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Rescue Imminent for Stranded Antarctic Expedition
Ship has been wedged in ice since Tuesday
Russian Passenger Ship Trapped in Antarctic Ice
Nearest rescue vessel is two days away
Will Syria’s Refugee Crisis Drain Jordan of Its Water?
Updated: April 6, 2013
Now that spring has arrived in the Middle East, Syria’s estimated 1.2 million refugees in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan can hope for relief from the snow, the rain and the bitterly cold nights of winter. …
In China, Water You Wouldn’t Dare Swim in, Let Alone Drink
After more than three decades of economic prosperity, China faces serious environmental challenges, including its increasingly filthy waterways
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Why the U.S. Fracking Industry Worries About the Weather in India
It’s all about a bean that is essential to making the technology flow, literally. In the meantime, Indian farmers have hit pay dirt.
New Delhi Demands Water: The Indian Capital’s Annual Shortage
In what has become a chronic phenomenon, the residents of India’s capital region suffer a virtual drought as the agency in charge of delivering water falls short, despite an uptick in rainfall.