Environment

1000 people shifted out of harm’s way in Colorado fire

A wind-driven Colorado wildfire has spread across the rugged Colorado foothills, causing the evacuation of 1,000 people while destroying many homes.

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Ban highlights collective responsibility to protect world’s

Highlighting the centrality of the marine environment to human well-being,Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the collective global responsibility to protect the world’s oceans.

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Food crisis of 2007 and 2008 may be upon us again

Fears of a global food supply crisis are now entrenched as Russia announced a 12-month extension of its grain export ban, bringing the world ever-closer to the food insecurity of 2007 and 2008.

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Weakened Earl Lashes N.C. Coast With Rain, Wind

The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 110 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and potentially most destructive stop on the storm'...

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