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Paraguay officials said the current flood forced about 13,000 households to live on the banks of the Parana and Paraguay rivers.
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Climate change 'attacks' the Volta delta
The Volta Delta is located in West Africa, home to 24 million people in 6 countries
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Indonesia: More than 200 people injured by earthquakes
Indonesian officials said the 6.1 magnitude earthquake in the country's Aceh province on Monday afternoon killed 11 people and injured more than 200 people, more than 30…
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Coal, the biggest environmental devastator
The above data sheet provided by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that China currently dominates the use of coal in the world.
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EC proposed a mechanism to ensure nuclear power safety
The European Commission (EC) on June 13 issued a new nuclear safety regulation, which calls for a biannual inspection of nuclear power plants operating in cities. Europe…
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The rich are
While developing countries 'waste' exports to developing countries, many wealthy provinces in China also seek to 'push' CO2 emissions into poorer regions.
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Air pollution in Singapore reached a record
People in Singapore, one of the cleanest countries in the world, are breathing the most harmful atmosphere ever due to wildfires in Indonesia.
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Central Europe is miserable because of the worst flood in the last decade
Central European countries are facing the worst floods in more than a decade, killing at least 12 people and causing serious economic losses.
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Heavy rains last in China, killing 15 people
The National Committee on China Disaster Control on June 8 said prolonged heavy rains in some of the eastern and southern provinces of the country in the past few days h…
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Reduce the environmental impact of the Mekong River
Located downstream of the Mekong River, Vietnam is at risk of suffering tremendous impacts, unforeseen from programs and projects on the mainstream development upstream.
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The plains in the world are under threat
At the 2013 Conference of the World Plains Dialogue, international experts have warned many of the world's major plains are threatened by climate change and a range of h…
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More than 500 people died due to prolonged heat in India
The Indian Disaster Management Agency (DMM) announced on May 29 that up to 524 people have died in the country due to the heat from April 1 to May 28.
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Heavy rain caused heavy damage in Central Europe
Heavy rains hit Central Europe on June 2, killing three people and at least eight people missing, causing flooding, landslides, traffic interruptions and forcing hundred…
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Burning ice - a new energy revolution?
Japanese scientists have successfully extracted new energy from ice fire (burnt ice). This is a plentiful source of material distributed on the oceans and ice covered ar…
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China uses earthquake prediction dogs
A city in China is using dogs to predict earthquakes, according to an official on May 7, after the country's media reported on people's reflection on the nightly barking…