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Home sweet home: islanders stay put even when the sea invades
"Small island communities in the Philippines prefer local measures to relocation in response to sea-level rise," according to the study…
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China’s air quality deteriorates due to winter pollution: official
Image: People ride amid the smog in Beijing, China, February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee BEIJING (Reuters) – Air quality in…
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State of emergency in British Columbia extended as wildfires rage
Image: A wildfire burns north east of the town of Cache Creek, British Columbia, Canada July 18, 2017. Picture taken July…
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MH370 search data unveils fishing hotspots, ancient geological movements
Image: An undated supplied image from Geoscience Australia shows a computer generated three-dimensional view of the sea floor obtained from…
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People swim in streets of flooded Istanbul, heavy rain briefly shuts Bosphorus oil routes
Image: A taxi drives on a flooded road after a heavy rainfall in Istanbul, Turkey July 18, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsal ISTANBUL…
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Floods in India’s northeast kill 40; endanger rare one-horned rhinos
Image: A herd of elephants cross a road that passes through the flooded Kaziranga National Park in the northeastern state of…
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Canada wildfires disrupt mines, force 14,000 from their homes
Image: Smoke rises over the landscape in Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada July 7, 2017. TWITTER/@joeandsue/Handout via Reuters By Ethan Lou CALGARY,…
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More heavy rain forecast for Japan as death toll rises to 16
Image: Police officers walk on woody debris which were swept by heavy rain as they conduct rescue and search operation…
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After handshakes and concert, G20 seeks ‘difficult’ consensus
Image: French President Emmanuel Macron, U.S. President Donald Trump, Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri, Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri, German Chancellor Angela Merkel,…
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Western Canada wildfires prompt evacuations of thousands in British Colombia
Image: British Columbia wildfires seen near 100 Mile House in British Columbia, Canada in this handout photo obtained by Reuters July…
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