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El Nino could strike again after La Nina dominates last few years.
Concern is growing surrounding the El Nino weather pattern, which looks set to strike again in the near future and is crucial for food output in Asia and cash crops in the region. Read more...
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Coral might be better at coping with acidity than previously thought
A new study in Nature Climate Change has suggested that corals might be able to survive in more acidic water than previously thought. Read more...
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Rising sea levels force Pacific islanders to evacuate
The entire population of a Pacific island could soon face the prospect of evacuation. The President of the island of Kiribati has announced that rising sea levels mean the future for the Kiribati people may lay in Fiji. Read more...
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Strengthening La Nina means more climate dangers for pacific countries
For countries surrounding the Pacific, the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is closely watched each year, in order to predict the season’s predominant weather patterns. Read more...
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Australia backs carbon tax
The Australian senate has approved the Clean Energy Act, which will make the country’s 500 worst polluters to pay for their carbon emissions from the 1st July next year. Read more...
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Asia-Pacific sees growth in forests in impressive turn around
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has reported that the Asia-Pacific region has not only reduced the rapid deforestation seen in the 1990’s, but has reversed the trend to the point where forest is being gained at a rate of 1.5m hectares in the last decade. Read more...
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Royalties for carbon credits scheme unveiled
Mexico is to earn royalties for carbon credits generated from use of energy saving light bulbs in a move that may mean other developing countries could fund emissions cuts through similar ventures. Read more...
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Australia clears major hurdle in passing of carbon tax law
Australia’s plan to introduce a carbon tax on the country’s biggest polluting industries has passed its biggest political hurdle thus far, after the bill was passed by the lower house of parliament this week. Read more...
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Shipping company apologizes to those affected by the New Zealand oil disaster
The owners of the Liberian-flagged container ship that ran aground off the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island spilling tonnes of oil into the sea last week, has apologized to everyone affected by the incident. Read more...
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New Zealand oil spill threatens coast
A stranded ship off the coast of New Zealand has begun to leak oil, spilling as much as 30 tonnes so far, with a further 1700 tonnes on the vessel stranded on a reef. Clumps of oil have been reported as being washed ashore on the North Island. Read more...
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