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Green 'roof' and war on Earth warming
Michigan scientists say green roofs covering plants are becoming more and more popular in urban areas that can help people fight global warming.
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Antarctic glacier is thinning with alarming speed
Scientists say the huge glacier in Antarctica is getting thinner and thinner. Glaciers around Pine Island in the West Antarctica are twice the size of Scotland, which is…
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Earth warms very fast in the next 10 years
Meteorological experts say global temperatures will rise faster than expected in the next 10 years due to climate change.
Environment
The British say no to plastic bags
The campaign to limit the use of plastic to protect the environment initiated by UK retailers in 2007 has yielded quite satisfactory results.
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2009 will be the record hot year
British weather researchers say 2009 will be one of the five hottest years in history, with global temperatures above the long-term average of 0.4 degrees Celsius.
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CO2 gas from large chimneys can be effective in producing DVDs and CD-ROMs
Chemists say CO2 emissions from large chimneys to reduce global warming in the future could become a valuable raw material in the production of DVDs and bottles of drink…
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Antarctic ozone holes are shrinking
Australian scientists say satellite measurements show that the hole in the Antarctic ozone layer is shrinking, with the smallest size in the last 10 years.
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Discover 42 new glaciers on the 'roof of the world'
Chinese scientists say they have discovered 42 new glaciers on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, also known as the
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Flooding continues to devastate South Asia
Authorities say the number of people displaced by floods in northeastern India and Bangladesh has increased to about 1.5 million.
Environment
Climate change causes more flooding
The results of a new study published in the journal Nature show that global climate will increase the risk of flooding more than previously anticipated.
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China: Tens of people died from typhoon Sepat
Local sources say another person was killed by a landslide in Zhejiang province, causing the total death toll from typhoon Sepat to 15.
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China: 360 people died in the rainy season
Chinese authorities say flooding and landslides in recent weeks have killed at least 360 people, most of them in the Gia Lang river valley (Xiuyen province), and caused…
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Vietnam may suffer a bad rainy season
Meteorological experts say that once La Nina happens within the next two to three months, along with other countries in the northwest Pacific region, Vietnam will have t…
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Rising sea levels are threatening Indian islands
After 10 years of studying the Bay of Bengal, oceanographers say the sea level in Sunderban is rising at a rate of 3.14 mm per year compared with the world average of 2…