Environment - страница 26

Warming 'pause' gives thought for scientists, sceptics A slowdown in warming that has provided fuel for climate sceptics is one of the thorniest issues in a report to be issued by UN experts.

24 September 2013

Thousands of Romanians in fresh protest against mine project Thousands of Romanians took to the streets on Sunday in a fourth week of protests against a Canadian company's plan to open Europe's largest gold mine in a picturesque Transylvanian village.

24 September 2013

Shark overfishing endangers reefs: Australian study Scientists studying remote reefs off Australia said Thursday sharks played a fundamental role in coral health, with overfishing of the marine predators increasing reef vulnerability to global warming and disasters.

19 September 2013

Chevron wins partial victory in Ecuador pollution case An arbitration panel in the Hague has given US oil firm Chevron an important procedural victory in its battle against a $19 billion fine by Ecuador for polluting the Amazon basin region.

19 September 2013

Greenpeace activists scale oil rig in Russian Arctic Two activists from Greenpeace were on Wednesday scaling an oil platform owned by state energy giant Gazprom in the Russian Arctic in a bid to stop it drilling for oil in a hugely sensitive area.

18 September 2013

Amazon deforestation due in part to soybean growing Fighting deforestation of the Amazon for cattle raising and farming is one of the great rallying cries of the world's conservationists.

17 September 2013

Africa's 'right-on' whale capital Perched away from the world on the rocky southern tip of Africa, the town of Hermanus rose to global whale-watching renown almost by chance.

16 September 2013

3,000 saiga antelopes die in Akmola and Karaganda oblasts Mortality of 3 thousand saiga antelopes has been registered in Akmola and Karaganda oblasts in central Kazakhstan.

11 September 2013

Irtysh River problems may cause water shortages in Kazakhstan and Russia Kazakhstan and Russia may shortly face serious water shortages because of the deterioration of the situation around the Irtysh River.

10 September 2013

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Hunting season kicks off in Kazakhstan The autumn season of waterfowl, hoofed mammals and predators hunting starts in Kazakhstan on September 7.

06 September 2013

Kazakhstan may face food deficit by 2050 The climate changes in Central Asian countries may have a significant effect of the region’s food security: WHO.

06 September 2013

Tiny rainforest frogs hear with their mouths Some of the tiniest frogs on Earth have no middle ears or eardrums but can hear by using their mouths.

03 September 2013

'Oldest' Gondwana land creature discovered A 350-million-year-old fossilised scorpion discovered in South Africa is the oldest known land animal to have lived on Gondwana, part of Earth's former supercontinent.

03 September 2013

EU climate chief says Pacific threat shows action needed The threat that climate change poses to Pacific Island nations shows that international action on the issue is overdue.

03 September 2013

Crop pests moving polewards through global warming Crop-damaging insects, bacteria, fungus and viruses are moving poleward by nearly three kilometres (two miles) each year, helped by global warming.

02 September 2013

Indian Ocean paradise island beset by shark controversy The dangers of shark attacks are no secret for Georges, who as a kid was repeatedly warned to beware of the large predators lurking in the tropical waters off his native Reunion island.

29 August 2013

Measles-like virus blamed for Atlantic dolphin deaths A virus that is similar to measles in humans is suspected of killing hundreds of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins since July.

28 August 2013

London, a playground for 10,000 urban foxes To some they are a nuisance, even a danger. To others, London's 10,000 foxes are a delightful reminder that this concrete wilderness is teeming with wildlife.

27 August 2013

One million cockroaches flee China farm: report At least one million cockroaches have escaped a farm in China where they were being bred for use in traditional medicine.

26 August 2013