Walk through a city and the weather may change from block to block, often in startling ways. Step into a canyon of tall buildings and sunlight disappears. Winds arise seemingly from nowhere. The air smells completely different ...
Other
Apr 20, 2011
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In an effort to plug gaps of knowledge about key ocean processes, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have been awarded nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation to develop a new ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 10, 2009
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The European Union's parliament Wednesday approved a package of rules that will make the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries cover more of the costs of cleaning up their wastewaters.
Environment
Apr 11, 2024
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French island group Mayotte will begin distributing bottled water to its 310,000 inhabitants this month as the region faces its worst drought episode this century, the government said Thursday.
Environment
Nov 2, 2023
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Chilean authorities said Monday they are investigating what killed some 1,300 seabirds that mysteriously turned up dead on a beach.
Ecology
May 18, 2015
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An EU-27 survey of intermediary organisations operating on the education, social and employment sectors and providing IT training has produced a first ever assessment of the e-Inclusion intermediary sector. It accounts for ...
Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2013
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Move over, Mexico City, a think tank study says the country's most damaging air pollution is in the border city of Mexicali.
Environment
Sep 25, 2013
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The mitigation of climate change requires both effective local actions and global-level agreement, the Indian Minister of Environment and Forestry Jayanthi Natarajan suggested on Wednesday, September 18, at the Koli Forum.
Environment
Sep 19, 2013
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This month it will be exactly five years ago that Hurricane Ike caused enormous damage in and around Houston and Galveston in the US state of Texas. With more than $38 billion in damage and over 100 deaths, Ike ranks third ...
Engineering
Sep 16, 2013
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A new geographic classification about the distribution of urban and rural areas provides a more accurate picture than previous statistics of, among other things, the distribution of Finland's population in different areas. ...
Social Sciences
Jun 12, 2013
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