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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Flooding ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New York City is at major risk of flooding that could leave 4.4 million people exposed to extreme damage, study finds  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The new flood risk index identified eight cities along the U.S. East Coast that are at high or very high risk of floods causing extreme damage. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ERLbz6hXqqBvw4G2diVxLK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New York City had the largest absolute number of people and buildings at high risk of being exposed to extreme flood damage of all cities along the East Coast. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cars submerged in flood water with New York City in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rainbow-colored phantom lakes emerge around Namibia's 'Great White Place' — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2011 astronaut photo shows off a series of colorful mini-lakes that appeared around the edge of a giant salt flat, known as the Etosha Pan, following a major flooding event. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/s8jXYBCqqXhPwsNFYv9bX9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This eye-catching space snap shows five brightly colored ephemeral lakes that emerged around the edge of Namibia&#039;s Etosha Pan when a pair of rivers flooded in 2011.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo showing a pair of rivers and a series of colorful lakes surrounding a giant white expanse]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 18 of Earth's biggest river deltas — including the Nile and Amazon — are sinking faster than global sea levels are rising ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests. This exacerbates the risk of catastrophic coastal flooding and land loss. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:15:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Rivers &amp; Oceans]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NLw5D3X8VZK2BPkAb6NaQA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[River deltas around the world are sinking at alarming rates.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Ganges River Delta seen from space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Nobody knew why this was happening': Scientists race to understand baffling behavior of 'clumping clouds' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists are discovering that clumping clouds supercharge storms in surprising ways — driving heavy, deadly rainfall and flooding ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:57:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clare Watson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ukSgoHvHq7riSae5bBN2gQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Clouds often clump together into large, organized systems, forming towering pillars and other shapes that reflect the physics happening in the atmosphere.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo of fluffy white clouds clumping together in a bright blue sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tropical Storm Melissa puts Caribbean's most flood-vulnerable places at risk ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's still uncertain which way Melissa will track, and how quickly, but the storm is likely to bring colossal rains and life-threatening flooding to multiple islands in the Caribbean. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:03:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bob Henson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vmS36KzH7ST4oYoj2A2ttV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to strengthen to a hurricane in the coming days. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a satellite image of Tropical Storm Melissa]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In disasters like the Texas floods, warning people of danger isn't so simple ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As flash floods ravage areas like the Texas Hill Country, research shows that technology alone cannot save lives during flooding emergencies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 20:43:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:29:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keri K. Stephens ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xEvwiRLtYWcbcQNxRtDoHL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[How emergency alerts convey risks matters. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of a man walking by looking at two cars partially submerged in floodwater]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Texas flood devastation revealed in before-and-after satellite images ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Satellites have captured before-and-after images of the devastating floods in Texas, highlighting a trail of devastation on the Guadalupe River. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 15:21:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v54nSnisPcgDDZPCpPSWd-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A satellite photograph of the Ingram Dam on July 8, after the flooding. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photograph of the Ingram Dam on July 8, after the flooding. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why were the Texas flash floods so catastrophic? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ More than 100 people have died in devastating flash floods in Kerr County, Texas. But what caused this extreme weather, and will events like this get more common? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:57:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:34:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Wild ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5kQLSLX44sqqX374quPJAV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cars and debris have been scattered amid dangerous flooding in Texas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of cars and debris scattered in floodwater]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The decline of key Atlantic currents is underway, and it's been flooding parts of the US for 20 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research has linked sea level rise and an increase in flooding in the U.S. Northeast over the past 20 years to the breakdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate change]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/paEBpkfafvEtuDhNbJ9jTT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Photo by Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Flood risk has doubled in the U.S. Northeast over the past 20 years.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blue house surrounded by flood water in North Beach, Maryland.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Satellite study reveals the fastest sinking city in the US ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Satellite data revealed that Houston is the fastest-sinking city in the U.S., and that all of the other biggest cities are dropping in at least some areas. Researchers say groundwater extraction is largely to blame for the sink. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 15:55:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WA3ex8MvBCNPyejJ37NehX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Houston, Texas, is the fastest-sinking city in the U.S.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of downtown Houston, Texas, taken from a drone at sunset. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Climate change made April's catastrophic floods worse, report finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A report into April's deadly flooding has found that climate change made the central Mississippi River valley's extreme weather event more likely and more intense. