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Environment & Energy
Al Tayer honours Minister of Environment & Water, and Chief of Dubai Police
yesterday
Dubai, UAE, 21 May, 2013: HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has honoured HE Dr. Rashid Ahmed Bin Fahad, Minister of Environment and Water, and HE Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Chief of Dubai Police, for their efforts and... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Extreme global warming seen further away than previously thought
yesterday
20 May 2013 Extreme global warming is less likely in coming decades after a slowdown in the pace of temperature rises so far this century, an international team of scientists said on Sunday. Warming is still on track, however, to breach a goal set by governments around the world of... Full story
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Environment & Energy
White rhino birth ‘sign of hope’: Australian zoo
yesterday
21 May 2013 An Australian zoo said Tuesday the birth of a southern white rhinoceros was a ‘sign of hope’ for the species given the escalation of poaching in Africa. Taronga Western Plains Zoo said the yet-to-be-named male calf was born to first-time mother Mopani in the... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Alaska volcano shoots ash plumes into the air
last Monday
One of Alaska’s most restless volcanoes shot an ash cloud 15,000 feet (4,580 meters) into the air Friday in an ongoing eruption that is visible for miles. An air traffic controller in the region said small planes have flown around the plumes from Pavlof Volcano. Ash would have to rise... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Alaska volcano shoots lava up hundreds of feet
last Monday
Alaska’s remote Pavlof Volcano was shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume was thinning Saturday and no longer making it dangerous for airplanes to fly nearby. A narrow ash plume extends a couple of hundred miles southeast from the volcano, which is 625 miles... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines
last Monday
19 May 2013 Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined. Now, unlikely heroes may be coming to the rescue to prevent similar ... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Extreme global warming seen further away than previously thought
last Monday
20 May 2013 Extreme global warming is less likely in coming decades after a slowdown in the pace of temperature rises so far this century, an international team of scientists said on Sunday. Warming is still on track, however, to breach a goal set by governments around the world of limiting... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Alaska volcano shoots lava up hundreds of feet
last Sunday
Alaska’s remote Pavlof Volcano was shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume was thinning Saturday and no longer making it dangerous for airplanes to fly nearby. A narrow ash plume extends a couple of hundred miles southeast from the volcano, which is 625... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines
last Sunday
19 May 2013 Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined. Now, unlikely heroes may be coming to the rescue to prevent similar ... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Residents shout ‘Protest!’ over refinery in China
last Saturday
More than 2,000 people in southern China unfurled banners and shouted, “Protest! Protest!” in a demonstration Thursday against plans for a petroleum refinery, in one of the country’s biggest environmental protests this year. The gathering in downtown Kunming — the... Full story
Wednesday May 22, 2013
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