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China launches terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite

China launched a terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite and two other satellites into the planned orbit from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's

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More fire crews sent to fight wildfires on across West coast

02:58 Fire crews are battling dozens ofwildfires across thewesterncoastof the United States.InCalifornia,wildfires have already scorchedthreetimes more land than in the same period of l

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Extreme drought fueling historic blazes

02:02 Fire crews are battling dozens of wildfires across the western coast of the United States.InCalifornia, wildfires have already scorched three times more land than in the same peri

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Water quality improves in China's second-largest freshwater lake

Lush vegetation by Dongting Lake, February 13, 2021. /CFPThe phosphorus concentration at Dongting Lake, China's second-largest freshwater lake, has been falling continu

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The colorful early winter of Chongqing in SW China

00:45 Recently, Chongqing Municipality, located in the Sichuan Basin of southwestern China, embraced a colorful early winter, as leaves shed their green for hues of red

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Thousands evacuated as forest fires rage in southern France

Thousands evacuated as forest fires rage in southern France. /AFP Around 2,700 people have been evacuated, some of them by boat, to escape forest fires that were raging Wednesday across a vast

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China announces 15-year plan to protect key ecosystems

China on Thursday unveiled a plan that includes major projects to protect and restore key ecosystems from 2021 to 2035. In an effort to strengthen the shields for ecol

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Lockdown boost for archaeology as amateurs uncover Roman remains

Self-isolating volunteers analyse aerial survey maps to reveal ancient roads and settlements.

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Urban renewal can mitigate higher urban temperatures: research

Chinese researchers have verified that urban renewal can mitigate higher urban temperatures led by the heat generated by human activity, according to a recent study pap

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Desert locusts spread to 17 districts in Uganda: gov't

Desert locusts have spread to 17 districts in Uganda, a top government official said Tuesday. Bright Rwamirama, minister of state for agriculture told reporters here that the affected districts are

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Scientists find car-sized turtle fossil

Scientists in South America have dug up fossils from one of the largest turtles that ever lived.The car-sized turtle, called Stupendemys geographicus, lived about 13 million to 7

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Glass platform opens to tourists in southern China mountain

A glass sightseeing platform has stoked excitement among visitors to a mountain in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. On Saturday, hundreds of visitors

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Australia's plant life may have "given up": study

An international study tracking the impact of climate change suggests Australia's plant life may have "given up," according to satellite-based maps comparing the changing climate conditions.