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U.S farmers pushed to the brink by drought

Recurring drought in the U.S. southwest has left less water to divvy up between seven states and pushed some family farms to the brink of collapse. CBC’s Susan Ormiston travelled to the region and ...

CBC News

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Israel fills drying lake with desalinated water

Climate change, demand and poor management mean the world's water sources are drying up. Now Israel is the first country to channel desalinated water into a natural lake. The project will also allo...

DW News

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Etihad in trouble over emission plans

Etihad is in hot water over allegations it lied about its emissions reduction plans. Australia’s consumer watchdog is now considering action against the airline as the body crackdown on so-called ...

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Thousands make a living on Mumbai's garbage mountain

Thousands of people living near India’s largest mountain of garbage in Mumbai depend on rummaging through its waste for their livelihood, but suffer terrible health issues as a result. Despite gove...

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UN scientists issue "final warning" on climate change

Top climate scientists released their final assessment report on climate change, declaring this is the last chance to limit human-caused global warming to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels before t...

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America’s largest reservoir 'almost dry'

Millions of Americans are facing a potential water crisis as the country's largest reservoir, Lake Mead, is now at critically low levels after decades of drought and increased demand.

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Report finds global warming 'likely' to hit 1.5C

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‘Point of no return’: UN's climate warning

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that the "climate time bomb is ticking" on Monday (March 20) as he urged rich nations to slash emissions sooner after a new assessment from scientists...

Reuters

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Evacuations after record rainfall hits California

The entire area along the San Joaquin River became subject to an evacuation order after record rainfall and snow melt raised the river to hazardous levels, according to the San Joaquin Sheriff's De...

Reuters

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California farmers defend their water rights

A blanket of crops covers the floor of the Imperial Valley in southern California, a patchwork of vibrant greens given life by the Colorado River in a landscape bleached by the desert sun. But ques...

France 24

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Cyclone Freddy: Rescue efforts underway in Malawi

The death toll in southeast Africa due to the exceptionally long-lasting Tropical Cyclone Freddy has risen to 522, according to authorities in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar. Disaster management...

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Peru: Heavy rain, landslides put thousands at risk

Heavy rain is causing a large number of landslides across Peru, putting thousands of lives at risk. The collapse of hillsides is not uncommon during the rainy season, but a cyclone and warmer sea w...

Al Jazeera

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Scientists solve New Delhi haze mystery

The source of the deadly smog that covers India's capital during winter has been solved by European researchers. Scientists deployed more than a thousand sensors across the city to decipher the che...

Al Jazeera

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Reducing dependence on Chinese 'green-tech' materials

EU's reliance on China for rare earth metals and raw materials needed for electric cars, batteries and other green technologies poses a threat to its clean energy goals. In a bid to secure a sustai...

DW News

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Scientists developing 'mutant bugs, crops'

The International Atomic Energy Agency nuclear laboratories are in a space race for seeds. Scientists are mutating bugs and crop seeds to help them adapt to climate change.

Bloomberg

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Death toll in Malawi cyclone rises

More than 400 people have been killed in one of Africa's deadliest tropical cyclones in recent years. Homes in Mtauchira were swept away on a tide of water and mud. Residents say 32 people died and...

Reuters

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California: Thousands evacuated from floodwaters

Close to ten thousand residents have been evacuated from communities in California after an extreme weather system drenched the area. The atmospheric river, the third such event this year causing f...

Al Jazeera

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McDonalds fights single-use plastic ban

The fast food chain asks for more recycling ahead of an EU legislation that will ban single-use packaging by 2030.

EuroNews

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Yosemite National Park partially reopens

Yosemite National Park partially reopens on Friday after storms forced the park to shut down for the past few weeks.

Floods caused by torrential rains have hit two provinces that were devastated by last month’s earthquake, killing at least 13 people and increasing the misery of thousands who were left homeless, o...

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Solar panels meet heavy opposition in rural Spain

The installation of solar energy farms is a central plank of Spain's strategy for meeting CO2 emission targets. But they're drawing opposition from rural groups opposed to the transformation of tra...

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