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The growing prevalence of extreme weather
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The effects and impact of the climate crisis are becoming increasingly frequent and more obvious around the globe as demonstrated by extreme weather events.
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Column: Hail Winter
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Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott opines on his belief in the importance of being cold.
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Column: Flooded Roots
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Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott ponders the fate of the Big Oak Tree in Columbia, Missouri, in a year of floods and a time of climate change.
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Pagan Spirit Gathering 2015: stories from the flood and the aftermath
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EARLVILLE, Illinois – On Sunday June 14, the opening day of a week long Pagan festival called Pagan Spirit Gathering (PSG), it stormed at the Stonehouse Farm campground as it had done all the previous week. Then on the following Monday afternoon, a flash flood hit the camp. Cars and trucks were engulfed in mud and water up to their axles. People had to abandon their tents and spend the night in other attendees’s tents that were located on higher ground. They were cold, worried, and many had only the clothes on their backs.
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UPDATE: Pagan Spirit Gathering Closing Due to Flood Waters
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EARLVILLE, Illinois- Shortly after we reported on the extensive flooding at the 35th annual Pagan Spirit Gathering (PSG), organizers announced that the festival would be shutting down. All attendees and staff personnel must evacuate by tomorrow. According to reports, the grounds have become unsafe, and more rain is on the way. As reported by local news, Illinois state emergency planners are now closely watching the Illinois River as the waters begin to rise, reaching flood-level in some locations. Due to the record downpours across the region, several cities have already initiated emergency plans.