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Like in Groundhog Day, we have to relive the same day over and over again, not to become a better person and get the girl, but to break through the public perception that somehow there's still a scientific debate on global warming.

By Marlene Cimons, Climate Nexus: Marlene Cimons of Climate Nexus contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. ("HuffingtonPost: Is climate change affecting tornadoes?

U.N. agencies want to strengthen national drought policies after warnings that climate change would increase their frequency and severity. (RT @toonkerssemaker: RT @toonkerssemaker: World Environment News - U.N.

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The US disconnect over climate change
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The Arctic Ocean is absorbing carbon dioxide at a far greater rate than was previously thought, threatening fish stocks and the livelihoods of indigenous peoples, a report suggests.

As the climate changes and carbon dioxide levels rise, experts say it's not just the environment that is affected, but your nose.

Mount Everest Melting; Climate Change Likely To Blame: Researchers
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For years, scientists have worried about the impact of climate change in the invaluable Himalayan region.

Possible tornadoes cut a wide swath through north Texas on Wednesday night, killing at least six people and injuring more than 100 others, officials said. (RT @KLOVEnews: Tornado in Granbury, Texas claims six lives.

But forecast global temperature rise of 4C heralds disaster for large swaths of planet with oceans absorbing most global warming (Climate change meltdown unlikely but human disaster looms, claims new research - The Guardian

Topography of Eastern Seaboard muddles ancient sea level changes http://t.co/lNqtKbd5nL http://t.co/1vxsuvemVh

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36 killed and ten missing in floods in southern China
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Rainstorms battered five cities, including the provincial capital Guangzhou, on Wednesday and Thursday, triggering heavy flooding in some areas.

With a limberness that defies his 69 years, Frank Mirarchi heaves himself over the edge of a concrete wharf and steps out onto a slack, downward sloping dock line bouncing 20 feet above the lapping waters near Scituate, Mass.

A new U.S. Geological Survey study finds, “Warmer spring temperatures since 1980 are causing an estimated 20 percent loss of snow cover across the Rocky Mountains of western North America.” The USGS explains, “The new study builds upon a previous...

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Major U.S. Cities Are at Risk for Climate-Related Water Shortage: Report Bloomberg Bloomberg BNA -- Washington, D.C., New York City, Los Angeles, and San Diego are among the cities most likely to face water scarcity as climate change...

May 16, 2013 – BANGLADESH - A tropical storm has lashed coastal areas of Bangladesh, killing 12 people, destroying thousands of huts and forcing up to a million people to flee. Officials had prepar...

After a long, cold winter and a late spring, it has been a tough time for farmers, with supplies of animal feed running out and spiralling in cost.