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2014: El Nino has the strongest intensity in decades
The rise in the Pacific ocean water temperature and the influx of hot ocean currents have raised concerns that the El Nino phenomenon this year will be the most intense…
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Forest fires and droughts can destroy the Amazon forest
Future climate simulations in the Amazon region show that a prolonged dry season will lead to more droughts and forest fires.
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Drought, forest fires turn Amazon into a source of carbon emissions
Prolonged drought with widespread forest fires is reducing the carbon uptake of the world's largest rainforest.
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Indonesia and the US cooperate to protect tropical rain forests
In October 2009, President Yudhoyono announced that Indonesia would cut CO2 emissions by 26% by 2020, of which 40% would be implemented with international support.
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The harshness of the weather in 2013
With many disasters such as super typhoon Haiyan, extensive flooding, tornadoes or forest fires, 2013 is considered a year to show the harshness of weather affecting man…
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Deforested area in Mexico increased rapidly in 10 years
From 2005 up to now, the average forest area of Mexico has been reduced by 155,000 hectares per year. This North Central American country ranked 21st in the world in t…
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Philippines decided to plant mangrove to fight storms
Philippines on November 25 announced that it will plant more mangrove forests to limit the effects of storms like Haiyan.
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Mangrove forests continue to decline
Ecosystem services from mangroves, although providing and supporting livelihoods worth at least $ 1.6 billion a year for coastal residents, are disappearing at a rapid r…
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Dozens of large wildfires broke out in Australia
Australia has entered the forest fire season earlier than usual, with dozens of serious forest fires erupting in New South Wales from September 10.
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California declared a state of emergency due to wildfires
On August 26, large forest fires covering the northern state of California's Yosemite National Park continue to spread and get closer to the area near a reservoir that p…
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The smoke from burning forests in Sumatra threatens Malaysia
The news network Silobreaker said haze from the clearance of land clearance in Riau province of Sumatra island of Indonesia could affect Malaysia, due to the direction o…
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Heavy rain in the Far East engulfed 9,500 houses
The situation of floods in Khabarovsk, Russia continues to be complicated. The Amur River water level on August 28 rose to 741cm, rising 6cm higher only one day and nigh…
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European forest at the risk of saturation absorbs CO2
The ability to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) of old European forests is approaching saturation, threatening one of the main protective barriers of
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Project to turn desert into ... forest
Five German scientists have proposed a new strategy to reduce the impact of climate change: Turning desert coastal into ... forests.