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New scheme for agriculture insurance long overdue.

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'Our culture is dying': Rising waters menace more than land in Louisiana.

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Climate change expected to fuel larger forest fires – if it hasn't already.

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Too much rain: China's floods roil hydropower, corn supplies.

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Swathes of south China under water, heat strikes north.

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Rising temperatures could bump you from your flight. Thanks climate change.

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Global drop in wildfires results in lower emissions but threatens life on the savannah.

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