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 18:37:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 09 May 2025 16:47:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5VunefTSqAw4RGokPSnhda-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Severe flooding hit several states in April. This image was taken in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, on April 4.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of the flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, on April 4. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's an 'omega block,' and why is it messing with US weather right now? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A strange atmospheric pattern known as an "omega block" is preventing the usual eastward progression of weather across the U.S. — but what is this weird block, and when will it go away? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 13:47:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 08 May 2025 22:57:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TtGzKDt6NZjHAYbMXDXGSK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Heavy rain and storms have stagnated over parts of the U.S. this week due to an ongoing omega block.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pedestrial runs down a sidewalk in New York City during a bout of torrential rain.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A long-lost ice sheet could predict the future of New York City — one in which Lower Manhattan and Coney Island are 'perpetually submerged' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists are rethinking what we knew about a vanished ice sheet — and that could spell trouble for New York City. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:21:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 09:20:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Evan Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NfvkA7wRLQoCs2fAN5u24T-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An ice sheet that sprawled across North America during the Last Interglacial period may have stuck around longer than we thought, and that could spell trouble for New York City as the climate warms.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A manipulated image of the Statue of Liberty with sea level rise bringing water up to her feet]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Be ready to move quickly to higher ground': Forecaster delivers ominous warning of 1-in-1,000-year flood coming for central US ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Forecasters have warned of historic flooding in the central US this week, anticipating multiple bouts of heavy rainfall and extreme thunderstorms. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:04:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:08:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cjPw6xr6fD5q2thTa8UD49-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient Egyptian city of Alexandria — the birthplace of Cleopatra — is crumbling into the sea at an unprecedented rate ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Coastal erosion from rising sea levels has led to the collapse of 280 buildings across Alexandria, Egypt, over the past two decades. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:27:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jess Thomson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HamPWf3fmTk3DtPsaFy7E8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Buildings in the ancient coastal city of Alexandria are collapsing at an ever increasing rate as a result of sea level rise. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Column of Pompea and the Sphinx.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Stay off the roads': Winter storm warning as deadly floods strike Kentucky ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Kentucky is battling devastating floods after another powerful winter storm hit the eastern U.S. over the weekend, leaving at least 10 people dead. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:48:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:19:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YTcBdeAzwvAbWms2uvHjYZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The deadly Kentucky floods have brought widespread disruption to the state.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of two people using a canoe in the flooded main street of Beattyville, Kentucky. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth from space: Golden river of toxic waste spills out from deadly mining disaster in South Africa ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2022 satellite photo shows a shimmering trail of dried, chemically-enriched mud left behind by a torrent of wastewater that flooded a South African mining town, killing three people. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B3k78shxt7ErDFMwcFwTCU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A mining disaster in the South African town of Jagersfontein released a slurry of potentially toxic waste, known as tailings, into the surrounding countryside.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of the golden river of waste]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1st supernovas may have flooded the early universe with water — making life possible just 100 million years after the Big Bang ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study suggests that the explosive deaths of the universe's earliest stars created surprising quantities of water that may have sparked extraterrestrial life in the very first galaxies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:01:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cosmology]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bvC8KVTtu3TyuGVaMsCZSA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New simulations suggest that the universe&#039;s first supernovas could have created surprisingly large quantities of water.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of an ancient supernova]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2024 was the hottest year on record, and the 1st to breach the 1.5 C global warming limit, data reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have warned that the Paris Agreement to limit global warming will likely be breached as data reveals 2024 was the hottest year in human history. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 18:33:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:21:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DFga6QxL4binXG7hoLhn47-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Firefighters respond to wildfires in the Pacific Palisades, California, on January 7.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Firefighters respond to wildfires in the Pacific Palisades, California, on January 7.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Climate change is the worst. Here's just how bad it got this year. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The big news in Earth science this year was all about climate change, with extreme weather, flooding and drought attributed to warming. Scientists also warned about much worse to come if we don't rein in carbon emissions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vofgTqBGPd2ixu3Rak8ZRa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The aftermath of floods in Spain that left over 200 people dead. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ A woman walks along a street full of mud and waste from houses after heavy rain and flooding hit large parts of the country on November 02, 2024 in Paiporta municipality, in Valencia, Spain. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is DANA, the strange weather phenomenon that has caused deadly flooding in Spain? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/what-is-dana-the-strange-weather-phenomenon-that-has-caused-deadly-flooding-in-spain</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ With record-high Mediterranean temperatures and a year's worth of rain falling in mere hours, Spain has been devastated by the weather phenomenon known as DANA. