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Map Weather Extremes Floods Droughts Tornados

The Stream, July 11: Tensions High in Israel and Lebanon Over Water

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Tensions have heightened between Israeli and Lebanese troops…
Map Weather Extremes Floods Droughts Tornados

The Stream, May 14: NASA Scientist Links Specific Weather Events to Climate Change

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Drinking water is safe to consume in the small Pennsylvania town…
Map Weather Extremes Floods Droughts Tornados

The Stream, March 30: Great Lakes Water Levels

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A new report by a U.S.-Canadian advisory panel recommends against…
Map Weather Extremes Floods Droughts Tornados

The Stream, March 27: Uncertain Future for Shale Gas in Poland

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Shale gas drilling is off to a disappointing start for investors…
Map Weather Extremes Floods Droughts Tornados

The Stream, March 8: Damming the Mekong

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Dams on the tributaries of the Mekong River could have a bigger…
Map Weather Extremes Floods Droughts Tornados

The Stream, November 21: World Should Brace for More Weather Extremes

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The world should brace for more record-breaking temperatures,…
Map Weather Extremes Floods Droughts Tornados

The Stream, November 4: Developing Countries Bear Environmental Burdens, UNDP Report Says

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Developing countries are bearing the brunt of environmental burdens…
Map Weather Extremes Floods Droughts Tornados

The Stream, September 15: Business and the Environment

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U.S. coal companies have donated $1.5 million to House Speaker…
Map Weather Extremes Floods Droughts Tornados

The Stream, July 26: Astronomers Find the Biggest Mass of Water in the Universe

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Astronomers have discovered the largest and oldest reservoir…

United Nations Stalemates on Climate Change and Security

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Climate change became a hot-button issue at a recent U.N. Security…
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, February 17: Water + Climate

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Climate change made the floods that inundated England and Wales…