N S Rajappan, paralysed below his knees, has been honoured by a top award in Taiwan for his commitment to cleanliness by way of collecting plastic waste from despite his disability 69-year-old N S Rajappan, paralysed below his knees, has been honoured by a top award in Taiwan for his commitment to cleanliness by way …
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Climate change will continue to cause an increase in the intensity of extreme rainfall that can lead to severe flooding, if urgent action is not taken to limit global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels, warn experts in a study published on Monday. An international research team including scientists …
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ABC News in Australia reported that the Australian Federal Court ruled that the Environment Minister has a legal duty not to cause harm to teens while approving coal mining projects. A case was brought by 8 Australian teens last year on behalf of “young Australians everywhere”. The teens applied for an injunction to stop the minister, Sussan Ley, from approving an extension to a New South Wales coal …
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The research found fly fertility is affected at lower-than-lethal temperatures. Earth may be heading for far more species extinctions than anticipated. Evidence of declining fertility in humans and wildlife is growing. While chemicals in our environment have been identified as a major cause, our new research shows there is another looming threat to animal fertility: climate change. We know …
Reducing CO2 emissions is crucial, but there are hands-on ways to protect animals from inevitable warming. Picture Credit: Seabirds flock near a fishing boat in the Gulf of Alaska.PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID DOUBILET, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION Global warming is not just increasing average temperatures on land, it’s heating up the oceans as well. As marine heat …
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