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The Stream, August 5: Food Aid for Africa

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Support for farmers in Africa dried up long before Somalia's…
Map Weather Extremes Floods Droughts Tornados

The Stream, August 3: Of Food and Conflict

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The Shabab Islamist insurgent group in Somalia is blocking starving…
Map Weather Extremes Floods Droughts Tornados

The Stream, August 2: Shrinking Glaciers and Growing Deserts

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There are only 25 glaciers in the Glacier National Park now,…
Map Weather Extremes Floods Droughts Tornados

The Stream, August 1: Land-grabbing in Ethiopia

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Human rights group Survival International has accused the Ethiopian…
Map Weather Extremes Floods Droughts Tornados

The Stream, July 29: U.S. Cities To Face More Weather Extremes

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A new National Resources Defense Council report concludes that…
Map Weather Extremes Floods Droughts Tornados

The Stream, July 28: U.S. Shale Gas and Russia’s Energy Influence

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The shale gas boom in the United States has weakened Russia’s…
Map Weather Extremes Floods Droughts Tornados

Weather Extremes: Floods, Droughts, Tornadoes, and Extreme Heat Plague Much of U.S.

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Extreme weather events in 2011 have been numerous and diverse, prompting some analysts to link the natural disasters to climate change. Most recently, many states are under exceptional-drought and extreme-heat advisories.
Map Weather Extremes Floods Droughts Tornados

The Stream, July 19: Heat Wave in Central U.S.

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The heatwave in the central United States intensified Monday,…
Map Weather Extremes Floods Droughts Tornados

The Stream, July 4: France Bans Fracking

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France became the first country to outlaw hydraulic fracking,…
Map Weather Extremes Floods Droughts Tornados

The Stream, July 1: North America’s Greenest Cities

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San Francisco is the greenest city in North America, according…
Map Weather Extremes Floods Droughts Tornados

The Stream, June 28: France Pledges Nuclear Power Investment

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The water recycling system deployed to clean the tainted water…
Map Weather Extremes Floods Droughts Tornados

The Stream, June 24: Xayaburi Dam

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Laos is moving forward with the construction of the controversial…