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Forest fire and ozone pollution
A new study concludes that forest fires can push ozone pollution to levels that exceed US health standards.
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The Arctic may run out of ice in the next 5 years
The pace of climate change is happening faster than anticipated by the scientific community and that situation can have frightening consequences after half a decade, the…
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The benefit of behavior
The spider-eating spiders give it more offspring than the mother spider
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Pour electronic waste into poor countries
New America Media reported that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not seem to do anything about the US situation of e-waste dumping into third world count…
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Indonesia: flood, 2,000 people evacuated
At least 2,000 people in the province of Gorontalo, Indonesia were forced to evacuate when floods raged in the eastern part of the country.
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China: Rich countries need to help poor countries improve their climate
China on October 29 called for developed economies to take the lead in international efforts to deal with climate change.
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Earthquake in Pakistan
The 6.4-magnitude quake shook Baluchistan province, near the Afghan border, on 29 October, destroying 2,000 houses in a series of villages.
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The risk of 'ecological credit collapse'
Environmental organizations have just announced an independent study confirming that Earth is facing an 'ecological credit collapse'.
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Sensors protect laptop hard drives from detecting earthquakes
This device senses movements, strong bumps that can scratch the data reader on the hard disk surface and warn of earthquakes.
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Train with fuel from soybean and rapeseed seeds
South West Trains train company tested a ship with mixed fuel made of soybean seeds, rapeseed and diesel, because they wanted to test an alternative energy source.
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Strange bubble cloud in the English sky
Dark night, crowded together like giant oil droplets and full of intimidation, the cloud in the sky of Hertfordshire last week looked like a special effect in horror mov…
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Penguins of Antarctic poison with feces
The waste of penguins has never been considered a threat to the environment. But, according to a recent study, it is the main cause of arsenic accumulation in Antarctica.
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Successful production of rice husk firewood
Hoa An Center for Biodiversity and Experimental Research (Hoa An commune, Phung Hiep, Hau Giang) has produced firewood from rice husk ...
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Why is Greenland covered by ice?
Recently there have been a lot of media reports about the impact of global warming on the ice in Greenland.
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The bones in lava tubes reveal Haai's natural history
After the interview with zoologist professor Peggy Ostrom, she mentioned her next project about the endangered seabird in Hawaii.