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The UN launched a campaign to plant 1 billion trees
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and Nobel Peace Prize-winning environmentalist Wangari Maathai have called for people all over the world to plant 1 billion…
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UNDP: The world has 2.4 billion people who lack clean water
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has just released a report on the state of global living water and called on countries to boost investment to provide clean…
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The global warming is close to the critical level
Earth temperatures are approaching danger with the highest level ever predicted occurred in millions of years, scientists have announced. The earth is warming at a rate…
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The Earth's climate will get cold
Despite impressive impressions proving the level of ice melting in the Arctic Ocean published, astronomers in Saint-Petesbourg (Russia) claim that in the next few decade…
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Glaciers help to limit global warming
The world is facing an increasing threat from global warming. However, according to a Chinese scientist, 20 million km2 of glaciers will help curb the rapid rise in glob…
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New research on the impact of the sun
A recent study raises questions about the impact of the sun on global climate change. Writing in the journal Nature, scientists from the US and Europe say changes in
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Arctic ice melted faster than expected
Increasing global temperatures are leading to the melting of northern European ice faster than expected, while the Groenland ice sheet is in danger of disappearing, acco…
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Ozone holes in Antarctica show signs of shrinking
On August 22, the international scientific community was optimistic that the hole in the ozone layer on Antarctica was shrinking. Director of Global Monitoring Institute…
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Climate change - 'culprit' causes wildfires and unusual heat
The temperature rises, the land is dry and many large forests turn into ash - these unusual phenomena are no longer confined to some countries or regions that are happen…
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Water shortage: Global problem
The report from the World Nature Conservation Fund (WWF) warns that rich countries are facing increasing water shortages. The report said that climate change plus poor r…
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UN: Mangrove forests in the Pacific are in danger of being wiped out
Global warming can destroy more than half of the mangroves in some Pacific islands, eradicating or reducing the reproductive environment of many marine organisms that br…
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Earth on a hot
A large part of Europe and North America is facing an unusually hot summer. Many people ask the question that has been repeated over and over: 'Is it because the whole w…
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The Amazon forest is in danger of turning into a desert
The Amazon rainforest could become desert, and this could speed up the global warming process with
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Serious warnings about Ocean life
A group of researchers has released a warning: The global release of carbon dioxide has dramatically changed the ocean chemistry and threatened marine life. will be chan…
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The hottest earth in 2,000 years
The Earth is the hottest in at least 4 centuries and may be the hottest in 2,000 years, according to a new report published in the US. Human activities are the cause of…