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Virginia installed 46 water-control structures across 150 miles of old drainage ditches to re-wet a swamp; restored peat now traps 200,000 metric tons of carbon a year
The Fish and Wildlife Service restored peat wetlands at Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge North Carolina’s coastal peatlands are…
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Over 1 million evacuated as Typhoon Dolphin hits eastern China; 1,400 Shanghai flights cancelled
China issues red alert as Typhoon Dolphin approaches. (Photo: ANI) More than a million people were evacuated across eastern China,…
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In 2010, Shanghai turned a polluted industrial brownfield into Houtan Park; its wetlands now clean up to 634,000 gallons of river water a day
A similar vantage point pre-park construction and a similar vantage point post-park construction (Source: Kongjian Yu) In 2010, Shanghai transformed…
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In 2002, a Kansas landowner began restoring 320 neglected acres with winter burns; 20 years later, native tallgrass and wildflowers had returned | World News
From ash to wildflowers: two decades of controlled burns on one Kansas prairie (representative image). Image Credits: ChatGPT When Mike…
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India gets 101st ‘Ramsar’ site as Arunachal Pradesh’s Glaw Lake joins elite global list of protected wetlands | India News
Glaw Lake in Himachal Pradesh NEW DELHI: India’s one more wetland, Glaw Lake of Arunachal Pradesh, has entered the global…
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Heat, drought & rainfall extremes expanding across India; northwest emerging as heat hotspot: Study | Pune News
Extremes of heat, drought and rainfall can be seen. (AI-generated image used for representational purpose) PUNE: India is witnessing a…
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Sunken German warship from WWII resurfaces due to low river levels in Serbia
An EU-backed project under the Western Balkans Investment Framework is working to remove 21 of the most dangerous wrecks Europe’s…
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Many Lutyens’ areas inundated; NDMC says water cleared quickly | Delhi News
New Delhi: Several parts of Lutyens’ Delhi were inundated Monday. In Connaught Place’s Outer Circle, rainwater entered many shops, including…
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Spain Wildfires: ‘All out of control’: Spain invokes first wildfire emergency as fires rage across Europe; over 10,000 evacuated
A wall of flames advances as a wildfire burns near Burgohondo, in Ávila province, Spain (Picture credit: AP) Spain declared…
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France Heatwave Deaths: France’s deadly June heatwave caused nearly 5,800 excess deaths, highest toll since 2003
File photo: France recorded its hottest June since records began in 1947 France recorded 5,764 more deaths than expected during…
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