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Pakistan’s new big threat isn’t terrorism — it’s water
Shortages of the precious resource threaten to destabilize the region even further.
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Wild thing, I think I need you: How weeds could save dinner
Scientists are racing to study and conserve wild varieties of crops before they disappear. Such weeds could bolster agricultural yields as the climate changes.
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America’s wicked, deadly heat wave last week
American cities could see many more hot-weather fatalities in the decades to come, as climate change drives longer and more frequent heat waves.
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Mapped: A hot hot summer of climate action
One-off protests don't seem like a big deal? Check out the full scope of climate uprisings happening across North America this summer.
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How do we use electricity?
We can better understand our electricity use -- as a country and at home -- if we break it down by sector and category.
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Climate-related power outages aren’t just a coastal problem
No American region has been exempt from the possibility of mass power outages.
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Ice, ice, maybe: Snow and ice melting at record speed
From April to June, more than 80 percent of the Northern Hemisphere's snow cover melted away -- one of the most rapid shifts on record.
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U.S. won’t fund a massive coal plant in Vietnam
After Obama's climate pledge, is the Export-Import Bank finally changing its stance on fossil fuel projects?
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Harry Reid blames climate change for fires ravaging his state
"The West is being devastated by wildfires," said the Senate majority leader. "Why? Because the climate has changed."
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Deepwater Horizon blamed for still more oil spills
Mysterious oil sheens spotted in recent months in the Gulf of Mexico have been traced back to the submerged wreckage of the rig, scientists stay.
