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As the Earth warms, is it starting to feel a little slow?

That's one of the mysteries solved in this edition of "Ask AP," a weekly Q&A column where AP journalists

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China biggest CO2 emitter last year

THE HAGUE (AFP) - China's carbon dioxide emissions in 2007 were about 14 percent higher than the United States

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Drought worsens in Australia

MAJOR cropping regions of NSW are in "urgent need" of rain as a greater portion of the state slips

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Million flee south China floods

Chinese state TV pictures show the extent of the damage caused by floods that have left at least 55

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Iowa faces flood mayhem

Residents in the US state of Iowa are surveying the damage caused by severe flooding. At least 24,000 people

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Russia plans Arctic military build-up

Russia has raised the stakes in the international scramble for the Arctic by announcing it will boost its military

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Permafrost Threatened By Rapid Melt Of Arctic Sea Ice

Simulations by global climate models show that when sea ice is in rapid decline, the rate of predicted Arctic

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Climate negotiators review key issues in Germany

BONN, Germany - Back when negotiators set the clock for fighting climate change, they fixed 1990 as noon. Now,

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Salmonella Kills Florida tomato industry

THE tomato industry in Florida has collapsed and $US40 million ($42m) worth of tomatoes will rot unless the source

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Deadly tornado strikes US camp

At least four people have been killed by a tornado that devastated a boy scout camp in western Iowa.

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