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Scientists to Map Out Earth’s Soil
New tool will help explain and solve world’s greatest environmental threats
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Climate Change May Challenge National Security, Classified Report Warns
Sea Level, Water Scarcity, Refugees Might Affect Military, Diplomacy
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In Philippines, El Niño Means Drought
Casey Brown arrived in Manila in early November on the heels of Typhoon Cimaron, a “super typhoon” that clocked 125-mile-per-hour winds. It was the second deadliest typhoon to hit the island nation since 1998. But for Manila, home to more than 10 million people, it is drought — not typhoons — that has led to…

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