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Safely protect the Earth's green carbon source
On March 25, at the Conference on the Marine Environment, with the participation of the world's leading experts, the United Nations warned about the destruction or degra…
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A small amount of Japanese radiation flew to the United States, the number of victims exceeded 17,000
Radioactive material from a damaged nuclear power plant in Japan has been discovered in a remote place like California, during the Japanese period of
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Tsunami comes to America
Tsunamis arising from an earthquake near Japan hit the west coast of the United States, destroying at least one harbor and evacuating thousands of people.
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Philadelphia is the most toxic city in the United States
According to a research report on drinking water and air quality in urban areas published on March 1 on forbes.com, Philadelphia, Bakersfield and Fresno are the most tox…
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10 'hot spots' about forest ecosystems
The United Nations has declared, 2011 is the international year of forests. In response to this event, the International Conservation Organization (CI) has just announce…
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FAO promotes reducing climate change impacts
On February 15, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) began a program to reduce climate change impacts of global agriculture with financial support…
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Sea level rise threatens more than 180 cities in the United States
Sea level rise due to climate change may threaten more than 180 US coastal cities by 2100.
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Northeastern America has a rare snowstorm
A massive blizzard is moving across the northeastern United States, forcing many states to declare a state of emergency, thousands of flights being canceled, schools clo…
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Forests only have 31% of global continental areas
The world has lost more than 13 million hectares of forest, mainly due to the conversion of forest area to other uses, the forest currently accounts for only 31% of the…
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Using excessive energy causes an environmental disaster
If we continue to scale and speed consumption of original energy sources today, the world will push itself into global environmental disasters.
Environment
2010 is the hottest year
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced in 2010 that it was the hottest year since the United Nations monitored the average annual temperature.
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2010 - The most deadly year due to natural disasters
A United Nations report said that the Haiti earthquake and hot weather in Russia made 2010 the deadliest year in at least two decades.
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The UN published a map of Latin American and Caribbean ecosystems
Ecosystem Atlas helps monitor environmental ecological changes to serve sustainable development on Earth.
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The US must declare a state of emergency due to snow storms
Snow storms continued to fall in the eastern United States, causing traffic congestion, widespread power outages and forcing many states to declare a state of emergency.
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The UN calls on countries to
The United Nations has called on countries around the world to ban the use of traditional incandescent bulbs to cope with the current complex climate change phenomenon.