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Animals, crops, and people all suffer amid Europe's heatwave
The heatwave gripping large stretches of Europe has already been blamed for deadly forest fires and crop failures. Now freshwater fish could be its next victims. Rivers like the Rhine and the Elbe have soaked up so much ...
- August 2, 2018
Probe China Missiles on 3 PH reefs, house asked
Muntinlupa City Rep. Ruffy Biazon on Thursday asked the House of Representatives to investigate China’s deployment of antiship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on three Philippine reefs in the Spratly ...
- May 11, 2018
China blasts U.S. joint carrier exercises in South China Sea
China on Monday accused the US of flexing its military muscles in the South China Sea by conducting joint exercises with two US aircraft carrier groups in the strategic waterway. Foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian ...
- July 8, 2020
Bataan, red tide-free
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has finally lifted the shellfish ban in Bataan, after imposing it for more than a year in eight coastal towns. BFAR imposed the prohibition on the gathering, transporting ...
- February 28, 2015
Bangka, nasiraan sa Batanes, 48 nasagip
Nasagip ng Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ang 33 pasahero at 15 na tripulante ng isang motorized banca matapos na masiraan sa laot sa Sabtang Island sa Batanes, nitong Miyerkules. Sa pahayag ng PCG, patungo sana sa Sabtang ...
- February 6, 2021
The Aquarium spectacle
Goldfish and tropical fish are like humans in the limelight. Life in an aquarium or a glass house is a constantly moving spectacle. Exhibitionists love an audience. To simplify, let’s observe the intricate swirling patterns ...
- May 31, 2019
Turtle eggs
An injured endangered sea turtle has laid six eggs after being brought to a turtle hospital in the Florida Keys. Hospital administrator Bette Zirkelbach says staff was able to harvest the eggs and they have been put in an ...
- September 5, 2012
Asia's natural shield against tsunamis disappearing
Asia's mangrove areas, the region's vital frontline shield against tidal waves and tsunamis, are gradually but consistently disappearing. What were once lush mangrove swamps have been obliterated to give way to the ...
- January 23, 2005
Are we China's slaves? Filipino fishermen ask
A video report that showed Filipino fishermen watching helplessly as Chinese Coast Guard personnel seized part of their catch at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal should move the government to file a protest with Beijing or even ...
- June 9, 2018
Chinese ecocide
Ecocide, or ecocatastrophe, is the extensive damage to, destruction of or loss of ecosystem(s) of a given territory, whether by human agency or by other, to such an extent that peaceful enjoyment by the inhabitants of that ...
- March 29, 2019