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River, lake and wetland ecosystems - covering about one fifth of the Amazon basin - are increasingly degraded by deforestation, pollution, construction of dams and water…
A new 140,000-square-foot island just emerged from the water in the North Sea, more than 16 miles (25 km) from the coast of Schleswig Holstein - Germany.
Russian experts claim to have obtained the latest samples from the lake area deep below 3.2 km of Antarctica.
When the volcano erupts, the impact on the climate is huge, one of the risks is that the amount of sulfur dioxide gas sprayed on the stratosphere increases.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) today said heavy snowfall in the country has hindered traffic in many provinces, including Tokyo.
The study of the two leading scientific agencies in the US shows that 2012 is among the hottest 10 years since 1880.
This is a heavy snowfall that has not been seen for many years in the Kanto region, especially in Tokyo.
The burning process of wood and diesel creates a kind of black carbon that, when deposited on the surface of the body, forms soot or soot.
Heavy rains during the past week have caused serious flooding in many parts of Jakarta, causing tens of thousands of houses and public buildings to flood in the country,…
Nearly 300 schools were forced to close due to cold weather and heavy snowfall across the UK in recent days.
Japanese authorities are preparing to promote the plan to build the largest offshore wind farm in the world since July this year.
Dozens of flowers in the United States bloomed the earliest in the past 160 years due to climate change.
The British government on January 18 announced its willingness to mobilize troops to clear snow on traffic routes, after the country suffered heavy and prolonged snowfal…
Philippine officials on January 20 said large-scale heavy rains have caused serious flooding in a large area in the southern part of the country, leaving more than 1,000…
The weekends of England and France have suffered from unusually heavy snowstorms. Hundreds of flights were postponed or canceled in London and Paris.