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:21:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:13:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ María de los Ángeles Orfila ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qKYGRLKoPcVpBpg9vq2vQP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Heavy rains flooded towns across the region of Valencia, Spain.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a flooded street with cars stacked on top of each other from being pushed by water]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Here's why storm surge during hurricanes can be so catastrophic ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How destructive storm surge gets depends on both the hurricane and the shape of the land. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 18:05:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony C. Didlake Jr. ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n4XsC3E6ghfCUVFF495q6N-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Storm surge can push water levels well above normal sea level during a hurricane.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Floodwater comes up to the bottom of a &quot;no skateboarding&quot; street sign]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'This is the most impactful storm we have faced': 'Major' storm Hurricane Milton to make landfall as Florida reels from Helene ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ State officials have warned Florida residents to prepare for "largest evacuation that we have seen" since 2017's Hurricane Irma. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:52:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6KZ4BH4tAxoqmbTf9eatQc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A satellite photo of Hurricane Milton taken above the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday (Oct. 6). ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A sattelite photo of Hurricane Milton taken above the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday (Oct. 6). ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Drinking wastewater, building an island from scratch and creating an urban forest: 3 bold ways cities are already adapting to climate change ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Climate change will fundamentally challenge the world's urban centers. Three cities — San Diego, Milan and Jakarta — offer lessons for how to adapt to a warming planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:16:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:15:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Meg Duff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/puHK6fx6DvF55fNs5uA5w4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[San Diego, Milan and Jakarta all face challenges due to climate change, and each city is tackling those challenges in very different ways. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A three-paneled image with skylines and landmarks of San Diego, Milan, and Jakarta against a yellow, red, and blue background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth's weather is getting weirder. Here's why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We take a look at the apparent uptick in weird weather events and discuss the possible causes with leading climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Daisy Dobrijevic ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xH3bLSa75V3mj7TTdRLRV6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[What is causing the uptick in strange weather events?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[4 panel image showing from left to right, flooding, hurricane, wildfires and lightning]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth from space: 'River of tea' bleeds into sea after Hurricane Sally smashes into US coast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2020 satellite photo shows "blackwater" flowing from South Carolina's Winyah Bay after Hurricane Sally made landfall and triggered flash flooding. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:00:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m69gwLzwhzujFNMmw3NnJ4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This satellite photo captured Oct. 1, 2020, shows stained &quot;blackwater&quot; pouring out of the Winyah Bay estuary in South Carolina and into the Atlantic Ocean.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo of dark water flowing into the ocean from an estaury]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Half of China's cities are sinking, putting most of the country's urban population at risk ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Major cities across eastern China are sinking due to groundwater extraction and the weight of buildings, potentially exposing millions of people to flooding and damage in the next 100 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:44:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dctcYuQZ63hhRc6Motegi6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Beijing is one of several cities that are sinking in China.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Beijing skyline in a storm.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI-powered 'digital twin' of Earth could make weather predictions at super speeds ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/ai-powered-digital-twin-of-earth-could-make-weather-predictions-at-super-speeds</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An AI-driven supercomputer dubbed Earth's 'digital twin' could help us avoid the worst impacts of climate catastrophes headed our way. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:15:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Bryce ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LfX8L3TLMhT5ex2DU5BVj9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Events like destructive typhoons could be predicted further in advance with Nvidia&#039;s Earth-2, the company says. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Category 5 super typhoon from outer space view. The eye of the hurricane. Some elements of this image furnished by NASA]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'This is weird': Experts 'shocked' by record-breaking longevity of Death Valley's phantom lake ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A temporary lake at Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park has persisted for more than six months, which is far longer than it has lasted before. And experts say that it could stick around for quite a while yet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 15:15:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7ohgdZD5wd3gheYimTxr85-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Landsat 8 captures a false-color of the ephemeral lake at Badwater Basin in Death Valley national Park on Aug. 30, 2023. (The dark blue areas represent standing water and the green color represents damp ground.) ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite image of a lake in a desert]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ El Niño could unleash several '10-year flood events' this winter in cities such as Seattle and San Diego ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Climate change and rising sea levels could cause similar floods along the West Coast each year without El Niño by the 2030s, NASA warns. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 16:02:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/teystD9pmzJNQFbx3vJCmk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Giant waves batter Santa Cruz Lighthouse point during the 2018-2019 El Niño event]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Giant waves batter Santa Cruz Lighthouse point during the 2018-2019 El Niño event]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare lake forms in Death Valley ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There's still time to see a rare oasis that formed in Death Valley. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 18:54:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nCML3xqYugRqZcaA2BqxLQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Visitors walk along a rare lake that formed at Death Valley National Park after Hurricane Hilary. