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10 December 2004:
A s i a
Wild and wet weather predictions for Asia
The weather predictions for Asia in 2050 read like a script from a doomsday movie – except many climatologists and green groups fear they will come true unless there is a concerted global effort to rein in greenhouse gas emissions. DAVID FOGARTY reports.
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C h i n a
Ship Collision Creates China's Largest Oil Spill
The biggest oil spill since the founding of the People's Republic of China began on Tuesday when two containerships collided in the South China Sea near the mouth of the Pearl River on Tuesday.
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E a s t A s i a
7-point plan for East Asian community
Kuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi outlined a seven-point road map with important milestones for charting the course and measuring the progress of the East Asia community.
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China-ASEAN move forward
The eighth summit between the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, and China is a substantial step toward creating the world's biggest free trade area (FTA).
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E n d a n g e r e d S p e c i e s
Vanishing amphibians
Nearly one-third of the world’s amphibians are threatened with extinction, an indication of the deterioration of environmental health.
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V i e t N a m
New species of gecko discovered in Viet Nam
Scientists have discovered a new species of gecko at the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park of Viet Nam, a world natural heritage site in the central province of Quang Binh.
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08 December 2004:
P h i l i p p i n e s
Alarm raised for safety of water systems near dumps, landfills
A Central Luzon congressman yesterday asked the government to look into possible contamination of the water systems in areas near and around former and current garbage dumps and landfills.
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WWF report: Power firms neglect renewable energy
BRUSSELS.-Power companies in Europe and around the world are failing to invest in clean, renewable energy and rank low in their efforts to fight global warming, a report by environmental group WWF showed on Tuesday.
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G e n e r a l / W o r l d
Students Log On as Scientists Explore Deep Ocean
Deep in the ocean where the sun never shines, stinky clams, slippery tubeworms, ghost-white crabs, eel-like fish, and a gaggle of funky microscopic bacteria huddle around cracks in the Earth that spew scalding hot, toxic brews.
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Most Coral Reefs Under Threat, Some Resilient
OSLO − About 70 percent of the world's coral reefs have been wrecked or are at risk from human activities but some are showing surprising resilience to global warming, a report said on Monday.
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06 December 2004:
C h i n a
Striking a Balance
Gerong, a Tibetan farmer in the Niangjiuding Village in Deqen County, Southwest China's Yunnan Province, takes his family in search of matsutake every year.
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M a l a y s i a
Underwater photography 101
In the old days, scuba photography was a prohibitively expensive hobby as special underwater casings for SLR cameras could cost up to RM10,000 and beyond. Also, there were a limited number of underwater-only film cameras.
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P h i l i p p i n e s
Forest rangers rarer than Philippine eagles
JOINING the Philippine eagle and the tamaraw in the endangered species list is the forest ranger.
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Warmer oceans are shrinking glaciers
Greenpeace, a worldwide environmental advocacy organization, sent us recently a paper on climate change.
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Plastic is biodegradable — study
Of the 3,928,000 tons of solid wastes generated in Metro Manila every year, some 120,000 tons are of plastic material which is a problem. Fumes from burning plastic can cause a wide range of ailments including skin diseases, asthma and some forms of cancer.
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