Category: Americas

Climate study funding at Norfolk university suspended

Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have had funding of $200,000 (£131,000) suspended by the US government

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200 homes washed away in Kentucky

(CNN) -- Up to half a foot of torrential rain in northeastern Kentucky has led to swift-water rescues, propelled

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Tropical cyclone may threaten battle to plug Gulf well

US officials anxiously eyed bad weather near the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday which may delay efforts to plug the

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Climate change to blame for hottest summer ever

The first six months of 2010 brought a string of warmest-ever global temperatures, but connecting these dots to long-term

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Earthquake of 6.7 Magnitude Strikes Alaska

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake has occurred in Alaska's Aleutian Islands. The islands are a seismically active zone where the

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Indian Ocean sea level rise threatens millions

Sea levels are rising unevenly in the Indian Ocean, placing millions at risk along low-lying coastlines in Bangladesh, Indonesia

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2010 ‘hottest year on record’

THE world is hotter than ever according to new temperature data. March, April, May and June set records, making

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June Earth’s hottest ever: US monitors

Last month was the hottest June ever recorded on Earth, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have said,

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Dengue fever epidemic threatens Caribbean, kills dozens

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Mosquito-borne dengue fever is reaching epidemic stages across the Caribbean, with dozens of deaths

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4.3 Earthquake jolts northwest Haiti

A magnitude-4.3 earthquake today jolted northwest Haiti, reported the U.S. Geological Survey. According to the report the light tremor

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