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The Polar jet stream carries weather systems around the northern hemisphere. It's powered by the temperature differential between the Arctic and areas farther south, but new research finds that it's being disrupted as rapid warming in the Arctic reduces t
Global Politics
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A homeowner cleans up debris from her home in Louisiana.
Development
It takes an army of trucks from around the country to haul away the damage from Louisiana’s floods
Residents wade through a flooded street as they evacuate their homes in Chennai, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, India, December 3, 2015.
Environment
Coastal city of Chennai, India’s fourth largest, experiences record-breaking flooding
Smog shrouds Chile's capital Santiago, June 22, 2015.
Environment
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The river Thames floods the village of Datchet, southern England February 10, 2014. The British Government's top climate science agency says this winter's unrelenting rain is likely due at least in part to climate change.
Environment
The British government says climate change is likely behind its wettest winter ever
Local residents help replant mangrove trees on a degraded beach on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Tropical mangroves are vital for both fish habitat and protection from storms, but over the last few decades they've been disappearing around the world a
Environment
Restoring mangroves in Indonesia