Scotsman: FORTH Ports has been warned to boost its flood defences amid fears its multi-million…
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Studies suggest Northwest smog could ease as warming worsens
Seattle Times: A warming planet may worsen air quality, although, it turns out, perhaps not…
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Global warming could worsen Africa’s droughts
LA Times: Megadroughts lasting centuries are part of the normal weather pattern in sub-Saharan Africa,…
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Can China catch a cool breeze?
The Nation: On the ridgeline above this stands the other vision: four tall wind turbines…
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United States: EPA ruling may affect planned coal plant
State: A federal declaration Friday that carbon dioxide endangers public health foreshadows potentially tougher regulation…
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Solar finds it hard to squeeze water from desert
Associated Press: A westward dash to power electricity-hungry cities by cashing in on the desert’s…
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Change is a cold certainty
Australian: RUSSIAN sea captain Dimitri Zinchenko has been steering ships through the pack ice of…
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Revealed: Antarctic ice growing, not shrinking
Australian: ICE is expanding in much of Antarctica, contrary to the widespread public belief that…
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Kyoto Treaty Is ‘Failing The World’s Poor’, Say Scientists
ScienceDaily: Initiatives aimed at cutting emissions while encouraging economic development are failing the world’s poorest…
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Worst Environmental Problem? Overpopulation, Experts Say
ScienceDaily: Overpopulation is the world’s top environmental issue, followed closely by climate change and the…