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THE HAGUE (AFP) - China's carbon dioxide emissions in 2007 were about 14 percent higher than the United States
MAJOR cropping regions of NSW are in "urgent need" of rain as a greater portion of the state slips
Chinese state TV pictures show the extent of the damage caused by floods that have left at least 55
Residents in the US state of Iowa are surveying the damage caused by severe flooding. At least 24,000 people
Russia has raised the stakes in the international scramble for the Arctic by announcing it will boost its military
Simulations by global climate models show that when sea ice is in rapid decline, the rate of predicted Arctic
BONN, Germany - Back when negotiators set the clock for fighting climate change, they fixed 1990 as noon. Now,
THE tomato industry in Florida has collapsed and $US40 million ($42m) worth of tomatoes will rot unless the source
At least four people have been killed by a tornado that devastated a boy scout camp in western Iowa.