Environment

Arctic sea ice reaches maximum extent for 2014

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A NASA Blue Marble view of Arctic sea ice on March 21, 2014.

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Five Dead as Magnitude 8.2 Earthquake Hits Northern Chile

A strong 8.2-magnitude earthquake has killed at least five people in Chile and set off a small tsunami that prompted evacuations along the country's Pacific coast.

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Kering and IUCN Boa & Python Specialist Group announce first report on captive breeding

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Python skins are traded primarily to meet demands from the fashion industry

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Climate change impacting entire planet, raising risk of hunger, floods, conflict – UN report

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The melting of ice sheets is accelerating in Greenland.

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