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A thirsty planet looks for solutions to water shortage

PARIS (AFP) - A world without fresh water would be a world bereft of humans, and yet one in

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Iceland: life on global warming’s front line

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - If any country can claim to be pitched on the global warming front line, it may

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Extreme weather starving Uganda’s pastoralists

The semi-arid region has typically experienced drought since the 1960s, every five to 10 years. But since 2000, the phenomenon

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US Food Costs Rising Fastest in 17 Years

NEW YORK (AP) - Steve Tarpin can bake a graham cracker crust in his sleep, but explaining why the

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Rapidly Melting Mountain Snow and Glaciers bring for water shortages

VIENNA, April 14 (Reuters) - Glaciers and mountain snow are melting earlier in the year than usual, meaning the

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Poisonous algae bloom threatens giant Chinese lake

A pollution-linked algae bloom has reappeared in China's third-largest lake, prompting renewed fears for the drinking water supplies of

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China has become the world’s worst polluter

China is now the world's biggest carbon emitter ahead of the US, a soon-to-be-published report says. Report courtesy of

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China drought leaves 670,000 without drinking water

BEIJING, April 13 (Reuters) - A drought in China's northeast Liaoning province has left nearly 700,000 people without drinking

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Indonesia’s thirsty capital is sinking as sea levels rise

Separated by a road and a viscous finger of black, garbage-choked water, the stilt-house slum of Muara Baru and

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EU defends biofuel goals amid food crises

BRUSSELS (AFP) - The EU Commission on Monday rejected claims that producing biofuels is a "crime against humanity" that

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