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Could the Rockaways survive another Sandy?
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Why heat waves will get costlier for airlines, more annoying for travelers.
During a blistering heat wave in the Southwest last month, American Airlines cancelled dozens of flights in Phoenix because certain planes in its fleet...
The drowning villages of Indonesia.
Bekasi, Indonesia - Rising sea levels have forced people to leave their homes in four villages located in Bekasi, on the Indonesian island of West Java....
Pipelines secured as wildfires rage in western Canada.
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Scientists challenge magazine story about 'uninhabitable Earth.'
Road markings appear distorted as the asphalt starts to melt due to the high temperature in New Delhi on May 27, 2015. (Harish...
Insurance could cut $29 bln natural disaster bill for poor nations.
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Thanks, climate change: Heat waves will keep on grounding planes.
Last month, Phoenix enduring a blistering heat wave, with temperatures so high that airport officials had to cancel dozens of flights. The reason was...
Some B.C. food stores empty, others overstocked amid wildfires.
For years, the Lone Butte General Store has been a sort of oasis along the dusty stretch of Highway 24 southeast of 100 Mile...
BC’s wildfire summers are here to stay.
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