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24 May, 2017 – Europe, North America and tropical regions could all face even harder rainfall if fossil fuel emissions continue to increase global warming.
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Read moreLONDON, 26 February, 2017 – One of the longest US waterways, the Colorado River, has lost 20% of its flow since the year 2000, with the changing climate mostly responsible.
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Read more1 January, 2017 – Soils face a global threat as population pressure, human development and swelling cities lead to mounting cropland loss.
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Read moreThe floods that hit the UK last winter were the most extreme on record – and they may be a[…]
Read more3 December, 2016 − Scientists show how different the world would be without a sprinkling of the wind-borne African dust that fertilises oceans and forests.
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Read moreNew UN report says climate change’s impacts on rainfall will have harsh economic consequences for regions such as Latin America[…]
Read moreCities and towns across Europe are warned to adapt to the battering they face from intense storms as extreme weather[…]
Read moreThe drought affecting Brazil’s huge north-eastern region threatens to render it completely arid – and scientists say the warming climate[…]
Read moreAs global warming cuts crop yields, trade liberalisation in agricultural commodities will be needed to avoid food shortages and economic[…]
Read moreThe role of drought in the fall of ancient Mayan civilisation highlights the vital need today for water management in fighting the[…]
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