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Beyond NYC: Other places adapting to climate, too

In this Oct. 24, 2011 file photo, cars are parked on an overfly on a flooded street in Bangkok, Thailand. Sea level rise projections show Bangkok could be at risk of inundation in 100 years unless preventive measures are taken. But when the capital and its outskirts were affected in 2011 by the worst flooding in half-a century, the immediate trigger was water run-off from northern provinces, where dams failed to contain unusually heavy rains. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)

BONN, Germany (AP) — From Bangkok to Miami, cities and coastal areas across the globe are already building or planning defenses to protect millions of people and key infrastructure from more powerful storm surges and other effects of global warming.

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Hantuchova wins Aegon Classic in straight sets

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Slovakia’s Daniela Hantuchova won her sixth career title Sunday, beating Croatian teenager Donna Vekic 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the final of the Aegon Classic.

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Hantuchova, Croatian teen reach Birmingham final

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Croatian teenager Donna Vekic reached her second career WTA final when she beat 2009 champion Magdalena Rybarikova 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-3 in the Aegon Classic on Saturday.

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Croatian teen reaches Birmingham final

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Croatian teenager Donna Vekic reached her second career WTA final when she beat 2009 champion Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-3 in the Aegon Classic on Saturday.

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Hantuchova beats Schiavone in Birmingham

Italy's Francesca Schiavone  plays a return to Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova  during their quarterfinal match at the Aegon Classic at Edgbaston Priory, Birmingham England  Friday June 14, 2013. (AP Photo/ Nick Potts/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Daniela Hantuchova rallied from a set and 4-1 down Friday to beat former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone and advance to the semifinals of the grass-court Aegon Classic.

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