Environment

Indonesian quake triggers tsunami fears

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Two massive earthquakes rocked the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province Wednesday, triggering tsunami warnings that...

Study: Centuries-Old Farming Methods Hold Key to Rainforest Conservation

The Amazon region of South America, the largest tropical rainforest and river basin on Earth, is disappearing at a rate of around 800,000 hectares a year, but a new study finds one possible strategy for reversing this trend in ancient Amazonian...

UN warns lack of funds threatens response to food crisis in Africa’s Sahel region

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Drought in the Sahel region makes farming and gardening very diffcult for the women of Yelimne,...

Karunanidhi slams Sri Lanka for raising doubts over nuke power plant

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M. Karunanidhi on Tuesday slammed the Sri Lankan government for raising doubts over the release of harmful radiations from Kudankulam nuclear power plant.