Category: Asia

Natural disasters displacing millions

Floods, storms, drought and other climate-related natural disasters drove 20 million people from their homes last year, nearly four

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Half of India affected by extreme drought

Below normal monsoon rains have been responsible for the drought Nearly half of India's districts have been hit by

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Water in Punjab causes DNA Mutations

Ground water in Punjab, India, has been contaminated to such an extent that it is now causing DNA to

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China blames pollution as birth defects rise

BEIJING (AFP) – Every 30 seconds a baby is born with physical defects in China, partly due to the

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Sea of Galilee drying up

A dwindling water supply in the Sea of Galilee is pushing Israel to increase its use of desalination plants,

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Pollution causes birth defects to soar in China

Birth defects in Chinese infants have soared nearly 40 per cent since 2001, a government report said, and officials

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Blood rain falls on India

Red rain in India was a phenomenon observed sporadically from 25 July to 23 September 2001 in the southern

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6.4 Quake Hits Japan No Tsunami

An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale has struck northeast Japan - the same region devastated by last

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Tsunami Ghost Ship Off Canada

A fishing boat lost during the Japanese tsunami disaster a year ago has turned up off Canada's west coast. The

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Beijing Pollution To Last Years

Authorities in Beijing say it will be at least two decades before they can get air pollution under control,

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