The American industrial conglomerate General Electric announced on Monday that it will leave the participation in the construction of coal-fired power plants, to focus on the production of other types …
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China launches new satellite to monitor ocean environment
by Filipe SousaChina on Monday sent a new ocean-monitoring satellite into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. A Long March-4B rocket carrying the Haiyang-2C (HY-2C) satellite took off …
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The phenomenon of ‘black rain’ results from the arrival in São Paulo of the smoke from burning in the Pantanal that joins the high load of atmospheric pollution produced in …
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A Greenpeace investigation finds that more than 81,600 tonnes of banned agricultural chemicals in Europe were shipped to developing countries in 2018. A new Greenpeace investigation, based on an analysis …
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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama called on world leaders Saturday to join forces in fighting climate change. “Now we should pay more attention about global warming,” the exiled leader said in a …
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This year, the Brazilian Amazon recorded the highest number of fires since 2010
Between January 1 and September 9 this year, the Brazilian Amazon recorded 56,425 fire spots, the highest number for the period since 2010, according to data from the National Institute …
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The coast is not only composed of natural landscape. Ocean Conservancy reveals that last year more than nine thousand tons of garbage were found worldwide. 1,999 items were found on …
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If planes flew in formation like wild geese they might use five to 10 percent less fuel, European aircraft maker Airbus said Wednesday as it signed up to test the idea Executive …
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Gorongosa National Park, in central Mozambique, on the southern edge of the Great Rift Valley, is home to one of the largest wildlife reserves in Africa. But for park officials, …
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The planet has lost in less than 50 years more than two-thirds of its vertebrates and the tropical regions of Central and South America are the hardest hit, with a …