Drylands will suffer if world reaches 2°C.
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Global warming is sharply raising the risk of 'unprecedented' events.
An Indian boy takes bath in an ornamental fountain on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, April 18, 2017.Image: RAJAT GUPTA/EPA/REX/ShutterstockBy...
At least global warming may get Americans off the couch more.
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The fingerprints of global warming on extreme weather.
When climate scientists examine whether the warming of the Earth has made extreme weather events such as heatwaves or downpours more likely, they generally...
Extreme Arctic melt is raising sea level rise threat; New estimate nearly twice IPCC's.
Global sea level rise could happen at nearly twice the rate previously projected by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, even under the...
Parking lot project catches the eye as well as stormwater.
Parking lot project catches the eye as well as stormwaterHoward County wins BUBBA by repairing wall using gardens, waterfalls to also control runoff
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As Indian Kashmir's lush valleys turn to concrete, fears of flooding rise.
House-building in Indian-administered Kashmir has put people at higher risk of floods, and made region more reliant on food importsBy Athar Parvaiz
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Homes flooded as Ottawa River reaches highest level in decades.
I was driving into Ottawa for an assignment, listening to the news on the radio when a message came in for me from the...
Giant waterfall in Antarctica worries scientists.
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Scientists poring over military and satellite imagery have mapped the unimaginable: a network of rivers, streams, ponds, lakes and even a waterfall,...
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