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On Top Of Everything Else, Climate Change Helps West Nile Disease To Spread

In case there weren't enough reasons to be freaked out about climate change, here's another one: a new study shows it can make it easier for West Nile disease to spread. Su...

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With Crops Withering, Whither Delta Farmer?

For farmers of the delta region of Tamil Nadu, the biggest festival of the year is naturally the harvest festival — Pongal. For each farmer, it is like a wedding in t...

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We May Be Closer Than We Thought To Dangerous Climate Thresholds

We don’t want the Earth to warm more than 1.5–2°C (2.7-3.6°F) compared to the pre-industrial climate. These targets are not magical; they are expert jud...

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Floods vs. drought

Floods from heavy storms have replaced drought in Northern California. The U.S. Drought Monitor reported Thursday that 42 percent of the state is now drought-free, compared...

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Climate Change In 2016: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

This past year had so many stories involving human-caused climate change – it will be forever in our memories. Here is a summary of some of the high points, from my p...

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Major Flooding In UK Now Likely Every Year, Warns Lead Climate Adviser

Major flooding in the UK is now likely to happen every year but ministers still have no coherent long-term plan to deal with it, the government’s leading adviser on t...

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The Nowhere People

People migrating due to environmental disasters should be accorded ‘refugee’ status in international law An increasing number of people globally are facing disp...

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Climate Change In Pictures: Photographs From Around The World Show Droughts, Floods And Melting Ice

An exhibition of photographs showing the effects of climate change around the world is currently on display at the United Nations climate summit in Morocco.
The images...

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Can Mars' Bid To Publish Genetic Maps Of Historic African Crops Boost Nutrition?

A Multi-Million Dollar Research Group Co-Founded By The Confectionery Company Mars Is Set To Publish The Genetic Maps To Five Traditional African Crops As Part Of An Ambiti...

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Ontario Seeks To Put A Cap On Water Bottle Industry With Two-Year Ban

The Ontario government has proposed a two-year moratorium on the creation or expansion of bottled water operations fed by groundwater in the Canadian province, in a bid to ...

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