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Thousands flee Bangkok as flood waters rise

Yingluck Shinawatra, the Thai prime minister, is fighting a losing battle against floods. She says the crisis has reached a critical point for Bangkok. Thousands are fleeing the capital today as dikes are unlikely to keep rising flood waters away. “It seems like we're fighting against the forces of nature, massive floodwater that is causing damage to several of our dikes,” says Yingluck. Since mid July, the country's worst flood in 100 years has killed 373 people and uprooted 2.5m Thais who live mostly in the north and centre.

Posted on 27-10-2011, 3:53 pm

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Marine life

Seaweed that kills coral on contact

Coral reefs are facing a new threat: killer seaweed. Scientists say they have found some algae in the South Pacific that can poison coral on contact. And their discovery has stepped up pressure on environmentalists who have been fighting to save coral reefs from overfishing, bleaching and destruction by chemicals such as cyanide.

Posted on 18-10-2011, 2:41 pm

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Chinese fury over stalled Burmese dam

China is shocked and enraged over Burma's stoppage of the $3.6 billion (11 billion ringgit) hydropower dam on the Irawaddy river on environmental and political concerns. Burmese President Thein Sien said last Friday that he had to stop his country's biggest hydroelectric project because it was “against the will of the people”.

Posted on 05-10-2011, 4:52 pm

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Australia is first to have carbon trading laws

Australia has become the first in the world to have laws to regulate the creation and trade of carbon credits from farming and forestry. They will complement government plans to put a price on carbon emissions from mid-2012.

Posted on 23-08-2011, 4:09 pm

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Oceans face prehistoric disaster

The Independent compares the world's loss of species to the great prehistoric mass extinctions. Quoting a major report, it says that seas are degenerating far faster than anyone has predicted because of the cumulative impact of a host of factors from climate warming and sea-water acidification, to widespread chemical pollution and gross overfishing.

Posted on 21-06-2011, 4:21 pm

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Forests everywhere are fighting back

Carbon losses are down but deforestation still worries

Posted on 07-06-2011, 3:34 pm

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