Environment
China toughens environment laws as pollution peaks
24 Apr 2014
A new law gives the Chinese environmental protection ministry the power to shut down and confiscate the assets of polluters
Mega-heatwaves dissected
24 Apr 2014
Today’s Antarctic region once as hot as California, Florida
By By Eric Gershon | 23 Apr 2014
Apple pledges to work harder for environment
22 Apr 2014
Lesson to India: China admits nearly 20% of farmland polluted
19 Apr 2014
About 16.1 per cent of soil and 19.4 per cent of farmland in mainland China is polluted, according to an official government report released this week.
Global research aims to make dams safer for fish
14 Apr 2014
Hungry herbivores can help halt biodiversity loss
By By Gail Wilson | 11 Apr 2014
No ‘permanent El Niño,’ scientists say — and the tropics may get even hotter
By By Eric Gershon | 07 Apr 2014
Using more wood for construction can slash global reliance on fossil fuels
03 Apr 2014
A Yale University-led study has found that using more wood and less steel and concrete in building and bridge construction would substantially reduce global carbon dioxide emissions and fossil fuel consumption
Deforestation of sandy soils a greater threat to climate change
By By Kevin Dennehy | 02 Apr 2014
Air pollution kills 7 mn worldwide annually: WHO
25 Mar 2014
According to WHO air pollution was the cause of about one in eight deaths and had now emerged as the single biggest environmental health risk
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