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Many of the Californians displaced by the recent wildfires are bent on rebuilding even as the drought conditions of recent years have intensified the wildfire risk.

The Santa Barbara County sheriff says a weekend wildfire that destroyed 210 homes was caused accidentally by a bonfire built by a group of young adults.

A major U.S. intelligence report coming out Thursday  is adding climate change to the "traditional" mix of factors expected to destabilize the world into the near future.

Half the world's population could face a shortage of clean water by 2080 because of climate change, experts warned Tuesday.

Australia's prime minister on Tuesday toured an area devastated by violent weekend storms and promised cash payments to residents left homeless.

As much as 2 feet of snow fell around parts of the Great Lakes region Monday, making driving hazardous and closing some schools.

Nov. 19 - A daring Brazilian surfer broke his own record after riding a wave on an extra-long 30-foot surfboard for over ten seconds.

AFP - Flash floods killed a woman and forced evacuations as torrential rain drenched Australias battered city of Brisbane Thursday just days after it was hit by a violent storm, officials said.

Eastern Montana dry pea and lentil farmer Jim Squires retired this year, then watched as crops on his rented-out land withered in dry weather.

Other pea and lentil crops in the region suffered a similar fate, leaving Squires to reflect on his decision to leave the business after 40 years.

My neighbors tell me Im pretty smart. I think Im more lucky than smart, he said with a laugh.

Many pea and lentil farmers in Montana and North Dakota _ the nations top producing states _ found themselves unlucky this year as drought depleted their crops.

After a day of bone-chilling winds in the east and a light coating of snow in the mountains, North Carolina can expect more of a winter preview for the rest of the week.