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Disaster declared after Chile quake

Waves of up to 2.1m (6ft) have hit some areas in Chile, and there have been power cuts, fires and landslides. ...

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Britain set to be warmer than Spain

London will hit 20C (68F) tomorrow and 21C (70F) on Monday, making it hotter than Madrid (17C), the Balearic Islands (18C) and the French Riviera (16C-17C), Meteogroup said....

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UK's future climate to be all sorts

British winters are likely to become milder and wetter like the last one but cold spells still need to be planned for, says the UK Met Office....

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WHO: Pollution kills 7 million people every year

Air pollution kills about 7 million people worldwide every year, with more than half of the fatalities due to fumes from indoor stoves, according to a new report from the World Health Organization published Tuesday....

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Global warming

According to a study just published by Sonia Seneviratne of the Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, in Zurich, the number of hot days, the number of extremely hot days and the length of warm periods all increased during the pause (1998-2012). A more stable average temperature hides wider extremes....

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January rainfall breaks records

Before this record drenching, they mention the 2012 record warm winter in the US Mid-West followed by record cold this winter; record heat in Australia when normally ocean currents would have cooled the land; and the UK's 2012 drought cancelled out by floods. ...

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