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Two men on a motorcycle drive through a flooded street in SalÈ near the Moroccan capital Rabat, April 2, 2014. AFP PHOTO / FADEL SENNA


Opinion: The Wars and Disasters of 2050

Opinion: The Wars and Disasters of 2050

The year 2050 may seem very far away, but it will come sooner than we expect. Tomorrow will be on us sooner than we might think—and what a tomorrow it will be. It must be fate that the week of the release of new Hollywood blockbuster Noah coincided with an...
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In this July 16, 2012 file photo, corn stalks struggle from lack of rain and a heat wave covering most of the country lie flat on the ground in Farmingdale, Illinois, USA, as the nation’s widest drought in decades is spreading. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)


UN warns global warming changes “irreversible”

UN warns global warming changes “irreversible”

Yokohama, Reuters—Global warming poses a growing threat to the health, economic prospects and food and water sources of billions of people, top scientists said in a UN report on Monday that urged swift action to counter the effects of carbon emissions. The UN...