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The downtown Houston skyline and flooded highway 288 are seen August 27, 2017 as the city battles with tropical storm Harvey and resulting floods

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Houston got rich on urban sprawl, and now it’s paying the price

Unfettered economic growth guaranteed Houston's vulnerability to a natural disaster that hit the poorest hardest, says analyst Owen Gaffney

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A group of people, walking through flood waters that are up to their thighs

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The cities in the firing line for the next Hurricane Harvey

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Explosions heard at flooded Texas chemical plant after hurricane

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Explosions heard at flooded Texas chemical plant after hurricane

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Devastation left by Hurricane Harvey

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Texas may be just as vulnerable when next big hurricane hits

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It could be snowing on Mars right now

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It could be snowing on Mars right now

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Hurricane Matthew

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This year may be one of the worst ever for Atlantic hurricanes

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Two spiral vortices leapfrogging one another, shown as glowing lines of particles

Physics

Teacup tornado’s inner twists and writhes seen for first time

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China flood

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Satellite shows clear-up operation after severe floods in China

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A handful of golf-ball-sized hailstones

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More killer hail coming unless we curb global warming

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Living with climate change: Welcome to the new normal

The greenhouse gases we've been pumping into the atmosphere are already changing Earth's weather, ecosystems and even its tilt. Here's how

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Hot, sleepless nights will get more common with climate change

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Where the wind blows: Mapping our wildest gusts

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Plan to regrow receding Swiss glacier by blowing artificial snow

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Typhoon Haiyan’s electric spectacular in the eye of the storm

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