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Keith Schneider: Water Not Mixed into Barcelona Climate Talks

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Circle of Blue's Senior Editor Keith Schneider breaks down the U.N. Barcelona climate conference with day one leaving us to question, "Where's the water?

Global Warming is Melting Away Arctic Summer Ice

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Disappearing Arctic Summer IceWithin 20 years the Arctic Ocean will be ice-free in summer due to global warming, according to a Catlin Arctic-World Wildlife Federation (WWF) survey released Wednesday.

Aussie Town Bans Bottled Water

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nsw_highlands In the remote picturesque Southern Highlands of Australia, a small town leads by water example.

In the Mississippi Delta, No Choice but to Drown

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mississippi_river A new study in Monday's issue of Nature Geoscience reports "significant" drowning of the Mississippi River delta is "inevitable"

Swelling Glacial Lakes and Everest

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After two decades, scientists in Nepal are on the ground for in-the-field Himalaya studies.

White House Report: US to Face Floods, Droughts and Competition for Water

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The White House issued last Tuesday an assessment of how global warming will unfold across the United States in the next century.

Argentine Glacier Outgrows Climate Change

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Under the strong Patagonian sun, a glacier is glowing with health despite the effects of global warming.

Melting Everest Reveals Asian Water Supply on Slippery Slope

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Fifty-six years after Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first ascended, modern climbers feel affects of global warming.

World’s Largest Rivers Are Losing Water, New Study Says

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One-third of the 925 rivers analyzed from 1948 to 2004 have showed “significant changes” in water levels.

Climate Chaos Reveals Pattern: Africa’s Sahel Region Faces Recurrent Megadroughts

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When in 1968 Garrett Hardin published in the Science journal…

Melting Ice Blurs Borders and Freezes Relations

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Borders in this part of Europe haven't changed since 1861.…

Interactive Map: Biggest Dry

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An interactive map of Circle of Blue's coverage of "The Biggest…