As Carr fire kills two in California, firefighters reflect on a job now ‘twice as violent’
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Global warming is increasing the chances of heatwaves, scientists say
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Water scarcity and conflict
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Why smart policies are key to solving the world’s clean water problems
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Tropical cyclones are forming further from the equator as the planet warms, bringing new regions into the zone of the intense storms including parts of eastern Australia, new research has found
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An Arctic heatwave pushed temperatures in Siberia anomalously high
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Major broadcast TV networks mentioned climate change just once during two weeks of heat-wave coverage
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Taiwan shuts down for Typhoon Maria
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Some heat relief forecast as California fires rage
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The Zero Meter Diving Team - A story of family, loss, and the Chernobyl disaster
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Deepwater Horizon disaster altered building blocks of ocean life
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Railway estimates 230,000 gallons of oil spilled into floodwaters after Iowa derailment
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Australian tornadoes flying under the radar but more common than you think, BOM warns
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Entire Hawaii suburb vanishes as lava gushes in
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Recently published study in Nature shows that tropical storms have slowed by 10% over seventy years
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Almost 200 missing in volcano disaster. Guatemala releases official figures as a fresh eruption disrupts rescue work at the Fuego volcano
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Rescuers battle boiling ash to recover Fuego's dead. In San Miguel Los Lotes close to Guatemala’s most active volcano, firefighters are working hard, but hope is slim.
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Guatemala volcano: Several dead as Fuego volcano erupts
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India slashes heat-wave death toll with series of low-cost measures. ‘Common sense’ policies such as free water and reflective roof paint save lives as temperatures near 50°C
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Lions, tigers that broke out of German zoo recaptured. The animals fled their cages after a powerful storm caused damage to enclosures.
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Judge orders boy who started Oregon wildfire to pay $36 million in restitution
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Plane crashes in Havana with more than 100 on board
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Rare Gulf of Aden tropical cyclone to bring flood risk to Yemen, Somalia
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