New Scientist: Typhoon or hurricane? A tropical cyclone starts life as a tropical depression –…
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Water map shows billions at risk of ‘water insecurity’
BBC: About 80% of the world’s population lives in areas where the fresh water supply…
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Rivers worldwide in peril: society treats symptoms, ignores causes
Mongabay: Dams, agricultural runoff, pesticides, sewage, mercury pollution from coal plants, invasive species, overconsumption, irrigation,…
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Germany: Greens See Red Over Nuclear Power Extension
Time Magazine: Going against massive public opposition, the German cabinet on Tuesday gave the green…
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Free availability of satellite imagery has boosted deforestation monitoring applications, but risk of data gap looms
Mongabay: In recent years there has been an explosion in the number of satellite-based monitoring…
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U.S. government to unveil new drilling rules by Thursday
Reuters: The Obama administration was set to release its latest set of requirements for offshore…
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Pennsylvania GOP rejects natural gas tax plan
Reuters: A top Pennsylvania Republican rejected a Democratic-sponsored plan for taxing natural gas production on…
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Green outcry as EU blesses Spanish support of coal
Reuters: Spain gained approval from Europe’s competition watchdog on Wednesday to support unprofitable coal mining…
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Nuclear power to remain in Germany’s energy equation
Christian Science Monitor: When Germany pledged a “comprehensive and irreversible” end to nuclear power barely…
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In Search of Lasting Farming Solutions to Climate Change
Inter Press Service: In the semi-arid Laikipia district of Kenya’s Rift Valley province, research scientist…