continental
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March has been the hottest month on record for the continental United States in 132 years, according to federal weather data.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
With continental inflation tame, the European Central Bank looked to be headed prewar toward interest rates too low for lenders to earn healthy margins.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
The Kaiserslautern Military Community, which includes Ramstein, is the largest outside the continental U.S. and counts more than 50,000 members, including 18,000 soldiers, as well as civilian staff and families.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Because the Turkana Rift is the first known active continental rift currently undergoing necking, it offers scientists a rare chance to study this crucial stage of tectonic evolution.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
Fierce winters helped drive the Vikings from Greenland and led to bad harvests that exacerbated social tensions in continental Europe, but few would claim that the little ice age caused the Reformation.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Weather and Climate - Middle School
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Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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