Nesting Site For Flamingoes in Africa Threatened

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Kamfers Dam near Kimberley, South Africa, is the one of only six breeding areas in the world for the smallest species of flamingo, the lesser flamingo (a species found in Africa, Pakistan, India and sometimes seen in Europe). The nesting site is under threat because of, you guessed it, pollution and development. About 50,000 lesser [...]

Giant Helium Balloon In Paris Turns Colors Over Pollution Levels

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A huge gas balloon is hovering over Paris letting people know what the pollution levels in the city are. The balloon, manufactured by Aerophile, is located in the Parc Andre Citroen in Paris, and is filled with 6,000 cubic meters of of helium. It is meant to serve as both a tourist attraction and as [...]

New Report on Climate Change Has Bad News For Australia

Australia, the driest inhabited continent on Earth is going to get drier and hotter in the next couple of years if a report by the Bureau of Meteorology and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization is correct. According to the report Australia could experience exceptionally hot years every one to two years as early [...]