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Europe's droughts since 2015 'worst in 2,000 years'

Recent summer droughts in Europe were the most severe the region has seen in 2,110 years as climate change has stoked punishing heat waves, according to new research Monday that raises the alarm for

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UN weather agency predicts rise in global temperatures

Sunrise in Carchi Province, Ecuador. /VCG The globe is likely to see a rise in temperatures between now and April despite the cooling effect of the latest La Niña weather phenomenon, which has

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Scientists discover 24 'superhabitable' planets with conditions that are better for life than Earth

Using a list of criteria, researchers identified a total of 24 planets which could be habitable out of a known 4,500.

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'Catastrophic' drought hits Czech Republic

A tree stands in a field near the town of Uherske Hradiste, the Czech Republic, August 31, 2018. /Reuters The Czech Republic is facing its worst drought in 500 years, experts said on Wednesday

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Life on Mars? Organic truffle molecules discovered on Red Planet

The announcement comes as NASA's Curiosity rover captured its highest-resolution panorama of the Martian surface.