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 Will Indonesia’s Bali adopt a Bhutan-style levy to deter ‘low-class foreign tourists’?
Officials are urged to look at tougher measures to ‘select’ tourists, such as Bhutan’s requirement for most travellers to pay a fixed daily charge. .... (photo: WN / Periasamy) South China Morning Post
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 Flint water consultant agrees to settle water crisis claims for $53M
FLINT, MI - A company that consulted with the city during its water crisis has agreed to a $53-million settlement with roughly 26,000 people who claim they were harmed by... (photo: AP / Carlos Osorio) Michigan Live
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 Climate change is shrinking glaciers faster than ever, with 7 trillion tons lost since 2000
Climate change is accelerating the melting of the world's mountain glaciers, according to a massive new study that found them shrinking more than twice as fast as in the ... (photo: Creative Commons / Gary Bembridge) Naharnet
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 Turkey's ruling party submits climate change bill to parliament
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party submitted to parliament on Thursday a climate change-related bill envisaging the establishment of a carbon market... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra) The New Arab
AK Party Climate change Photos Recep Tayyip Erdogan Wikipedia: Climate change in Turkey |
 Trump administration backtracks on eliminating thousands of national parks employees
Following a loud public outcry about job cuts at the National Parks Service — and a relentless media campaign from outdoors enthusiasts across the country — it looks ... (photo: Creative Commons / Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States http://www.flickr.com/people/7327243@N05) The Los Angeles Times
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 Emus might not be the ‘world’s dumbest bird’ after all
The insult “bird brain” should probably be retired. Eurasian jays can pass the marshmallow test, some species have ”culture”, and even extinct avians like the dod... (photo: Creative Commons / SuperJew https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:SuperJew) Popular Science
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 Protecting pipelines and platforms with underwater robots
Monitoring critical offshore infrastructure is becoming easier thanks to subsea robotic repair and inspection, and could open large areas of the world’s oceans to explo... (photo: Creative Commons) Offshore Technology
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 Fiji among 14 to gain from US$156.8m grant
Fiji is among 14 countries that will share in a US$156.8 million grant and co-finance package to help safeguard the socio-economic benefits received from tuna against the... (photo: Creative Commons / Maksym Kozlenko https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Maxim75) FBC News
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 Mystical beliefs fuel Senegal’s illegal big cat trade and threaten lion’s survival in West Africa
By ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG | NIOKOLO-KOBA NATIONAL PARK, Senegal (AP) — The morning sun slants through the canopy of Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park as Sgt. Abdou Di... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Press Telegram
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 Sinkhole opens up on main street of English village
A growing sinkhole on the main street in Godstone, England, has local residents and officials worried. Some properties are cordoned off, local officials say, but everyone... (photo: Creative Commons / Stephen McKay http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/1621) CBC
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 Environment more crucial than genes in risk of early death, study suggests
Analysis of UK BioBank data shows importance of factors including living conditions and smoking, say experts | The environment is about 10 times more important than genes... (photo: Creative Commons) The Guardian
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 Philippine village battles dengue by offering bounties for mosquitos — dead or alive
A Philippine village in the densely populated capital region has launched a battle against dengue by offering a token bounty to residents for captured mosquitos — dead ... (photo: Creative Commons) San Francisco Chronicle
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 Wild fish can tell humans apart when they dress differently, study finds
Researchers say study, which involved training bream to follow a specific diver for treats, could change the way we treat fish | Wild fish can tell people apart – at le... (photo: Creative Commons / Peter Southwood https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pbsouthwood) The Guardian
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 Scientist: Santorini quakes decreasing; outlook uncertain
ATHENS, Greece — The Greek government's chief seismologist says the frequency of earthquakes affecting Santorini and nearby islands has eased in recent days, but the ou... (photo: Creative Commons / Norbert Nagel https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:NorbertNagel) China Daily
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 ‘Triangle of death’: will Italy finally tackle mafia’s toxic waste dumping?
Soon after her son, Antonio, was born, Marzia Caccioppoli moved to Casalnuovo di Napoli, a town surrounded by countryside on the outskirts of Naples, to get away from the... (photo: Creative Commons / Adriano Amalfi from Rome ma pure Orta di Atella (CE), Italy http://www.flickr.com/people/71523911@N00) AOL
Illegal dumping Italy mafia Photos Waste management Wikipedia: Triangle of death (Italy) |
 Pretoria High Court closes temporarily due to water shortages
The High Court in Pretoria has temporarily closed its doors due to water outages and non-functional generators. This closure follows a similar situation just a week earli... (photo: Creative Commons / PHParsons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:PHParsons) Independent online
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 Understanding of marine ecosystems is alarmingly low – here’s why ocean literacy matters
PeopleImages.com - Yuri A/Shutterstock | Understanding the relationship between humans and the ocean is crucial for making informed and effective decisions that will shap... (photo: Unsplash / Jakob Owens) The Conversation
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 Cities at highest risk as climate change increases heatwave mortality: Study
Human-induced climate change has caused an increase in heatwave-related deaths, with people in cities at a much higher risk of mortality, according to research published ... (photo: Creative Commons / Prakash G) International Business Times
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 Lunar eclipse will create a Blood Moon sky show in March
A total lunar eclipse - the first to grace our skies since 2022 - will happen in March, and it will bring us a Blood Moon that will appear tinted a reddish-orange to our ... (photo: Creative Commons) Michigan Live
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 Reintroducing Wolves To Scotland Could Help Capture 1 Million Tons Of CO2 Per Year
A team of researchers from the University of Leeds in the UK has come up with a surprising way to help tackle the climate crisis; reintroducing wolves to Scotland. Accord... (photo: Creative Commons) IFL Science
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