Contamination
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January 2020 was the warmest month in history
The new decade began with a record that reveals the serious situation that the planet is going through.
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Environment
Warming Earth could release huge amounts of CO2
According to a report by the Food and Agricultural Organization rising temperatures could release carbon trapped in the soil and…
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Environment
The largest páramo in the world under threat
The Sumapaz páramo in Colombia is threatened by fracking as exploration areas have been delimited close by.
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Environment
97% of endangered species threatened by two common pesticides
The US Environmental Protection Agency released an analysis of the effects of pesticides on endangered species.
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Environment
UK scientists to solve whales’ deaths in Argentinian coast
A two-year project aims to learn why hundreds of baby southern right whales washed up on the coast.
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Drones can help measure air pollution in Peru
The qAIRa project aims to measure pollution in La Oroya one of the most polluted cities in the world and…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
The ‘plastic’ bags that dissolve in water
These are biodegradable, compostable and recyclable bags made from cassava root and natural resins.
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Environment
Every piece of plastic made still exists
With decomposition lasting as far as 500 years, plastic continues to be all around us.
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Environment
Colombia bans small plastic bags’ distribution
No longer bags smaller to 30x30 cm can be used around the country.
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