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Choking smog all but shut down one of northeastern China's largest cities on Monday, forcing schools to suspended classes, snarling traffic and closing the airport, in the country's first major air pollution crisis of the winter. ...more |
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Peru said on Friday that it might restrict shark fishing to curb the illegal slaughter of up to 15,000 dolphins per year - used as bait by informal fisherman - following the release of footage documenting the practice. ...more |
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Pollutants in the air we breathe have been classed as a leading environmental cause of cancer by the World Health Organization. ...more |
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The brain uses sleep to wash away the waste toxins built up during a hard day's thinking, researchers have shown. ...more |
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The European Commission said on Thursday it would take Bulgaria to court for endangering protected birds by allowing wind farms and other developments along one of their migration routes. ...more |
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A rare whale that has a dolphin-shaped head and saber-like teeth has been found dead on Los Angeles' Venice Beach, even though it prefers frigid subarctic waters. ...more |
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Businesses should play a bigger role in helping to save depleted fish stocks as part of efforts to prevent irreversible damage to the oceans, a World-Bank backed report said on Wednesday. ...more |
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A Pacific Island man trying to flee rising seas and environmental risks caused by global warming in his home country of Kiribati asked a New Zealand court on Wednesday to let him pursue his claim as a climate change refugee. ...more |
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Australian researchers have developed the “first rigorous framework” on how to relocate animals displaced due to climate change. ...more |
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The world’s most exposed urban area is the Tokyo-Yokohama region where Swiss Re estimates around 29 million people could be affected by a major earthquake. ...more |
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