Community in chaotic Jakarta goes green to fight eviction
Brightly coloured wooden and brick houses line a clean riverside path amid trees and vegetable gardens, a tranquil scene in the normally chaotic Indonesian capital Jakarta.
Brightly coloured wooden and brick houses line a clean riverside path amid trees and vegetable gardens, a tranquil scene in the normally chaotic Indonesian capital Jakarta.
Environment
Mar 20, 2017
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The critically endangered Nimba toad is long known for its exceptional reproductive biology. The females of this unique species give live birth to fully developed juveniles, having for nine months continuously provided nutrition ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 6, 2017
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Clambering through a snowy meadow with drifts up to the tree branches, California's water managers measured the state's vital Sierra Nevada snowpack Thursday at a drought-busting and welcome 173 percent of average.
Environment
Feb 2, 2017
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A series of storms that have rolled across California in the past week dumping heavy rain and snow could herald the end of a punishing historic drought, officials said.
Environment
Jan 13, 2017
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Last year, the flowering quinoa plants painted Florencio Tola's farmlands in vibrant sepia and ochre tones.
Environment
Jan 3, 2017
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Climate change expected over the next decade may cause food production in a key agricultural region of Brazil to decline by up to 13 percent, according to research by Avery Cohn, assistant professor of environment and resource ...
Environment
May 18, 2016
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Fires raging across huge areas of Indonesia are spewing more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere every day than the US economy, according to estimates from global environment watchdogs.
Environment
Oct 21, 2015
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Florida's rainy season is in full force and pet owners are being cautioned to keep an eye out for toxic toads that can potentially kill dogs and cats.
Plants & Animals
Jul 6, 2015
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A solar-powered plane that has been trapped in Japan for three weeks by the rainy season is set to take off for Hawaii early Wednesday, the team said.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 23, 2015
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The pilot of a solar-powered plane trapped in Japan by the country's rainy season said Thursday he is prepared to wait two more months for a weather window, but may eventually have to give up for the year.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 18, 2015
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