Environment

Volcanic Ash Preserves Ancient Tropical Forest for 300 Million Years

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Paleontologists have unearthed an ancient tropical forest in northern China that is so well...

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Indigenous People Vulnerable to Climate Change

Researchers say indigenous people are among the most vulnerable to climate change. They’re studying how extreme weather events can trigger more disease outbreaks.

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Warning of destructive floods as Danube thaw sets in, UN urges better response

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A view of one of many bridges over the Danube River connecting the two sides, Buda and Pest, of Hungarian...

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Seeing no levels of concern, EPA curtails emergency air monitoring at BP refinery fire site near Bellingham, Washington

As cleanup begins in earnest at the BP refinery fire site, 20 miles northwest of Bellingham, Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's air monitoring team is standing down after seeing no measurable threats to public health from airborne...

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