State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Climate Change
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Fury of the fire
raging forest fires have consumed more than four hundered thousands hectares of natural forest in the us in areas ranging from Arizona to the Canadian border. Over 70 large fires which are
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Airborne pollutants
Aerosols from Asia are poisoning the environs of the Pacific Ocean, say researchers
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Devil quotes the scriptures
The absence of a clear position on the transfer of nuclear energy technology under the clean development mechanism amounts to doublespeak
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Perilous pesticides
Despite international restrictions on its extensive use, pesticide trade has touched a new high. In 1998, world exports stood at US $11.4 billion, an increase of 5.4 per cent over 1997. Around
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New heavenly bodies
ten new planets have been discovered outside the earth's solar system. The discoveries of these planets has increased the tally of the total confirmed planets to around 50. At least six of the 10
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Stepmotherly tree tment
Artificial plantations are generally monocultures, but in general forests, many species thrive. Why this should be so is one of those questions that is so obvious that people rarely bother to ask
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Being egged on
Norway's food safety agency has issued a warning to people in the north of the country to reduce their consumption of seagull eggs. The agency claimed the eggs are contaminated with high levels of
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ENVIRONMENTAL COURTS
Bangladesh will soon introduce environmental courts to enforce strict laws on conservation. The courts will try cases under tough new legislation. There will be seven courts in total, two of
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Disastrous year!
The year 1999 registered the highest number of disasters since the last 10 years. The trend for the last decade shows that the Asian continent is most frequently hit by disasters. In 1999, nearly
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Warning signals
The burning of fossil fuels leads to the release of carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere. Once in the atmosphere, these gases act like glass walls and trap heat on the Earth's surface.