Birds, beetles, bugs could help replace pesticides: study
Natural predators like birds, beetles and bugs might be an effective alternative to pesticides, keeping crop-devouring pests populations down while…
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Environment
Above-normal temperatures for March-May due to El Nino: UN
By Robin MILLARD GENEVA, March 5, 2024 (AFP) - The warming El Nino weather phenomenon that peaked in December was…
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Hanoi chokes as Vietnam capital tops most polluted cities list
Vietnamese capital Hanoi was blanketed by a thick haze of pollution on Tuesday that obscured high-rise buildings and left the…
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Artificial glaciers stave off drought in Kyrgyzstan
https://youtube.com/shorts/gIH8BOzLHlU?feature=share By Bruno KALOUAZ In the Tian-Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, villagers have made an artificial glacier to provide water for…
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One-fifth of Mekong River fish species face extinction: report
One-fifth of fish species in the Mekong river face the threat of extinction, according to a new report from a…
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‘Very worried’: Scientists fret as Antarctic sea ice dwindles
By Juan BARRETO, Juan RESTREPO ON BOARD THE ARC SIMON BOLIVAR, Antártida, March 2, 2024 (AFP) - Sea ice levels…
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Faulty warnings, deforestation turned Philippine rains ‘deadly’: study
MANILA, March 1, 2024 (AFP) - Faulty warning systems, poverty and deforestation of mountains in the southern Philippines turned recent…
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From edge of extinction to Australia’s croc ‘paradise’
By Andrew LEESON If you want a snappy death, one expert's advice is to leap into a river near the…
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Oranges wither, cows go hungry in drought-hit Sicily
By Ella IDE Marilina Barreca has two grim options: feed her cows tainted fodder or set them to graze on…
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Vietnam’s ‘rice bowl’ cracks in monster heatwave
HANOI, Feb 28, 2024 (AFP) - Southern Vietnam, including business hub Ho Chi Minh City and its "rice bowl" Mekong…
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