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[People visiting a lake at Death Valley]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A blue supermoon and soaring ocean temperatures created a perfect storm for Hurricane Idalia ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The storm intensified overnight and made landfall near Keaton Beach, Florida, on the morning of Aug. 30, supporting predictions that soaring sea temperatures would boost storms and hurricanes this year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 18:51:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:51:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2ePNEkDew5UmGPtjHencdJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hurricane Idalia is the most powerful storm to ever hit Florida&#039;s Big Bend region.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hurricane Idalia hits Florida&#039;s Big Bend region.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Will the US run out of water? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "The issue is not about running out of water, it's about having water in the right place," Lis Mullin Bernhardt, from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), told Live Science. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 09:33:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aimee Gabay ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vSDuwRgRruEn4jEXQiFcw7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lake Powell has been severely impacted by reduced flow in the Colorado River.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[aerial view of lake powell with low water level with desert surrounding and mountains behind]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Evidence of ancient hydraulic engineering discovered along Nile ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 600-mile-long network of stone walls along the Nile served as an ancient water management system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 20:03:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8iJV6SNRSJaFDc3RUetYRH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers have documented a vast network of stone walls in the Nile Valley.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[We see stones piled up near the grass along the Nile River.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rising sea levels could swamp the US coastline by 2050, NASA predicts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sea levels are expected to rise around the contiguous U.S. faster than previously thought, a new NASA study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:11:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Phelan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vwP7Ubso6mP5HP78br6Uun-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jason Elam wades through flood waters around his home after Hurricane Nicole blew ashore on Nov. 10, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Florida.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Jason Elam wades through flood waters around his home after Hurricane Nicole blew ashore on Nov. 10, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Florida.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Surge of 'flesh-eating' bacteria infections plagues Florida following Hurricane Ian ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lee and Collier counties in Florida saw increases in flesh-eating bacterial infections after Hurricane Ian. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:56:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:51:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hUjTQ4wWQcE3SrQm3AAe8E-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cars make their way through a flooded area after Hurricane Ian passed through on September 29, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida, located in Lee County.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[aerial shot of a flooded neighborhood and a car driving through the wreckage in Fort Myers, Florida after a hurricane hit]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is Atlantic hurricane season getting worse (and is climate change to blame)? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Recent studies have linked climate change to environmental conditions that fuel hurricane season. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:51:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joshua A. Krisch ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cgJY8cwKNPc4Q7KX9BQfKn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[After damaging parts of Cuba and leaving much of the country in the dark, Hurricane Ian reached Florida’s west coast on the afternoon of Sept. 28.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[After damaging parts of Cuba and leaving much of the country in the dark, Hurricane Ian reached Florida’s west coast on the afternoon of Sept. 28.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Devastating floods from Typhoon Merbok soak coastal Alaska ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Coastal Alaska is recovering after a weekend of brutal flooding caused by the remnants of Typhoon Merbok. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2022 17:33:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ubh2ZkJeRUuRenp5gcjW24-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 48-hour timelapse of images captured by NOAA satellites GOES-17 and GOES-West show the remnants of Typhoon Merbok moving into the Bering Sea, from Sept. 15 to Sept. 17.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A 48-hour timelapse of images captured by NOAA satellites GOES-17 and GOES-West show the remnants of Typhoon Merbok moving into the Bering Sea, from Sept. 15 to Sept. 17.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Monsoon on steroids' has flooded vast swaths of Pakistan, disturbing satellite images show ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New satellite images capture the extensive flooding in Pakistan. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2022 21:24:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:32:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GreKo3E9zhiRye4s4x36d5-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS).]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The false-color images above were acquired by the Operational Land Imagers aboard the Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 satellites on Aug. 4 and 28, respectively. The images combine shortwave infrared, near infrared, and red light (bands 6-5-4) to better distinguish flood waters (deep blue) beyond their natural channels.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two satellite images show a region with a lake to the west and a river running at an angle to the east. The left photo shows the region prior to extreme flooding, whereas the right photo shows the lake and river overflowing into one another and the surrounding area ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What countries and cities will disappear due to rising sea levels? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ What cities, states and countries are most at risk from rising sea levels? What can they do to protect themselves? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2022 11:00:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Phelan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kY4mPvRC5nNL9dPzXJuRZi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A panorama from the highest point in the city of Sanya in the Hainan Province, China. This is just one of the many coastal cities at risk due to rapidly rising sea levels.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A panorama from the highest point in the city of Sanya in the Hainan Province, China. Юлия Моисеенко via Getty Images]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hurricane Sally set to batter a Louisiana still reeling from Hurricane Laura ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Louisiana already has 23,000 climate refugees living in shelters following Hurricane Laura. Hurricane Sally will flood the region beginning today. