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Snow batters Europe and Britain grinds to haltLondon (AFP) Dec 2, 2010 Fresh snowfalls swept northern Europe Thursday, causing misery for travellers as airports remain closed, roads were blocked and Eurostar international rail services were cancelled. The unseasonable cold snap, which has lasted nearly a week, has caused Britain to grind to a halt, with thousands of schools closed and commuters stranded as rail services were cancelled and icy roads deemed unsafe. Gatwick Airport, Britain's second busiest airport after Heathrow, closed for a second consecutive day, ... read more |
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  No US overseas aid for climate change: Senators The United States must freeze climate-change aid payments to developing countries to help them implement a global plan agreed in Denmark's capital last year, four US lawmakers said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Kyoto feud casts shadow on climate talks A feud over the Kyoto Protocol has cast a cloud over talks on future climate action, with Japan putting its foot down and refusing to extend the treaty named for its ancient capital. ... more | .. |
  Forest fire kills 40 as it rips through northern Israel A devastating fire killed at least 40 people on Thursday when it ripped through a forest near Israel's northern city of Haifa, prompting urgent calls for international help to tackle the blaze. ... more | .. |
  Denmark halts Australian toxic waste shipment The Danish government Thursday postponed a plan to accept a shipment of Australian toxic waste for disposal, following pressure from the centre-left opposition. ... more |
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  China says hard to keep 'friendly' Norway ties after Nobel China said Thursday it was difficult to maintain "friendly relations" with Norway, following the Oslo-based Nobel committee's decision to award this year's Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident. ... more | .. |
 2010 to be among warmest years ever: UN experts The year 2010 will be one of the warmest ever, climaxing a record-breaking decade, the UN's World Meteorological Organization said at global climate talks Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Google to pay couple one dollar for trespassing Google has agreed to pay a Pennsylvania couple one dollar for trespassing on their property while taking photographs for its "Street View" online mapping service. ... more | .. |
 ESA Attending UN Climate Conference Representatives from 194 countries have gathered at the 2010 UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, to continue working towards tackling climate change. ESA is attending 'COP16' to up ... more |
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  Effects Of El Nino Land South Pacific Reef Fish In Hot Water Unseasonal warm temperatures caused by El Nino have a profound effect on the fish populations of coral reefs in the South Pacific, scientists have found. An international team of biologists studied ... more | .. |
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  Global Sea-Level Rise At The End Of The Last Ice Age Southampton researchers have estimated that sea-level rose by an average of about 1 metre per century at the end of the last Ice Age, interrupted by rapid 'jumps' during which it rose by up to 2.5 m ... more |
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 Mapping Mangroves By Satellite Mangroves are among the most biologically important ecosystems on the planet, and a common feature of tropical and sub-tropical coastlines. But ground-based evidence suggests these vital coastal for ... more | .. |
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 Many Coastal Wetlands Likely to Disappear this Century Many coastal wetlands worldwide - including several on the U.S. Atlantic coast - may be more sensitive than previously thought to climate change and sea-level rise projections for the 21st century. ... more | .. |
 Record-High Greenhouse Gas Concentrations The increase in carbon dioxide concentrations is also seen in the measurements made by the Finnish Meteorological Institute at the Pallas station, where the annual increase has been 2.0 ppm. The inc ... more | .. |
  Strong quake rattles Papua New Guinea: USGS A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake rattled Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no threat of a tsunami. ... more | .. |
China ban keeps up to 100 billion bags out of landfills As many as 100 billion plastic shopping bags have been kept out of landfills in China since authorities ordered supermarkets to stop giving them out for free, a packaging industry group official said. ... more |
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 Chinese artist Ai Weiwei blocked from leaving China Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said he was prevented from leaving the country Thursday just 30 minutes before boarding a plane to South Korea, ahead of next week's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. ... more | .. |
 Thousands of flooded Venezuelans wait for help Torrential rains have killed at least 31 people in recent days as the South American country grapples with its worst flooding in 40 years, officials said Thursday. ... more | .. |
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Norway says China to blame if Nobel tarnishes ties Norway said Thursday China would only have itself to blame for a deterioration in bilateral relations following this year's attribution of the Nobel Peace Prize to a jailed Chinese dissent. ... more |
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