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Gorilla born in rare C-section at San Diego Zoo has pneumonia 19/3/2014
Gorilla born in rare C-section at San Diego Zoo has pneumonia A baby gorilla born in a rare Caesarian section at the San Diego Zoo last week has pneumonia and was treated for a collapsed lung, officials said on Tuesday. ...more
Amazon inhales more carbon than it emits 19/3/2014
Amazon inhales more carbon than it emits A new study led by NASA and the University of Leeds has confirmed that natural forests in the Amazon remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than they emit. ...more
White House to Introduce Climate Data Website 19/3/2014
White House to Introduce Climate Data Website President Obama wants Americans to see how climate change will remake their own backyards — and to make it as easy as opening a web-based app. ...more
New praying mantis species discovered 19/3/2014
New praying mantis species discovered Nineteen new species of a tree-living praying mantis family have been discovered, tripling the group’s diversity at a stroke. ...more
Jeddah Municipality receives Arab Environmental Award 18/3/2014
Jeddah Municipality receives Arab Environmental Award Jeddah Municipality added another prestigious award to its list of achievements by winning CSR initiative of the Year by the Arab Organization for Social Responsibility at the inaugural environmental awards 2014. ...more
Freshwater puffer fish puffing up (VIDEO) 18/3/2014
Freshwater puffer fish puffing up (VIDEO) Few fish are cuter than a fully expanded, portly pufferfish — but don't be fooled. ...more
Warmest winter on record worsens California drought 18/3/2014
Warmest winter on record worsens California drought California is coming off of its warmest winter on record, aggravating an enduring drought in the most populous U.S. state, federal weather scientists said Monday. ...more
Thousands fined as Paris curbs car use for a day 18/3/2014
Thousands fined as Paris curbs car use for a day Paris enforced the most drastic traffic curbs in 20 years on Monday, fining almost 4,000 drivers who tried the dodge them, but stopping at a single day of restrictions as cooler weather brought relief from pollution. ...more
Mountain thermostats 18/3/2014
Mountain thermostats What do mountains have to do with climate change? More than you'd expect: new research shows that the weathering rates of mountains caused by vegetation growth plays a major role in controlling global temperatures. ...more
18% rise in environment permits issued in Dubai 17/3/2014
18% rise in environment permits issued in Dubai The planning and studies section at the environment department at Dubai Municipality has announced that in 2013, it issued a total of 311 environment permits to organizations working in the industrial sector, an increase of 18% when compared to its figures from 2012. ...more
 
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