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Winter Olympics 2018: Will Pyeongchang be too cold for a Winter Games?

Warpedskis,fakesnowandpredictedwindchilltemperaturesof-25C...isPyeongchanggoingtobetoocoldforevenaWinterOlympics?Asthenameoftheeventsuggests,itissupposedtobecol

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Cold front to chill north China as the south warms up

AsaweakcoldfrontcontinuestohitnorthChina,southernregionswillexpectrisingtemperatures,theNationalMeteorologicalCenter(NMC)saidTuesday.TheNMCexpectstemperaturesto

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Icy blast to bring snow and sub-zero temperatures across Britain

Temperaturesaresettoplummetaslowas-7CwithswathesoftheUKbeingtoldtoexpectsnowandiceinthedaysahead.Theweekendgotofftoadampandcoldstart,butwhileforecasterssaythera

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Study: Global warming may boost asylum-seekers in Europe

ResearcherswarnedonThursdaythat,ifwarmingtrendscontinue,climatechangemaymassivelyboostthenumberofasylumseekersinEuropebytheendofthecentury.ThestudyinthejournalS

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Global warming may boost asylum-seekers in Europe: study

ClimatechangeisforecasttomassivelyboostthenumberofasylumseekersinEuropebycentury'sendifwarmingtrendscontinue,USresearcherssaidThursday.ThestudyinthejournalScien

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Freezing temperatures kill 3 in Honduras

PlummetingtemperaturesduringthesecondcoldfrontofthewinterseasoninHondurashaveleftatleastthreepeopledeadfromhypothermia,localmediareportedonWednesday.Twomen,aged

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Climate change risks for fish across world: UW researchers

Inthefirstanalysisofhowvulnerabletheworld'sfreshwaterandmarinefishesaretoclimatechange,researchersattheUniversityofWashington(UW)havefoundthatsensitivitytotempe

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Fear and sweating in Pakistan's hottest cities

Afterhourstoilingatconstructionsitesin50degree-plusheat,LakhmirBrahmanifindslittlerelieffromthesunotherthanadonkey-poweredfanduringthedogdaysofsummerinoneofPaki

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Another casualty of climate change: peace

Formonths,farmersintheIndianStateofTamilNaduhavebeenprotesting,sometimesnaked,sometimescarryingskulls,sometimeslightingcandlesinremembranceofsixprotestingfarmer

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Extreme heat warnings issued in Europe as temperatures pass 40C

ElevensouthernandcentralEuropeancountrieshaveissuedextremeheatwarningsamidabrutalheatwavenicknamedLucifer,withresidentsandtouristsurgedtotakeprecautionsandscien

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California wildfires force evacuations as blazes continue to spread

Hundreds of people have been ordered to evacuate their homes as several wildfires continue to burn through steep terrain near California's central coast on Saturday.

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Global coral bleaching may be ending, US agency says

Coralreefbleachingmaybeeasingafterthreeyearsofhighoceantemperatures,thelongestsuchperiodsincethe1980s,theNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationsaidonMonday

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China swelters in baking heat as temperatures soar

Half of mainland China’s population has been roasting under week-long extreme heat, with air temperatures in some regions exceeding 50 degrees Celsius.

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February was the warmest month in recorded history, climate experts say

From Alaska to Australia, an unprecedented heating of planet Earth is underway with rising temperatures across huge swathes of land mass and oceans

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Asia shivers: All bundled up, from Bangkok to Hanoi

Tourists and residents in Bangkok bundled up as the temperature in the Thai capital dipped to 17.5 deg C yesterday, with many regions in Asia shivering in unusual cold weather.

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Biting storms to chill China's southern regions

China's vast southern regions are expected to experience blizzards, sleet and rainfall until Saturday, the national weather authority said on Tuesday. But it said the weather will not likely disrupt transportation.

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Australia’s climate in 2015: cool to start with a hot finish

Today the Australian Bureau of Meteorology has released its yearly climate update. A strong El Niño event was the headline story underlying global climate in 2015, but its impact in Australia was mixed.