k.a. Raffi Cavoukian) will have to wipe away a tear today after the final chorus: Kavna, the whale […]

Sarah Miller Uncategorized

Watch a guy pull off a sting operation to smack down a bike thief

A Portland man who is not named Simon Jackson identified his stolen bike when the thief put it up for sale on Seattle Craigslist. So he wrote an email offering […]

Jess Zimmerman Uncategorized

Should we talk about the weather? Discussing climate without killing the conversation

Warmer weather and severe storms are changing the game for one New England ski resort. The Slow Ride Stories crew hears how the business is adapting -- and how nearby residents are getting along in a hot and volatile new world.

Grist staff Climate & Energy

This is what North Dakota’s oil boom looks like

A tremendous spike in production is great news for the state in the short term. For the state. In the short term.

Philip Bump Uncategorized

This kangaroo escape caper is ‘Dr. Doolittle’ meets ‘The Italian Job’

If you were a kangaroo in a zoo in Germany, would you say to yourself, “OK, well, I guess I’m never going to see Australia again, but hey, at least […]

Sarah Miller Uncategorized

Seriously, what the hell is this thing

io9 is asking for help on behalf of a reader who found a horrible tentacle-thing on the ground in Stockholm, Sweden. He wants help identifying it, presumably so that when […]