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High Plains Aquifer Dwindles, Hurting Farmers

Originally Published by The NY Times

– Parts of the vast High Plains Aquifer are so low that crops can’t be watered and bridges span arid stream beds.

Meteor wonder spotted in night sky

Originally Published by BBC News

– A large meteor is spotted travelling across the night sky by people in many parts of England and Wales.

Flood-proofing Mozambique

MAPUTO 13 February 2013 (IRIN) - Mozambique has dealt with years of recurrent floods and set up an effective early warning system, yet the intensity of this year’s rains came as a surprise.

Climate change influence on typhoons uncertain

JOHANNESBURG 13 February 2013 (IRIN) - When Typhoon Bopha, one of the strongest storms to hit the western Pacific in recent memory, slammed into the Philippine island of Mindanao last year, there was much speculation in the media about the growing influence of climate change.

Will more trees cause more rain?

JOHANNESBURG 08 February 2013 (IRIN) - It is commonly believed that destroying trees will influence the climate of a region. But scientific evidence to support that deforestation and afforestation influence local climate - affecting temperature and rainfall - has only just started emerging.

Severe Thunderstorms and Climate Change

 NASA Earth ObservatoryOriginally Published by NASA Earth Observatory - Will a warming climate alter the atmosphere and make severe thunderstorms more likely?

Why our turbulent weather is getting even harder to predict

 Chris Radburn/PAOriginally Published by The Guardian - The cold snap, fingers crossed, is about to end.

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