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  • AP: Pakistani official say earthquake death toll reaches at least 135, hundreds more still trapped, wounded.
  • AP: Sony reports 72 percent plunge in fiscal second quarter profit.
  • China will hold new talks with Dalai Lama representatives in the 'near future', according to state media.
  • Chinese crane collapses near Chongqing; at least 11 dead, 12 injured - state media.
  • Hundreds feared dead, scores injured after major earthquake destroys entire towns; latest death toll at 100+; worst hit areas not reached.
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Maldives president Gayoom ousted after 30-year reign

October 29th, 2008 - 7:31 pm ICT by ANI -
Male, Oct 29 (ANI): Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Asia''s longest serving leader and a campaigner against rising sea levels on Wednesday lost power to a former political prisoner Mohammed Nasheed ...

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Guidebook publishes list of worlds 500 endangered sites

October 27th, 2008 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct 27 (ANI): A new guidebook has published a list of 500 endangered sites across the world that are most at risk from developers and climate change. According to a ...

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Climate change leading to increase in tiger attacks in Sundarban islands

October 22nd, 2008 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct 22 (ANI): Conservation experts have said that the number of tiger attacks on people is growing in Indias Sundarban islands as habitat loss and dwindling prey caused by climate ...

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Excess sediment in waters bad for coral health

October 9th, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI -
Canberra, Oct 9 (ANI): A new research has suggested that a lot of sediment in the water is bad for corals, and may even prevent them from ever re-establishing. Thats the ...

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Too much sand in water leads to dead corals

October 9th, 2008 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Sydney, Oct 9 (IANS) Startling evidence has emerged from new research to show that when fishes get a mouthful of sand, the days of coral reefs are numbered. "We've known for a ...

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‘Dirty, deadly dozen’ pathogens expand, thanks to climate change

October 8th, 2008 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Oct 8 (IANS) Health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society have released a report that lists 12 pathogens that could spread into new regions as a result of climate change, potentially ...

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12 deadly diseases worsened by climate change enlisted

October 8th, 2008 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, October 8 (ANI): The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in the U.S. has enlisted 12 germs that can spread into new regions due to climate change, significantly affecting both human and ...

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McCain, Palin out of touch with reality on energy conservation: NYT

September 8th, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI -
New York, Sept.8 (ANI): Republican presidential nominee John McCains decision to drop his opposition to offshore drilling and calling for a gas tax holiday, besides missing several crucial votes on bills ...

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Coastlines remain intact, despite climate change: study

September 1st, 2008 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS -
Sydney, Sep 1 (IANS) Preliminary research from the windswept coast of southern France suggest that world's coastlines remain largely intact despite climate change. The urgent question is whether even small changes in ...

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Monks” network of medieval canals discovered in the UK (Re-Issue)

August 31st, 2008 - 11:01 am ICT by ANI -
London, August 31 (ANI): An extensive network of medieval canals, which were used by monks in punts, has been discovered in the Lincolnshire fens in the UK. According to a report ...

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Monks network of medieval canals discovered in the UK

August 30th, 2008 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI -
London, August 30 (ANI): An extensive network of medieval canals, which were used by monks in punts, has been discovered in the Lincolnshire fens in the UK. According to a report in ...

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Lights off for eight minutes in Chennai, but TV screens glow

August 9th, 2008 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS -
Chennai, Aug 8 (IANS) Lights went off in several thousand houses in this city at 8 p.m. Friday but television screens continued to glow in the dark, as people remained glued to ...

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World should prepare for a global temperature rise of 4 degree Celsius

August 7th, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI -
London, August 7 (ANI): A scientist has suggested that the world should be prepared to face an alarming increase of 4 degree Celsius in global temperatures. A report in The Guardian said ...

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Bangladeshs landmass is growing because of sediment dumped by rivers

July 31st, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI -
London, July 31 (ANI): Satellite images have shown that the landmass of Bangladesh is growing because of sediment dumped by rivers. Satellite images of Bangladesh over the past 32 years show ...

