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Amazon Bans Sales of Foreign Seeds in U.S. after Mystery Packets

Amazon has banned sales of imported seeds in the United States after thousands of Americans said they had received packets of seeds they had not ordered, mostly from China.

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Bering Sea Ice at Lowest Levels in 5,500 Year

Winter ice in the Bering Sea, in the northern Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Russia, is at its lowest levels for 5,500 years, according to a study released Wednesday. 

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Mouse to Go: Rodent Kebabs Fill Empty Stomachs in Virus-Hit Malawi

A popular snack when food is bountiful, mice have become a vital source of protein in Malawi since the coronavirus outbreak aggravated food shortages and economic hardship. 

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Record CO2 Emissions for Arctic Wildfires, EU Says

This year's Arctic Circle wildfires, still ablaze, have already surpassed the record set in 2019 for CO2 emissions, adding to the carbon pollution humanity needs to curtail, the European Union's Earth observation programme said Thursday.

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Germany's First 'Green' Bonds Attract Strong Demand

Germany on Wednesday launched its first green bond offering, with investors showing strong interest in environment-friendly fundraising initiatives as Europe's largest economy pivots towards sustainability.

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World Bank-Funded Dam in Lebanon Mirrors Governance Crisis

Lebanon's Bisri Valley lies on a green fertile bed, a spot that has cradled civilizations dating as far back as the Bronze Age. Its expansive lands of pine, citrus trees and ancient ruins are threatened with being submerged by a controversial mega dam funded by the World Bank.

For years, activists and locals have voiced their opposition to it, describing it as an environmental crime and a project that mirrors Lebanon's patronage system and bad governance.

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Climate Change Fuels Sharp Increase in Glacier Lakes

The volume of lakes formed as glaciers worldwide melt due to climate change has jumped by 50 percent in 30 years, according to a new study based on satellite data.

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Polar Bear Kills Man in Arctic Svalbard

A polar bear has killed a man on Norway's Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic, local officials said Friday, the sixth fatal attack in almost 50 years in the region.

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Laura Makes Landfall in Southwestern Louisiana near Texas

Hurricane Laura made landfall Thursday morning in southwest Louisiana as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm, forecasters said.

The National Hurricane Center said the storm made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana. It had maximum sustained winds of 150mph (240 kph), making it the most powerful hurricane to strike the U.S. so far this year.

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Antarctica's Glacier-damming Ice Shelves at Risk

More than half the ice shelves ringing Antarctica that prevent huge glaciers from sliding into the ocean and lifting sea levels are at risk of crumbling due to climate change, researchers said Wednesday.  

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