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Arctic region warmed three times faster than Earth since 1971: Report
May 20, 2021 11:22A new scientific report shows the Arctic region of the Earth has warmed three times faster than the rest of the planet as a whole between 1971 and 2019, a higher rate than previously thought.
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Military copters flown to put out wildfire in South Iran
May 16, 2021 07:31Ministry of Defense has employed helicopters to contain wildfires in the southern provinces of Iran.
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Biden budget would send $1.3 billion more to Israeli regime military than to global climate programs: Analysis
May 14, 2021 16:32A group of anti-war veterans said President Joe Biden's spending priorities indicate that he thinks "preserving apartheid is more important than fighting climate change."
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Nearly a fifth of Earth's surface transformed since 1960: Study
May 12, 2021 03:54Whether it's turning forests into cropland or savanna into pastures, humanity has repurposed land over the last 60 years equivalent in area to Africa and Europe combined, researchers said Tuesday.
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Brazilian Amazon is now releasing more carbon dioxide than it absorbs
May 09, 2021 15:24The Brazilian Amazon released nearly 20 percent more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere over the last decade than it absorbed, according to a stunning report that shows humanity can no longer depend on the world's largest tropical forest to help absorb manmade carbon pollution.
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Tanker collision spilled 400 tons of oil off China coast: Authorities
Apr 29, 2021 07:41Around 400 tonnes of oil spilt into the Yellow Sea after a tanker collided with another ship off China's largest crude-receiving port earlier this week, maritime authorities said Thursday.
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90% of the world breathes polluted air. Symbolic emission targets aren’t enough
Apr 27, 2021 13:59Each day, 9 out of 10 people across the world breathe polluted air as they work, prepare meals and even as they sleep.
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Wildfire researchers forecast 2021 fire season in US that may be more severe than 2020
Apr 18, 2021 12:28Indeed, the combination of low winter rainfall, fewer new shrubs and plant growth this spring, and a predicted dry summer are of great concern to climatologists and wildfire researchers. The upcoming wildfire season in the US could top even 2020, which, for the state of California, was its most severe in modern history.
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5.9 magnitude earthquake shakes Iran's southern port
Apr 18, 2021 06:32An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck Iran’s southern coastal province of Bushehr near the port of Bandar Ganaveh, leaving no casualties.
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Carbon dioxide levels reach 3.6 million-year high
Apr 11, 2021 15:47A new report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reveals that one of the major gases behind climate change has reached its highest level in 3.6 million years.