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Experts Warn Climate Change Will Fuel Spread of Infectious Diseases

A team of infectious diseases experts is calling for more awareness and preparedness in the medical field to deal with the impact of climate change on the spread of diseases.

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Environmental Racism In Death Alley, Louisiana

A stretch of the Mississippi River once called ‘Plantation Country’ is now the ‘Petrochemical Corridor’, known to those who breathe its toxic air as ‘Death Alley’.

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A Complete Guide to Eco-Friendly Travel

26 actionable things you can do to make the world a little better, no matter where you are.

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War a biodiversity enemy even in peaceful locales, says study

“War is hell” usually applies to war zones, but the Ukraine-Russian war’s protracted battles can take a toll on biodiversity as far away as the United States or Brazil.

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Sinking of Rubymar in Red Sea poses grave environmental risks, experts warn

Leaking fuel and thousands of tons of fertiliser could harm marine ecosystems and affect coastal fishing communities.

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“The Future Is Fungal” – A New Era for Boreal Biodiversity

Spruce, pine, fir, and additional varieties of trees dominate the chilly expanses of territory that stretch across North America, northern Europe, and Russia, forming a vast circumpolar belt around the globe.

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Overcrowding increases tree mortality, perhaps explaining higher biodiversity in tropical forests

When a tree is surrounded by many similar individuals, its mortality increases, which is probably caused by specialized pathogens or herbivores.

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Greener way to dye denim could cut the environmental impact of jeans

The jeans industry uses harmful chemicals to dye denim with indigo, but an alternative process can achieve the same thing with 92 percent less environmental impact.

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Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune’ is a climate and environment story. Are you paying attention?

House Atreides has fallen. Duke Leto is dead and his son, Paul, lives in hiding, gathering his strength and awaiting the right moment to leave the Fremen sietch and reclaim his birthright from the twisted Baron Vladimir Harkonnen.

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How Is Deforested Land in Africa Used?

Africa’s forested areas – an estimated 14 % of the global forest area – are continuing to decline at an increasing rate – mostly because of human activities to convert forest land for economic purposes.

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