April 01, 2025
• NASA announced that 2020 was likely Earth's hottest year on record, just edging out 2016 (though the difference was…
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A magnitude-5.5 earthquake shook Hormozgan province in southern Iran, according to officials Saturday. The quake struck at 1.01 a.m. local…
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Immature locust swarms continue to migrate southwards from different breeding areas in eastern Africa, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)…
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India has pressed helicopters and additional teams of disaster response forces to douse the massive forest fire that has engulfed…
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In the increasingly urbanized world, few people still ride horses for reasons beyond sport or leisure. However, on horseback, people,…
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Before-and-after photos show the dramatic effect lockdowns had on pollution around the world in 2020
Early on in the coronavirus pandemic, around one-third of the world was under lockdown. Air traffic was down, fewer cars…
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At least 11 hikers died over the weekend in the mountain range north of Tehran when a series of avalanches…
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The Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR) said on Sunday that extreme weather is threatening the lives of displaced…
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At least eight mountaineers have been confirmed dead Saturday and several others remain missing in the Alborz mountains north of…
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Portugal has opened an investigation into the mass killing of 540 wild animals – mostly deer and wild boars –…
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The year 2020 saw many major developments towards protecting wildlife and the environment, including bans on illegal wildlife trades and…
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A huge sinkhole has opened up on a residential street, after rain drenched the NSW north coast. In the last…
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