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January and February 2016 smashed temperature records, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday as it warned climate change was advancing at an "unprecedented" rate. ...more |
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We all like a bit of fresh air now and then, but only because it’s free. ...more |
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![Panama canal sets depth limit on ships due to drought Panama canal sets depth limit on ships due to drought](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_7fcab576-6477-4b33-94f3-38b9f8a261a2_.jpg) |
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The Panama Canal will next month impose new draft restrictions on ships due to falling water levels at nearby lakes that form part of the waterway, the authority that administers the canal said in a statement on Monday. ...more |
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![Beirut trash clean-up begins as critics cry foul Beirut trash clean-up begins as critics cry foul](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_df424d0f-1719-4072-947a-4905d2f6bfc5_.jpg) |
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Workers began at the weekend removing tonnes of rubbish that have piled up around Lebanon's capital under a government plan to end an eight-month crisis that has sparked repeated protests. ...more |
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![Calls for climate action over Great Barrier Reef bleaching Calls for climate action over Great Barrier Reef bleaching](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_bf00b3a0-6b80-4fac-a378-7b185ddd1eb8_.jpg) |
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Environmental groups on Monday urged greater action on climate change after the government declared the highest alert level over an epidemic of coral bleaching in the pristine northern reaches of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. ...more |
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![China’s booming renewable energy market set to blow away emissions targets by 2020 China’s booming renewable energy market set to blow away emissions targets by 2020](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_7919a6d3-9be4-4d34-9252-6d7c16176c1d_.jpg) |
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A new report from China’s National Bureau of Statistics reveals that the country is on track to surpass its carbon emissions targets. ...more |
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![New invention uses fluorescent lights to remove air pollution and stinky odors New invention uses fluorescent lights to remove air pollution and stinky odors](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_596eb4f1-29d5-48dc-b15e-4cbf64b3d45c_.jpg) |
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Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have developed a seamless way to improve poor indoor air quality, which the World Health Organization recently said accounts for 7 million deaths a year worldwide. ...more |
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![Emissions-cutting aviation deal must be enforceable: NGOs Emissions-cutting aviation deal must be enforceable: NGOs](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_5825bdf5-4ac3-411e-897b-9c1db0fc82d7_.jpg) |
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A deal this fall to cap carbon emissions from global aviation at 2020 levels must be enforceable and set long-term goals in line with the 2015 Paris agreement on climate change, a coalition of environmental groups said on Monday. ...more |
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![UK faces new legal action over air quality UK faces new legal action over air quality](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_85d3f0d7-198e-495b-8166-d17c829c9c86_.jpg) |
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New legal proceedings have been launched against the British government by environmental law firm ClientEarth over what it says is a failure to tackle air pollution, the firm said on Friday. ...more |
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![UNESCO adds 20 new sites to list of biosphere reserves UNESCO adds 20 new sites to list of biosphere reserves](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_dc61de11-9646-4395-bdff-986947b17817_.jpg) |
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The United Nation's cultural body UNESCO has added 20 new sites to its network of protected biosphere nature reserves, including two in Canada and two in Portugal. ...more |
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