Environment

Over 30 injured in Thai chemical explosion

At least 37 people were injured in an explosion caused by a mixture of chemicals used for cleaning a swimming pool at a hotel in Thailand, local media reported.

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US EPA Updates Science Assessment for Dioxins / Air emissions of dioxins have decreased by 90 percent since the 1980s

Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its non-cancer science assessment for dioxins, which was last reviewed in the 1980s. Dioxins are toxic chemicals that naturally exist in the environment and can be released into the...

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India Holds Large-Scale Drill for a Potential Disaster

"I think it starts with attitude and also the awareness levels," she said. "The officials are not aware of the risks. If they were aware, they would realize the loss of life, and property and economic loss that can happen. So this kind of training...

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UN and partners urge rapid response to food crisis in West Africa’s Sahel region

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A field of withered crops in Mali’s Kayes region.

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