Environment
- Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Environmental activism, Greenland, Japan, Environment, Europe, Whaling, World news, France
Anti-whaling activist held in Greenland appeals for political asylum in France
Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd organisation faces extradition to Japan after arrest in Nuuk in JulyPaul Watso…
- Wildfires, Flooding, Portugal, Japan, Environment, Europe, World news, Asia Pacific, Italy, Extreme weather
Weather tracker: Extensive flooding in Japan after ‘unprecedented’ rainfall
One dead and several missing as ‘life-threatening situation’ declared in earthquake-hit Ishikawa prefectureHea…
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Heavy rain triggers landslides and floods in northern Japan
One person dead and several missing after deluge in Noto, still recovering from 1 January earthquakeHeavy rain…
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‘Miracle’ penguin found two weeks after escaping captivity in Japan
Pen-chan defies expectations to be reunited with keeper safe and sound after swimming 30 miles in open seaA fu…
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Fukushima nuclear plant: operation begins to remove radioactive debris
Robots being used to gather sample that will give clues about conditions inside the reactors, a step towards d…
- Drug resistance, Fungi, Antibiotics, Japan, Environment, Society, Health, World news, Medical research, Asia Pacific, China, Microbiology, Biology, Science
Pathogenic microbes blown vast distances by winds, scientists discover
Living microbes that cause disease in humans and host antibiotic-resistance genes carried 1,200 milesMicrobes …
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Japanese eels can escape predators’ stomach through their gills, finds study
Eels use tail-first technique to back up digestive tract of fish towards oesophagus before coming out of gills…
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Japan swelters through hottest summer while parts of China log warmest August on record
Climate scientists have already predicted that 2024 will be the hottest year everJapan has recorded its hottes…
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Weather tracker: At least three dead as Typhoon Shanshan barrels through Japan
Severe gusts and heavy rain leave dozens injured and more than 250,000 homes without powerTyphoon Shanshan has…
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Weather tracker: Pacific hosts two hurricanes and a typhoon
Hurricane Gilma spares damage as Hurricane Hone passes close to Hawaii and Typhoon Shanshan approaches JapanTh…
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Praying to the god of sunshine and rain: visitor numbers at Japan’s only Shinto weather shrine surge
At the Kisho Jinja weather shrine in Tokyo, worshippers come to pray for respite from extreme weather events f…
- Bhutan, Czech Republic, Airbnb, Air pollution, Overtourism, Barcelona, Croatia, Japan, Environment, Hungary, Climate crisis, Air transport, Netherlands, Germany, Sri Lanka
The good tourist: can we learn to travel without absolutely infuriating the locals?
Author Paige McClanahan says there is a way to be your best self abroad – it starts by visiting fewer places a…
- Denmark, Greenland, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Environmental activism, Japan, Environment, Europe, Conservation, Whaling, Protest, Asia Pacific
Anti-whaling activist to stay in Greenland jail while extradition decided
Paul Watson fighting efforts byJapan to have him stand trial there for 2010 confrontation with whalersA Greenl…
- Japan, Environment, Marine life, Australia news, Conservation, Whaling, Cetaceans, Wildlife, World news, Asia Pacific, Whales
Australian government ‘deeply disappointed’ by Japan’s decision to expand commercial whaling target list
Japanese government confirms it will allow whalers to catch and kill up to 59 fin whales, a species conservati…
- Greenland, Activism, Japan, Environment, Marine life, Conservation, Whaling, Animals, Cetaceans, Wildlife, World news, Whales
Supporters of arrested Sea Shepherd founder say parallels with Julian Assange are ‘disturbing’
Allies of the 73-year-old anti-whaling activist Paul Watson have said that prison time would amount to a ‘life…
- Australia weather, Japan, Tax, Penny Wong, Environment, Nuclear power, Labor party, Australian foreign policy, Australia news, Climate crisis, Australian politics, Greenhouse gas emissions, Energy, Tanya Plibersek, Gas, Coalition, Fossil fuels
As the Coalition goes nuclear, Labor is free to ensure fossil fuels are burned with abandon and little scrutiny | Greg Jericho
How can Australia get to net zero by 2050 while approving projects that will run for decades beyond that date?…
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Tokyo battles surge of destructive raccoons that went from pet to pest
Hotline set up in Japan’s capital to report sightings of raccoons, which became popular as pets after success …
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The vast new whaling ‘mother ship’ that Japan hopes will revive a shrinking industry
A new $47m vessel is preparing for its maiden voyage in coastal waters, but there are fears the Kangei Maru co…
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Mount Fuji view to be blocked as tourists overcrowd popular photo spot
Fujikawaguchiko town official says choice to erect huge barrier is ‘regrettable’ and last resortA huge barrier…
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Swapping red meat for herring, sardines and anchovies could save 750,000 lives, study suggests
Switch could also cut prevalence of disability linked to diet-related disease and help tackle the climate cris…