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Rapid Warming of Permafrost

Permafrost warming continues throughout a wide swath of the Northern Hemisphere, according to a team of scientists assembled during

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Floods kill at least 6 in Eastern Europe

WARSAW, Poland – Flooding caused by heavy rains has killed at least seven people in Poland, Germany and the

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Floods kill 132 in Kashmir, hundreds missing

LEH, India (AFP) – Rescuers waded through mud to seek survivors Saturday after floods caused by freak rains killed

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Ice island breaks from Greenland

An ice island measuring 260 square kilometres broke off from one of Greenland's two main glaciers, scientists say, the

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Bubonic and Pneumonic plagues in Peru

An outbreak of bubonic and pneumonic plague in Peru has killed a 14-year-old boy and infected at least 31

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Toxic smog blankets Moscow as fires rage

Wearing sanitary masks or clutching wet rags to their faces, residents of Moscow struggled round the city as the

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Methane seeping from sea bed at capped BP Site

Video Report: In the short video below, methane gas can be seen seeping from the sea bed at the

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Russia: Fires head for Chernobyl

Fires that are sweeping across Russia threaten to re-release nuclear contamination from the Chernobyl disaster into the air, but

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Pakistan appeals for help over ‘worst floods of its history’

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has appealled for immediate international help as the country battles the "worst floods

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Pacific forum backs away from climate target

The Pacific Islands Forum has adopted a new resolution on climate change, one that backs away from last year's

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