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While forecasters accurately predicted that the hurricane would make landfall in Myanmar, they predicted that it would reach only Category 1, or possibly weak Category 2 strength before hitting land.

The nation's first, large-scale seawater desalination plant is delivering drinking water to more than 2.5 million residents of the Tampa Bay area. It's a timelysolution as continued drought is forecast across the southeastern United States.

A UK government report is now claiming that, overall, global warming could save lives. With temperatures on the rise, the summer months will see an increase in heat-related deaths. Winters, however, will be milder and fatalities during this period will fall as a result. So- more people to die from the extreme heat, but far fewer to die from the cold

A lively and sometimes scrappy debate on whether global warming is fueling bigger and nastier hurricanes like Katrina is adding an edge to a gathering of forecasters here.

Fears of world recession briefly took a back seat Thursday at the World Economic Forum, where leaders from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq focused on how to establish security in their volatile regions.

As the weather temps dip, officials remind you to look after outdoor animals.

In Queensland, Australia, the Nogoa River is still on the rise, but authorities say water levels should begin to recede in the region after cresting today.

Drought-stricken Cyprus may import water to beat a crippling shortage that is threatening to tap the island's reservoir reserves dry, its agriculture minister said on Wednesday.

When the calendar turned to 2007, the heat went on and the weather just got weirder.

Jonathan Lash, President, World Resources Institute (WRI), outlines seven environmental trends to watch for in 2008, ranging from climatechange, to China's environment and whether weather conditions will play a role in 2008 elections.

A vast swath of the United States was warmer than usual this year, leading to severe drought conditions and wildfires in the West and Southeast. Texas, the Lone Star state, stood alone, the only one to record below average temperatures.

Scientists say that this summer’s accelerated Arctic ice melt could be a sign that global warming has passed the tipping point

Residents waited glumly for muddy floodwaters to recede and motorists faced massive detours Tuesday as an overflowing river severed the Pacific Northwest’s biggest and most important transportation corridor to a depth of 10 feet.

Heavy storms killed at least two people in the Pacific Northwest and forced all lanes of Interstate 5 between Portland and Seattle to be closed. Forecasts call for more snow Tuesday.

Many Sheridan residents say they’re seeing the worst flooding they’ve ever seen.