Perils of pet scat—so much more than just unsightly and smelly, it can spread disease
Have you ever been out on a walk, and as you take that next step, you feel the slippery squish of feces under your foot?
Have you ever been out on a walk, and as you take that next step, you feel the slippery squish of feces under your foot?
Veterinary medicine
Feb 6, 2024
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After years of discussion, international negotiations on a global plastics treaty resume this week in Nairobi, Kenya, at the UN Environment Programme headquarters.
Environment
Nov 13, 2023
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Extreme weather as a result of climate change has caused disasters and catastrophes around the globe.
Environment
Oct 10, 2023
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Extreme heat is usually associated with drought and wildfires. But across five continents this year, it's also unleashed a different kind of disaster: deadly flooding.
Environment
Oct 9, 2023
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Pedro de la Cruz stands beside his stranded boat and supplicates his God, lifting his arms and praying anxiously for rain to replenish Lake Titicaca, the massive body of water at a breath-sapping altitude in the Andes on ...
Environment
Aug 15, 2023
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Not far from Latin America's biggest city, Sao Paulo, a river is covered in a white layer that resembles fresh snow but is in fact a smelly, toxic foam.
Environment
Jul 13, 2023
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Schools in New Delhi had to close Monday after heavy monsoon rains battered the Indian capital. Landslides and flash floods killed at least 15 people over the last three days. Farther north, the overflowing Beas River swept ...
Environment
Jul 10, 2023
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A warming world is transforming some major snowfalls into extreme rain over mountains instead, somehow worsening both dangerous flooding like the type that devastated Pakistan last year as well as long-term water shortages, ...
Environment
Jul 1, 2023
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The mystery of the unpredictable and heavy foaming in Bengaluru's Bellandur lake has baffled scientists, regulators and citizens. Several theories have been put forth, and control measures taken, yet the foam continues to ...
Environment
Jun 6, 2023
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Nigeria is one of the most flood-prone countries in west Africa. Many areas experience annual flooding. This happens during heavy rainfall and one of the reasons is poor drainage systems.
Environment
May 9, 2023
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