UN and Britain to Co-host Climate Summit on December 12.

# UN and Britain to Co-host Climate Summit on December 12. The United Nations and Britain will co-host a global climate summit on December 12, the fifth anniversary of the landmark Paris Agreement. The announcement came days after Chinese President Xi Jinping told the U.N. th…

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The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Living Report 2020.

# The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Living Report 2020. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Living Report 2020 has published recently and accordingly an average 68% decline in animal population sizes track over 46 years scince 1970 to 2016. The Living Planet Report, WWF’s flagship publ…

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Death Valley: What life is like in the 'hottest place on Earth'

# Death Valley: What life is like in the 'hottest place on Earth' ? Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert, bordering the Great Basin Desert. It is one of the hottest places on Earth, along with deserts in the Middle East…

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Greenland ice sheet lost a record 01 million tonnes per minute in 2019.

# Greenland ice sheet lost a record 01 million tonnes per minute in 2019. The Greenland ice sheet lost a record amount of ice in 2019, equivalent to a million tonnes per minute across the year, satellite data shows. The climate crisis is heating the Arctic at double the rate …

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50 percent of oceans could be hit by climate change.

# 50 percent of oceans could be hit by climate change. More than 50% of the world’s oceans could already be affected by climate change, with this figure rising as high as 80% over the coming decades, a new study has shown. Scientists used climate models and observations in d…

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A Twin earthquakes strike southern Sumatra.

# A Twin earthquakes strike southern Sumatra. Two large and shallow earthquakes struck off Indonesia’s Sumatra island early Wednesday (Aug 19), the US Geological Survey reported, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of casualties or major dam…

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China's floods records wet feets of Leshan Giant Buddha.

# China's floods records wet feets of Leshan Giant Buddha. A giant statue of Buddha in China has had its toes dampened by floodwater for the first time since the 1940s. The 71m-tall statue, a Unesco heritage site, was carved out of a rockface near Chengdu in Sichuan provi…

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Indonesia's Mt Sinabung Volcano erupts for eighth time within a week.

# Indonesia's Mt Sinabung Volcano erupts for eighth time within a week. Indonesia's Mount Sinabung has erupted with a string of blasts that send plumes of ash two kilometers into the sky, triggering a flight warning and fears of lava flows. This is at least the eight…

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Mauritius declares a “state of environmental emergency”.

# Mauritius declares a “state of environmental emergency”. A “state of environmental emergency” has been declared by the island nation of Mauritius. The environmental emergency has been declared as a Japanese bulk carrier “MV Wakashio” ran aground on a reef in Mauritius and …

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Polar bears could go extinct by 2100.

# Polar bears could go extinct by 2100. There are approximately 25,000 polar bears left in the wild today. But climate change is starving them into extinction According to research published in the Nature Climate Change journal, polar bears could all but disappear within the …

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Rare yellow turtle discovered in India.

# Rare yellow turtle discovered in India. In Odisha’s Balasore district, a farmer Basudev Mahapatra has spotted a turtle which is yellow in colour and according to the experts, it is the product of albinism. The turtle is known as the “Indian flap shell turtle”. The turtle i…

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India's Only 'Golden Tiger' Spotted In Assam's Kaziranga National Park.

# India's Only 'Golden Tiger' Spotted In Assam's Kaziranga National Park. A very rare Golden Tabby tiger has been spotted in Kaziranga National Park in Assam. The tigress has been photographed by Mayuresh Hendre, who works as a Naturalist and Destination Mana…

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India’s Tiger Census 2018 sets new Guinness World Record.

# India’s Tiger Census 2018 sets new Guinness World Record. The fourth edition of the All India Tiger Estimation 2018 has created the Guinness World Record for being the world’s largest camera trap wildlife survey. The All India Tiger Estimation is conducted every four years…

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Global temperatures could exceed crucial 1.5 Celsius target in the next five years.

# Global temperatures could exceed crucial 1.5  Celsius  target in the next five years. There is an increasing chance that annual global temperatures could exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels over the next five years, new climate pre…

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South Pole Is Warming 3x Faster Than The Rest of The Planet.

# South Pole is Warming 3x Faster Than The Rest of The Earth. The South Pole has warmed three times faster than the rest of the planet in the last 30 years due to warmer tropical ocean temperatures, new research showed Monday. Antarctica's temperature varies widely accord…

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Indonesia's Mt. Merapi Volcano erupted.

# Indonesia's Mt. Merapi Volcano erupted. Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted twice on Sunday 21 June 2020, sending clouds of grey ash 6,000 metres into the sky, the country's geological agency said. The two eruptions la…

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Unknown reptile species found in flatbed truck.

# Unknown reptile species found in flatbed truck. A reptile from an unknown subspecies has been found in a flatbed truck carrying goods for a private company which was imported from China. When contacted about the matter, Western Province Assistant Wildlife Director Lalith Wi…

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Galapagos welcomes new ‘Darwin’s flycatcher’ chicks.

# Galapagos welcomes new ‘Darwin’s flycatcher’ chicks. Six little vermilion flycatcher chicks have hatched in the Galapagos Islands, officials said Tuesday, in a boost to the dwindling numbers of the brilliantly coloured songbird. Just 40 breeding pairs remain on the upper pa…

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India records 29% increase in Asiatic Lion population.

# India records 29% increase in Asiatic Lion population. India has recorded a 29% increase in the population of Asiatic Lions. The count of Asiatic Lions has increased from 523 in 2015 to 674 in 2020, indicating a rise of 29% in lion’s population. Asiatic Lions are found in …

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Environmental Performance Index (EPI) - 2020.

# Environmental Performance Index (EPI) - 2020. The 2020 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) provides a data-driven summary of the state of sustainability around the world. Using 32 performance indicators across 11 issue categories, the EPI ranks 180 countries on environme…

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