Tag: Pollution

Global warming unprecedented in 1,300 years

WASHINGTON — A new scientific study adds evidence that temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere fluctuated a bit over time,

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Scientists, economists press for US pollution cuts

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Scientists and economists urged the United States Thursday to pass laws to cut greenhouse gases, as

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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

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Pittsburgh surpasses Los Angeles as nation’s sootiest city

LOS ANGELES - A city outside California has for the first time been named the sootiest in the nation,

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Poisonous algae bloom threatens giant Chinese lake

A pollution-linked algae bloom has reappeared in China's third-largest lake, prompting renewed fears for the drinking water supplies of

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Smog chokes Beijing amid Games delay fears

Children and the elderly in Beijing were advised to stay indoors as thick smog choked the city on Friday,

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Hong Kong choking in dense smog

Hong Kong·s air pollution reached dangerous levels on last week, reigniting concerns about public health and fears that the

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Rising sea threatens China’s south

Over 1,100 square kilometres (440 square miles) of land in economically booming southern China will be inundated by rising

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Global warming to decimate China’s harvests

Global warming is set to cut China·s annual grain harvest by up to 10 percent by 2030, placing extra

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China’s emissions drop but situation grim

China, the world·s top emitter of sulphur dioxide, has managed to cut emissions of the acid-rain causing pollutant in

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