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Glacial lake outbursts
Glacial lake outbursts occur when mountain lakes filled with glacial melt water burst through the natural dams that hold them. Such outbursts can can hugely destructive flash floods - but efforts are underway to improve early warning systems.
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5 facts you didn't know about child marriage
Did you know that a girl under 18 is married every 2 seconds? Here are 5 facts you didn't know about child marriage
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Reducing climate change disaster risk
Climate change is bringing more severe floods, droughts and other extreme weather around the globe. What can be done to cut the risks?
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5 facts you need to know about the humanitarian crisis in Yemen
More than half of Yemen's population needs humanitarian aid, according to aid agencies. Amid fighting between separatists and government forces, millions face a deepening crisis due to widespread hunger, malnutrition and poverty.
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5 facts you need to know about renewable energy
Close to 80 percent of the world‘s energy supply could be met by renewables by mid-century and the potential of solar energy alone exceeds total current global energy demand by 25 to 800 times. Here are 5 facts you need to know about renewable energy
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Life for Syrian families in a Lebanese refugee camp
Life for Syrian refugees in a refugee camp in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
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Water and climate change
Climate change is contributing to worsening water scarcity and more extreme rainfall patterns. But lots of innovative ways of addressing the problem are being tried around the world
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