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This Jan. 14, 2017 photo provided by Fraser Shilling shows flooding along Highway 37 near Vallejo, Calif. Ocean rise already is worsening the floods and high tides sweeping California this stormy winter, climate experts say, and this month's damage and deaths highlight that even a state known as a global leader in fighting climate change has yet to tackle some of the hardest work of dealing with it. (Fraser Shilling via AP)
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FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2016 file photo, Marshall Fisher, commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, addresses the House Corrections Committee at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Gov. Phil Bryant is to nominate Fisher as the next head of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Monday, Jan. 30, 2017 at a news conference in Jackson. Fisher will replace Albert Santa Cruz, who is retiring Tuesday. The Department of Public Safety includes the Highway Patrol, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and the state Crime Lab. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
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Delta passengers wait in line at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after Delta Air Lines grounded all domestic flights due to automation issues, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)
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Delta passengers sits on the floor while waiting in line at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after Delta Air Lines grounded all domestic flights due to automation issues, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)
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Delta passengers wait in line at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after Delta Air Lines grounded all domestic flights due to automation issues, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)
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Survivors of a sank boat receive medical assistance at the Malaysia Marine Operation Force post in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017. More than 20 people, mostly Chinese tourists, were rescued Sunday after their boat sank in strong wave. (AP Photo)
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Illustration on foreign aid by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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LSU head coach Johnny Jones watches the action during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. (Mark Rogers/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)
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Louisiana State guard Antonio Blakeney goes up for a shot in the first period during an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. (Mark Rogers/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)
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Louisiana State forward Aaron Epps looks for a shot in the first period during an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. (Mark Rogers/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)
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Texas Tech guard Devon Thomas drives around Louisiana State guard Jalyn Patterson during the first period during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. (Mark Rogers/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, JAN. 28-29 - In this Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 photo, containers surround William George as he walks through the room where samples are frozen for storage at the National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation on the Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo. George is among the people who worked on the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway. The vault contains seeds from agricultural crops world-wide to preserve in case something were to happen to the world's crops, like natural disaster, disease or war. (Joshua Polson/The Greeley Tribune via AP)
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Flowers, images and a jersey are among the items at the front of the room where Kansas City Royals' Yordano Ventura was remembered by members and employees of the team in Kansas City, Mo. Ventura died in a car crash in the Dominican Republic. (John Sleezer/The Kansas City Star via AP)
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A wreath stands outside a room where Kansas City Royals' Yordano Ventura was remembered by members and employees of the baseball team in Kansas City, Mo. Ventura died in a car crash in the Dominican Republic. (John Sleezer/The Kansas City Star via AP)
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This June 22, 2016 photo taken by a National Park Service remote camera shows two of three mountain lion kittens, known as P-50, P-51, and P-52 in the eastern Santa Susana Mountains. P-51, one of the orphaned mountain lions has been struck and killed on the same stretch of Los Angeles-area freeway where her mother and one of her two siblings were killed separately in the past two months. It's not known if P-51 is seen in this photo. P-39 was fatally struck on the same freeway Dec. 3 and the sibling, P-52, was killed on Dec. 20. (National Park Service via AP)
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Firemen walk pass a destroyed truck following an overnight blaze at a city public works complex Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Sandy, Utah. A fire official says half the municipal fleet of snow plow trucks were destroyed. No injuries were reported. Firefighters arrived to find flames and billowing smoke. Sandy Fire Battalion Chief Eric Larson tells the Salt Lake Tribune, 10 of 20 plow trucks were destroyed. The facility also housed other city vehicles and a mechanic shop. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Firemen continue their work at an overnight blaze at a city public works complex Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Sandy, Utah. A fire official says half the municipal fleet of snow plow trucks were destroyed. No injuries were reported. Firefighters arrived to find flames and billowing smoke. Sandy Fire Battalion Chief Eric Larson tells the Salt Lake Tribune, 10 of 20 plow trucks were destroyed. The facility also housed other city vehicles and a mechanic shop. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Firemen walk pass a destroyed truck following an overnight blaze at a city public works complex Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Sandy, Utah. A fire official says half the municipal fleet of snow plow trucks were destroyed. No injuries were reported. Firefighters arrived to find flames and billowing smoke. Sandy Fire Battalion Chief Eric Larson tells the Salt Lake Tribune, 10 of 20 plow trucks were destroyed. The facility also housed other city vehicles and a mechanic shop. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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A destroyed truck is shown following an overnight blaze at a city public works complex Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Sandy, Utah. A fire official says half the municipal fleet of snow plow trucks were destroyed. No injuries were reported. Firefighters arrived to find flames and billowing smoke. Sandy Fire Battalion Chief Eric Larson tells the Salt Lake Tribune, 10 of 20 plow trucks were destroyed. The facility also housed other city vehicles and a mechanic shop. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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FILE - This May 30, 2015 file photo from a National Park Service remote camera shows an adult female mountain lion, known as P-39, right, and one of her kittens while feeding in the Santa Susana Mountains north of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. An orphaned mountain lion has been struck and killed on the same stretch of Los Angeles-area freeway where her mother and one of her two siblings were killed separately in the past two months. NPS researchers identified it as a kitten designated P-51. It's not known if P-51 is seen in this photo. P-39 was fatally struck on the same freeway Dec. 3, 2016, and the sibling, P-52, was killed on Dec. 20. (National Park Service via AP, File)
