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Bears choosing vegetarian diet due to climate change
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Climate change, refugees worsen Jordan's water woes: scientists
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Battling century's worst drought, India's farmers revive traditional grains
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El cambio climático arriesga el ciclo de reproducción de la tortuga marina
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Island states need better data to manage climate losses
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India to have 155 GW non-hydro renewable capacity by 2026: BMI
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Climate change resilience part of growth strategy
Sustainable development requires poverty reduction, says minister. PHOTO: REUTERS
ISLAMABAD: The climate change resilience and sustainable development have been recognised as two core components of the...
World has missed chance to avoid dangerous global warming unless we start geo-engineering...
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The world has missed the chance to avoid dangerous global warming – unless we start geo-engineering the atmosphere by removing greenhouse gases,...
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