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Let the sea rise, say the Dutch (With Images)

July 27th, 2008 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS -
By Joydeep Gupta Salzburg (Austria), July 27 (IANS) Seventy percent of the Netherlands is below the sea, making it more vulnerable than any other country to climate change-triggered rising sea levels. The Dutch ...

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Climate changes may have promoted the formation of new species in the Amazon

July 23rd, 2008 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 23 (ANI): The results of a new study have suggested that past climate changes and sea level fluctuations may have promoted the formation of new species in the Amazon ...

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Climate, economy, security confront leaders at G-8 summit

July 6th, 2008 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Toyako (Japan), July 6 (Xinhua) When the leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations gather in Hokkaido Monday for their annual summit, they face the challenges of global warming, an ...

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World needs a modern carbon revolution to slow down global warming

June 30th, 2008 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 30 (ANI): A new study has suggested that the world needs a modern carbon revolution to slow down global warming. According to ENN (Environmental News Network), the study, conducted by ...

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Rising sea levels threaten west Antarctic ice sheets

June 25th, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI -
Canberra, June 25 (ANI): An Australian researcher has suggested that a rise of about 50 to 100 centimeters above the 1920 sea level, may be enough to threaten the west Antarctic ...

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Climate change disasters are a major cause for rise in population displacement

June 24th, 2008 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 24 (ANI): A new report by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that climate change disasters are a major cause for the rise in global displacement, ...

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Rising sea levels would make Arctic ice free by 2030

June 10th, 2008 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 10 (ANI): Some scientists believe that without action to stave off climate change, all of the year-round ice in the Arctic could be gone by as early as 2030, ...

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Censorship prevalent at US environment agency, reveals survey

May 6th, 2008 - 4:53 pm ICT by admin -
London, May 6 (ANI): A survey by the Union of Concerned Scientists, a lobby group based in Washington DC, has revealed that many scientists at the US Environmental Protection Agency feel ...

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Greenpeace activists protest against climate change problem

April 29th, 2008 - 9:26 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Apr 29 (ANI): Greenpeace activists on Tuesday staged a doom scenario in the National Capital to depict the problems arising from climate change. We are depicting the scenario that will ...

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Latest in recycling: an entire metro rail

April 28th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by admin -
By Joydeep Gupta Singapore, April 28 (IANS) A top official of German engineering major Siemens thinks the Oslo metro train built by the company may be the most climate-friendly railway system yet. Wolfgang ...

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Climate change could cause global conflicts as large as the two world wars

April 23rd, 2008 - 1:35 pm ICT by admin -
London, April 23 (ANI): Defence experts have warned that climate change could cause global conflicts as large as the two world wars, which would last for centuries unless the problem is ...

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Egypts ancient cities threatened by rising sea levels

April 22nd, 2008 - 1:30 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, April 22 (ANI): Egypts ancient cities are being threatened by rising water levels in the Mediterranean Sea, which scientists say will rise between one and three feet by the end ...

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Turtles are excellent indicators of the effects of climate change

April 20th, 2008 - 12:07 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, April 20 (ANI): The fact that marine turtles are emerging as excellent indicators of the effects of climate change might benefit people living along the coastlines of the world. According to ...

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Global warming will create new threats for Australian wildlife

April 2nd, 2008 - 5:58 pm ICT by admin -
Canberra, April 2 (ANI): A new study by CSIRO scientists has determined that due to global warming, many of Australias natural landscapes are bound to be transformed, thus leaving the countrys ...

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Sand Artist highlights Global Warming threat

March 27th, 2008 - 10:09 pm ICT by admin -
Puri, Mar 27 (ANI): Non Government Organisation, Green peace joins hands with India's acclaimed sand artist to highlight the threat of global warming to the country's heritage sites in Orissa. Internationally acclaimed ...

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Sand sculptures depict dangers of global warming

March 26th, 2008 - 6:06 pm ICT by admin -
Bhubaneswar, March 26 (IANS) Artist Sudarshan Patnaik Wednesday showcased miniatures of Indian heritages along the country's coastline to highlight the dangers of global warming. The sculptures were showcased in the beach town ...

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