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India bans shark finning

09/02/2013

India ranks second in terms of the number of sharks caught each year, after Indonesia, though most are unprotected species sold for local consumption.

Warming Climate May Drive Human Conflict

08/30/2013

Temperature and rainfall extremes linked to more frequent feuds and wars

Beachgoers In Spain Face Invasion Of Jellyfish

08/29/2013

The number of people stung by jellyfish on Mediterranean beaches, like those of the island of Ibiza in Spain, is rising.

At Fukushima, Radioactive Groundwater Nears Sea

08/28/2013

“It’s like a haunted house, one thing happening after another,”

Report Shows Greenland’s Ice Sheet is Melting from Above AND Below Due to Heat from the Earth’s Mantle

08/27/2013

A new study shows that high heat flow from the planet’s interior into the lithosphere accelerating Greenland’s ice melt.

Brazil’s World Cup Buses to Run on Recycled Cooking Oil Biofuel

08/26/2013

The world’s largest producer of biodiesel also plans to provide green transportation for visiting teams by powering buses with a biofuel blend made from 20 percent recycled cooking oil.

Extreme Heat Waves Are Expected to Quadruple by 2040

08/23/2013

A new study produced by a pair of European climate scientists suggests that extreme heat waves are likely become twice as common by 2020, and their frequency will quadruple by 2040.

African Elephants May Be Extinct ‘Within 12 Years’

08/22/2013

Despite a ban on ivory, an estimated 36,000 elephants were killed last year in Africa. That’s one elephant killed every 15 minutes.

Rising Sea Levels Could Submerge 1,700 U.S. Cities by 2100

08/21/2013

The study shows these cities will be “locked in” by greenhouse emissions by the end of the century with temperature increases that will cause major flooding.

Taiwanese Nuclear Plant May Have Been Leaking Toxic Water for the Past Three Years

08/20/2013

A report from Reuters says a nuclear plant in Taiwan may have been leaking irradiated water for three years.

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