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Climate News from AlertNet
Obama rounds out Cabinet with EPA, Energy nominees
Snowstorm hits north central US, heading toward mid-Atlantic
Six million facing hunger in southern Africa-IFRC
Policy shift needed to tap Africa's farm potential-World Bank
Snowstorm to hit north central U.S., mid-Atlantic
U.S. drought areas shrinking as snow and rain fall
Obama rounds out cabinet with EPA, Energy picks
Green investors take fright at German bid to cap power prices
News Alert Côte d’Ivoire: IDPs feel “exhausted and forgotten” by the state
News Alert Peru: 200,000 Peruvians displaced in worst flooding for 30 years
