Heat will kill more than cold in Europe eventually
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new study says one of the few benefits of global warming - fewer deaths from the combination of extreme heat and cold - may eventually melt away in Europe....
Panel: Problems with oceans multiplying, worsening
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The health of the world's oceans is declining much faster than originally thought - under siege from pollution, overfishing and other man-made problems all at once - scientists say in a new report....
Study details significant sea level rise
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sea level has been rising significantly over the past century of global warming, according to a study that offers the most detailed look yet at the changes in ocean levels during the last 2,100 years....
Cuba: Seas to rise more than 30 inches by 2100
HAVANA (AP) -- Cuban scientists calculate that median sea levels around the Caribbean nation will rise more than 30 inches by the end of the century due to global climate change, official media said Friday....
Vietnam starts joint Agent Orange cleanup with US
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Vietnam on Friday started the first phase of a joint plan with former enemy the United States to clean up environmental damage leftover from the chemical defoliant Agent Orange, a lasting legacy from the Vietnam War....
UK drops DNA tests for refugees and asylum seekers
LONDON (AP) -- Britain has dropped a policy of using DNA tests to identify the nationality of African refugees and asylum seekers after criticism that there is no scientific merit to the practice....
Maine town leaders vote: Alcohol Mary Road to stay
GREENWOOD, Maine (AP) -- Selectmen in a western Maine town say a small hidden-away road named for a Prohibition bootlegger will keep its name....
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