Environmental issue Archives - Page 6 of 7

Lives, Homes, and Businesses Lost to California Wildfire

Wildfires in the California wine country have so far killed at least 11 people, injured about a hundred, and tore as many...

Japan Court Orders State And Utility To Pay 500 Million Yen In Damages Over Nuclear Crisis

A district court in Japan ordered the state and the firm behind the Fukushima plant which set forth the 2011 nuclear crisis...

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Tropical Storm Nate Takes Aim at New Orleans and its Crippled Drainage System

The Big Easy is in for either a Big Scare or a Big Hit as Tropical Storm Nate, which killed 20 people...

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Extremely Dangerous Hurricane Irma to Rip Florida on 911

Still packing maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, the Category 5 Hurricane named Irma remains on track to smash into Florida by...

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Hurricane Irma Ignites Largest Mass Evacuation in Florida’s History

Killer Hurricane Irma, whose horrific 270 km/h winds are now increasing in strength as it rips through the warm waters of the...

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Climate Change Causes Disappearance of Tasmanian Tiger In Mainland Australia

A study conducted by researchers from Adelaide University said climate change was the main cause of the extinction of thylacines, known as...

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Number of Human-induced Earthquakes is on the Rise

Mining projects and dams are responsible for 60% of human-induced or anthropomorphic earthquakes around the world, according to data from the Seismological...

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Wastewater from Fracking a Danger to the Environment and People

A new study confirms that fracking or hydraulic fracturing, while producing less greenhouse gas emissions than technologies like coal, nonetheless pollutes the...