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Heavy pollution warning issued in Beijing
BEIJING (Reuters) - Pollution levels rose sharply in Beijing on Tuesday, just 2-1/2 months before the Olympic Games in
‘Quake lake’ fears in China
Vast lakes formed by landslides following the Sichuan earthquake threaten to flood devastated areas. Meanwhile, two aftershocks have destroyed
Man speeds animals’ decline
A third of the world's animal species have become extinct in the last three decades, figures show. (more…)
There is Nowhere to run from Global Disasters
Norman Myers, a world renowned British environmentalist and authority on biodiversity, forecast more than a decade ago that as
AFGHANISTAN: Flash floods displace 1,200 people in Samangan
KABUL, 26 May 2008 (IRIN) - Flash floods have displaced about 200 families (roughly 1,200 individuals) in the Hazrat
Agreement on 2020 emissions target eludes G8 ministers
KOBE, Japan - Under pressure to boost talks on a new global warming pact, Group of Eight environment ministers
Fears for China quake dams
An aftershock has hit the Chinese province of Sichuan nearly two weeks after the devastating earthquake. Around 300 dams
Natural Disasters Become More Catastrophic
A research suggested that the number of natural disasters stemming from geological reasons such as earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis
China says at least 75,000 dead or missing from quake
China raised the number of dead or missing from a devastating earthquake to be at least 75,000, as rescuers
Brazil says Amazon deforestation rising
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Destruction of the Amazon is again on the upswing despite a recent crackdown on