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A Life of Heat 'Near Unlivable' for More Than 3 Billion People in Just Decades, Climate Report Warns
Flooding From What Officials Called 'Not Ordinary Rain' Kills Dozens and Displaces Thousands in Jakarta
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Indonesian children wade in their flooded neighborhood
Greenpeace Indonesia demanded climate action "in accordance with the advice of world scientists," warning that "otherwise disasters like this will only become more frequent and worse."
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'Biggest Animal Disease Outbreak We've Ever Had on the Planet': Swine Fever Spreads Like Wildfire Across Asia
Julia Conley, staff writer
"We have no way to stop it from spreading."
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'The Climate Crisis You Haven't Heard Of': Even if Carbon Emissions Fall, a Third of Himalayan Ice to Melt by 2100
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Mount Everest
"Global warming is on track to transform the frigid, glacier-covered mountain...
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Fueled by Floods, Storms, and Drought Made Worse by Climate Crisis, Global Hunger Levels Rise for Third Straight Year
#BanTrump: On Both Sides of Pacific, Protests Over Trump's Visit to Philippines
Vice President Mike Pence spoke from the demilitarized zone on the Korean peninsula on Monday.
After Surprise Visit to DMZ, Pence Tells North Korea 'All Options Are on the Table'
China Rejects Hague's South China Sea Ruling as "US-Led Conspiracy"
Gripped by Climate Disruption, World on Brink of Global Water Crisis
US Draws Ire with Dispatch of 'Small Armada' into South China Sea
Push for Controversial Trade Deal Continues With Pitch From Defense Secretary
Climate Change Doubles Probability of Freezing Winters in Eurasia: Study

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