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A weakened tropical storm Erin may still cause flooding in Texas, which has already seen record rainfall. And a new threat, Hurricane Dean, is looming.

August 16, 2007
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The half-ton fish are known as China's "pandas under the water," but they'll soon vanish from the wild unless a new breeding program can save it. Third in a series on megafishes

August 15, 2007
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Hurricane Flossie's near miss yesterday was more than just luck, experts say: In general, hurricanes hardly ever hit the island chain.

August 15, 2007
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Flossie is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the northwestern islands, but it's nothing the marine reserve there can't handle, a NOAA expert says.

August 14, 2007
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The drop-off is likely due to market forces, not environmental policies, experts say.

August 14, 2007
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Groundbreaking new images have revealed the surprising sprawl of Cambodia's iconic imperial city.

August 13, 2007
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The kingdom of Angkor was the world's largest preindustrial settlement, but sprawl and environmental degradation hastened its downfall, a new study hints.

Photos: Angkor's Ancient Sprawl

August 13, 2007
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As conservationists warn that bluefin tuna are near extinction due to overfishing, scientists are using the latest technology to tease out the fishes' migration mysteries and hopefully craft better protections.

August 13, 2007
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It's a matter of when—not if—a massive earthquake will strike Southern California. And the results could be "along the lines of Hurricane Katrina," experts say.

August 13, 2007
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High-tech satellite tags are offering researchers a clearer picture of the feeding and breeding behaviors of the huge but elusive fish, two new papers report.

Photos: Tuna Demand Pressures Wild Stocks

August 13, 2007
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Found only on the Asian island, the animals number only about 15,000 and are threatened by logging, plantations, and human settlements, a new satellite study shows.

August 10, 2007
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See a roundup of the week's news: coal mine collapse in Utah, record-breaking battery-operated car, giant sea bloom, and more.

August 10, 2007
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Though the dynamics are mysterious, sunspots may be linked to heavy rains, flooding, and even outbreaks of bug-borne disease in East Africa, a new study says.

August 10, 2007
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A new model warns that half of the years after 2009 will be warmer than 1998, the hottest year on record.

August 9, 2007
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Soot from American coal burning before 1950 was likely a major contributor to warming the Arctic climate, a new study says.

August 9, 2007

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