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We asked 5 hurricane experts: Why were there so many hurricanes this season?

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Cape Town rations water before reservoirs hit zero.

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Peatland plants adapting well to climate change

They account for just three per cent of the Earth's surface but play a major role in offsetting carbon dioxide emissions -- and now...

Efforts to revive coal industry unlikely to work, may slow job growth

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