Many sharks closer to extinction than feared: Red List
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse Human appetites are pushing makos and other iconic sharks to the brink of extinction,…
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Environment
Boulder-sized sunfish washes ashore in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A boulder-sized fish of a kind known to "sink yachts" has washed up on an…
5 years ago
Canned air and water-spraying drones: Smog remedies
by Catherine LAI HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- As millions of people in Asia choke under polluted skies, authorities have…
5 years ago
Glyphosate under fire from San Francisco to Sri Lanka
Glyphosate, the world's most widely used herbicide and the active ingredient in Monsanto's weedkiller Roundup, is the subject of fierce…
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Dead whale in Philippines had 40 kg of plastic in stomach
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- A starving whale with 40 kilos (88 pounds) of plastic trash in its stomach has died…
5 years ago
Remote Cape with ‘world’s cleanest air’ offers smog respite
by Andrew BEATTY CAPE GRIM, Australia (AFP) -- As much of Asia wheezes, coughs and sniffles its way through another…
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Toxic air tears apart families in Mongolia
by Khaliun Bayartsogt BOMUUR, Mongolia (AFP) -- In the world's coldest capital, many burn coal and plastic just to survive…
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The Atlantic Ocean is rising and 11-year-old Levi is worried
by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Levi Draheim is an 11-year-old kid who lives on a barrier island…
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Air pollution deaths are double earlier estimates: study
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Air pollution causes 790,000 premature deaths every year in Europe and 8.8 million…
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11 PHL cities among those with cleanest air in Southeast Asia — report
Two PHL cities among those with most polluted air in Asian region (Eagle News) -- Eleven cities in the Philippines…
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