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| Jun. 27 |
 Arctic |
North Pole could be ice-free this summer| The Pole may be briefly ice-free by September as global warming melts away sea ice | |
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| Jun. 18 |
Arctic |
Arctic sea ice melt 'even faster' The year began with ice covering a larger area than at the beginning of 2007
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| Mar.26 |
 Antarctica |
Massive ice shelf on verge of breakup Some 220 square miles of ice has collapsed and an ice shelf about seven times the size of Manhattan is 'hanging by a thread'
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| Nov.17 |
 UN |
U.N. delivers chilling conclusion on climate  | Climate change is 'severe and so sweeping that only urgent, global action' can head it off, a scientific panel said in a report on global warming. Launching the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, ... | |
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| Oct.12 |
 USA |
 Gore says prize must spur action | Al Gore says his Nobel Peace Prize is a chance to 'elevate global consciousness' about the threat posed by climate change | | |
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| Sep.14 |
Arctic |
Ice loss opens Northwest Passage The most direct route that links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceanse has opened up fully for the first time since records began
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| Aug.4 |
European Union |
European heatwaves 'have doubled' The study: The duration of heatwaves in Western Europe has doubled since 1880
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| Jul.24 |
 Hungary |
 Deadly heat wave grips Europe Up to 500 people are estimated to have died across Hungary, partly due to a wave gripping central and southeast Europe
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| May.18 |
 Australia |
Rain helps ease drought Drenching rains have fallen across most of parched southeast, delighting farmers who have endured seven years of drought
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| Apr.19 |
Australia |
Drought hits food bowl Prime Minister Howard: Australia faced an 'unprecedentedly dangerous' drought
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Ship 'sinks in storm'. 600 missing
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| Dec.7 |
 Somalia |
Rains bring no relief to starving Somalis Somalis are still suffering from hunger linked to 2005 scorching drought
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| Aug.17 |
 China |
Drought affects millions At least 18 million people in south-western region have been affected by China's worst drought in 50 years
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| Aug.2 |
New York |
Emergency in NY as city swelters Soaring temperatures are expected to hit parts of the east of the U.S. for a second day
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| Jul.23 |
California |
California roasts in record-breaking heat Triple-digit temperatures smashed records across the state, strained air conditioners and prompted power outages
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| Jul.21 |
USA |
 Heatwave death toll rises Severe heat across has claimed at least 22 lives around the US. Four people died in Chicago
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| Jul.19 |
 England |
Lives at risk amid Europe heatwave Authorities scrambled to save lives in a heatwave in northern Europe, hoping to avoid a repeat of the weather in 2003
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Avalanches feared after snow
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| Aug.29 |
France |
Heat toll tops 11,000 France recorded 11,435 extra deaths during a heat wave when temperatures soared 104 Fahrenheit
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| Aug.14 |
France |
 10,000 dead in heat wave Paris morgues are full and air conditioned tents have been set up to hold bodies
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| Aug.12 |
Paris |
Paris heat wave 'kills 100' 50 died in the past 4 days. The Health Ministry is insisting there has been no massive increase in emergencies
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| Aug.11 |
France |
Death warnings as Paris swelters Parisians sweated through their hottest night on record. 4 dozen people had died from the heat in the French capital
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| Aug.10 |
European Union |
Records tumble as Europe swelters In the French Alps melting glaciers unleashed a cascade of rocks
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| Aug.7 |
European Union |
Relentless heat plagues Europe Rivers and ponds were drying up, while wildfires blazed as deadly heat wave forecast to last until September
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| Jul.15 |
Italy |
Drought-hit Italy fears emergency
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| Jun.7 |
Southern India |
Heat wave death toll passes 1,400
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| May.27 |
Southern India |
Heat wave kills 430
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Snow blankets U.S. East Coast
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| Aug.2 |
Canada |
Farmers despair in Prairie drought
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| May.17 |
Southern India |
Heat wave toll rises. 600 killed
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| May.16 |
Southern India |
Heat 'kills 450'
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| May.9 |
India |
 Drought| The drought is affecting Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh | |
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