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California's burning – and half the US is now in drought

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California's burning – and half the US is now in drought

A map released this month shows that 50 per cent of the US is in drought, sending convicts on the run from early wildfires in California

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Climate change already impacting the US, report warns

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UK must abandon or adapt in face of floods

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UK must abandon or adapt in face of floods

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Dredging would not have stopped massive UK floods

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Dredging would not have stopped massive UK floods

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Floods challenge UK to live with extreme weather

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Floods challenge UK to live with extreme weather

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California thirstin': Tips from Australia mega-drought

California thirstin': Tips from Australia mega-drought

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Whirling dervish skirts are ruled by hurricane physics

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Whirling dervish skirts are ruled by hurricane physics

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Floods engulf highways and homes in Colorado

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Floods engulf highways and homes in Colorado

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Acid rain's surprising legacy in US rivers

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The rain in the Serengeti falls mainly on the lions

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The rain in the Serengeti falls mainly on the lions

Two hulking male lions sit out a rainstorm in a photograph that's in the running for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award

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Early South Americans conquered the Atacama desert

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Want fewer hurricanes? Pollute the air

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Central Europe floods portend a wet future

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Saturn's rings leave ghostly imprint on atmosphere

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