Category: Europe

Experts warn species in peril from climate change

ORLANDO, Fla. - Climate change threatens to kill off up to a third of the planet's species by the

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Floods, drought, mosquito disease aim at Europe

PARIS (AFP) - Climate change will amplify the risk of flooding in northwestern Europe, water scarcity and forest fires

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G8 wants 20 carbon-burying projects by 2010

AOMORI, Japan (AFP) - The Group of Eight industrial powers said Sunday they hoped to launch 20 large projects

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Two killed by large Greek quake

At least two people have been killed as an earthquake rocked southern Greece, collapsing buildings and causing panic.

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Natural Disasters Become More Catastrophic

A research suggested that the number of natural disasters stemming from geological reasons such as earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis

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Alps hit by two-decade decline in snowfall

PARIS (AFP) - A forthcoming study has added to worries that the Alpine ski industry will be badly affected

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Italy hit by flash flood

Heavy rains in Italy have caused the River Aniene in Tivoli to burst its banks. Hundreds of people looked

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Some biofuel crops could become invasive species: experts

BONN (AFP) - Countries thinking of joining the rush for biofuels run the risk of planting invasive plant species

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Climate change raising extinction risk among birds

BONN, Germany (AFP) - Climate change has emerged as a major factor behind the growing risk of extinction facing

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Food Shortage, Health Threats: WHO Chief

GENEVA (AFP) - Insufficient food, climate change and pandemic flu are global crises which could unravel progress in public

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