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Monsoon flooding that killed dozens of people in western India last month also hurt the world’s last population of wild Asiatic lions, forest officials said. ...more |
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Two lion cubs rescued from a ravaged Gaza zoo have a new home at a wildlife sanctuary in Jordan. ...more |
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Countries advanced negotiations this week for the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, which starts today, with broad agreement on a range of actions they will undertake to finance a new global sustainable development agenda. ...more |
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Due to an unusually windy day, wind farms in Denmark managed to produce 140 per cent of the country's electricity needs. ...more |
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Urgent action is needed to prevent rapidly declining sea bass stocks from collapsing, conservationists have warned. ...more |
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![Massive debris removal project to get underway in Alaska Massive debris removal project to get underway in Alaska](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_16cdcf9e-2886-4628-9089-5b19634d66b9_.jpg) |
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A massive cleanup effort is getting underway in Alaska, with tonnes of marine debris — some likely sent to sea by the 2011 tsunami in Japan — set to be airlifted from rocky beaches and taken by barge for recycling and disposal in the Pacific Northwest. ...more |
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A new tracking and monitoring system implemented on waste collection vehicles will come into effect on January 1 next year, Dubai Municipality announced on Tuesday. ...more |
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![Seas could rise 6 meters even if governments curb warming: study Seas could rise 6 meters even if governments curb warming: study](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_c0c7f72c-570b-478f-aabe-09bbd89d9b79_.jpg) |
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Sea levels could rise by at least six meters (20 feet) in the long term, swamping coasts from Florida to Bangladesh, even if governments achieve their goals for curbing global warming, according to a study published on Thursday. ...more |
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![Buzzkill: global warming shrinks range of pollinating bumblebees Buzzkill: global warming shrinks range of pollinating bumblebees](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_0ecc7fe9-53f8-4e46-8fcf-481ca3b69a61_.jpg) |
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Global warming is shrinking the terrain where bumblebees live in North America and Europe, with these vital pollinators departing the southernmost and hottest parts of their ranges while failing to move north into cooler climes, scientists say. ...more |
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![Hawaii is throwing up a Hail Mary to solve America's crippling plastic problem Hawaii is throwing up a Hail Mary to solve America's crippling plastic problem](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_c42dca35-e359-488a-b379-e0df8ca92556_.jpg) |
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Grocery shopping will never be the same — in Hawaii at least. ...more |
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