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 18:05:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FAgjVPewA2ts2bt4fRBGRU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A map shows the range of possible paths for the center of Hurricane Sally, though the National Hurricane center said it&#039;s still uncertain what direction the storm will go.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A map shows the range of possible paths for the center of Hurricane Sally, though the National Hurricane center said it&#039;s still uncertain what direction the storm will go.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Texas and Louisiana face a double whammy of tropical cyclones ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marco's rainfall and flooding will make Laura's even more serious. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 18:59:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:33:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iYgtAFkvDPCN6VuUsp4L8g-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A NASA Earth Observatory image using data from several satellites shows the pair of tropical cyclones headed toward Louisiana and Texas Sunday (Aug. 23).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A NASA Earth Observatory image using data from several satellites shows the pair of tropical cyclones headed toward Louisiana and Texas Sunday (Aug. 23).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Texas Is Drowning Under One of the Wettest Storms in US History ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tropical storm Imelda is bringing historic and devastating flooding to southeastern Texas, just two years after Hurricane Harvey flooded the same part of the state. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2019 22:00:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:35:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nBS9VWCyRMLikVZKVYJEEM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A postman walks through streets flooded by the tropical storm Imelda, as he delivers mail in Galveston, Texas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A postman walks through streets flooded by the tropical storm Imelda, as he delivers mail in Galveston, Texas.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's Behind the Massive Midwestern Floods: 2 Giant Waves of Water ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here's why vast swaths of Nebraska, Missouri, and other Midwestern states are drowning. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:45:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:31:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K2vD2rjx7dcTQjjxcbzqzB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Homes are inundated by floodwater from the Pecatonica River on March 18, 2019, in Freeport, Illinois.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Homes are inundated by floodwater from the Pecatonica River on March 18, 2019, in Freeport, Illinois. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Miles-Long Lake Pops Up in Death Valley ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A large lake just formed in the middle of North America's driest area ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2019 17:36:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:27:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mPNYpdYUax3mEkudvSX8wn-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Elliot McGucken Fine Art]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Following a storm, a miles-long lake formed in California&#039;s Death Valley National Park.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Following a storm, a miles-long lake formed in California&#039;s Death Valley National Park.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Following a storm, a miles-long lake formed in California&#039;s Death Valley National Park.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hearts Ripped from 140 Children and 200 Llamas in Largest Child Sacrifice in Ancient World ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The largest child sacrifice on record took place after a torrential rainfall, when about 140 children and 200 young llamas likely had their hearts ripped out by the ancient Chimú culture in A.D. 1450, in what is now Peru. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 29 Jun 2020 16:25:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bKEstVNCkfQyqdofBH2W8n-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The remains of two children who were sacrificed in A.D. 1450 in what is now Peru.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Chimu sacrifice]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Climate Change Made Recent Hurricanes Wetter. And They May Get Worse. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/64092-wetter-storms-climate-change.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rainfall in some of the biggest storms in recent years was fueled by climate change. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2018 21:34:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:58:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fAqPW5koJbqtNR68nb9Tjj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Captured by the GOES-16 satellite on Aug. 25, 2017, this image shows Hurricane Harvey as it reached its peak intensity — Category 4 — with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Nightmare' Hurricane Florence Poses Far-Reaching Dangers ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63560-hurricane-florence-worst-case.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hurricane Florence is on track to blast the southeastern U.S. coast with ferocious winds and rain, but it may also swamp hog manure pits and coal ash dumps, spreading their toxins; as well as inundate nuclear reactors in the region. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 20:12:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:32:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YHhxmmgtsLD2nhnEwHC4Mi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hurricane Florence is so enormous, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station could only capture the entire storm with a super wide-angle lens, 250 miles (400 kilometers) directly above the eye. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hurricane Florence]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ If You Stay Put During Hurricane Florence, Be Ready for Challenges After the Storm ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Many people will likely decide to stay put despite evacuation orders ahead of Hurricane Florence. And if history is any guide, they may not be fully thinking through the problems they'll face in the aftermath. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2018 18:30:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:52:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ali Mostafavi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mkuDogVSbpeCD3HZwfAmqh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[People walk down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[People walk down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 12-Million-Ton Iceberg Threatens Greenland Village ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Residents of a small town on Greenland's western coast were evacuated after a giant iceberg parked itself nearby. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 14:58:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j9mr5GKABymEh6bxo44zdK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An iceberg just grounded outside the village of Innarsuit in northwestern Greenland, shown here on July 13, 2018.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An iceberg just grounded outside the village of Innarsuit in northwestern Greenland, shown here on July 13, 2018.]]></media:text>
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