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Signs Shifting ice floes and buckling roads in Alaska. Deserts creeping up mountainsides in the American Southwest. Corals dying off Australia. These are the symptoms of global warming. NPR reports on the evidence communities and scientists are seeing around the world.
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Lessons from America's Tropical Epidemic

In 1878, an outbreak of yellow fever crippled Memphis, Tenn., fueled by unusually warm temperatures. America's yellow fever epidemic has again become relevant, as a case study of how warm temperatures shift disease trends.

Lessons from America's Tropical Epidemic

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Global Warming Hits Tropical Glaciers in the Andes

"Tropical glaciers" may sound like an oxymoron, but these unique ice floes are dotted throughout Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Scientists say global warming is quickly destroying these glaciers, including Zongo, near La Paz, Bolivia.

Global Warming Hits Tropical Glaciers in the Andes

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Shallow Water Ahead for Panama Canal

The Panama Canal is the shortcut between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. As the Earth's climate changes, the canal will face changes, too. It depends on rain, not seawater, to fill its locks, and changes in rainfall might mean the canal could run out of water.

Shallow Water Ahead for Panama Canal

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Outlook Bleak for Joshua Trees

During the Ice Age, Joshua trees thrived across the American Southwest with the help of the ground sloth. The animals have been extinct for 13,000 years, and scientists predict that without the sloth's help, global warming will cause the desert tree to disappear, too.

Outlook Bleak for Joshua Trees

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Vistas, Science and Staying Warm at the South Pole

NPR's Danny Zwerdling is at the South Pole, reporting for the Climate Connections series. Michele Norris talks to Zwerdling about what the pole looks like, why scientists flock to the bottom of the Earth — and just what it takes to stay warm in wind-chill temperatures nearing 50 degrees below zero.

Vistas, Science and Staying Warm at the South Pole

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Global Warming Jeopardizes Norway's Fish Farms

Fish farms, one of Norway's biggest moneymakers, are fast becoming vulnerable because of climate change. The farther north you go, the easier it is to see signs of melting sea ice or stranded polar bears, and northern countries such as Norway fear their economies will suffer.

Global Warming Jeopardizes Norway's Fish Farms

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Greenland Glacier Studied for Insight into Warming

Scientists are studying the Greenland glacier to see how quickly it might melt in a warming world. A team camping near a lake on the surface of the glacier cobbled together an impromptu instrument to try to measure how quickly water was rushing out of the lake to the ocean.

Greenland Glacier Studied for Insight into Warming

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Glacier's Melting Threatens Chinese Village's Future

The Mingyong glacier is melting as temperatures rise on the Tibetan plateau, an area scientists say is warming almost twice as fast as the rest of China. Climate shifts are changing the lives of the villagers there and threatening their futures.

Glacier's Melting Threatens Chinese Village's Future

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Worries About Water as Chinese Glacier Retreats

The Mingyong glacier, China's lowest, is retreating at a rate that astonishes scientists. The glacier helps feed rivers that deliver water to hundreds of millions of people — and no one knows what will happen as it continues to melt.

Worries About Water as Chinese Glacier Retreats

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Russian Scientists Fear Warming May Bring Disease

Russians like to joke that they might be the only people to benefit from global warming. At least, they say, it might temper Russia's notoriously cold winters. But scientists in Moscow are concerned that increasing temperatures will help spread malaria and other diseases to new areas.

Russian Scientists Fear Warming May Bring Disease

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U.N. Science Panel Sees Faster Warming of Earth

Scientists from a Nobel-winning panel on climate change have concluded that the planet is warming at an ever faster pace. The group released its stark findings at a conference in Spain.

U.N. Science Panel Sees Faster Warming of Earth

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Researchers Track Boobies for Climate Change Data

The wooded islands of the Palmyra Atoll support a variety of seabird colonies. Scientists track the birds to learn more about their feeding habits and how they might be reacting to changes in climate.

Researchers Track Boobies for Climate Change Data

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Scientists Track Shark Behavior in Palmyra Atoll

Lagoons surrounding the atoll in the Pacific Ocean are teeming with sharks, which thrive in the food-rich environment. Scientists track the sharks to learn how they are being affected by climate change.

Scientists Track Shark Behavior in Palmyra Atoll

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