Month: November 2008

Jordan grapples with water crisis

DEIR ALLA, Jordan (AFP) – Gasping for water and fearful that climate change will amplify its problems, Jordan is

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Bangladeshis rally against climate change

DHAKA, Bangladesh – Some 500 women rallied in Bangladesh's capital on Thursday, demanding richer nations cut their greenhouse gas

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Tuna fishing to be cut by 30 pct over two years

BRUSSELS (AFP) – Bluefin tuna fishing will have to be cut by 30 percent over two years in the

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Global coal damage costs 360 billion euro annually

WARSAW (AFP) – The use of coal for energy production causes at least 360 billion euros worth of damage

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Climate change is a battle for existence in the Maldives

MALE (AFP) – Among the many grim predictions of climate change experts, the future fate of The Maldives stands

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One-third of China’s Yellow River polluted

BEIJING – Newly released scientific results show one-third of the famed Yellow River, which supplies water to millions of

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Groups Hope Obama Will Rebuild EPA

Environmentalists are eager for President-elect Barack Obama to take office so that he can reverse the troubled Bush administration

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UN sees new peril in Asia’s huge brown cloud cover

BEIJING – Thick brown clouds of soot, particles and chemicals stretching from the Persian Gulf to Asia threaten health

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California dirty air kills more than car crashes

FRESNO, Calif. – Lowering air pollution in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley would save more lives annually

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Red Tide Hits Fujairah And Kalba Shores

FUJAIRAH - Red tide has been lashing Fujairah and Kalba shores in the eastern coastline since Sunday, spreading foul

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