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NASA Offers Stunning Pictures of Earth’s Natural Systems Taken From International Space Station
NASA has shared new pictures of the Earth’s natural systems as seen from the International Space Station (ISS) on Instagram. NASA wrote that the photos showed the natural systems of land, water, ice, and air “connecting to each other” to bring life on the planet.
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Armed Men Hijack Papua New Guinea Plane, Steal Baggage
A charter airline in Papua New Guinea said armed men hijacked one of its planes Tuesday and forced the pilot to fly to a remote unused airstrip before they made off with the cargo.
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New System Will Help Warn Of Falling Air Quality, Says Union Minister
Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan today said Indian scientists along with their counterparts from the US and Finland have developed a mechanism that will soon be able to forewarn depletion in air quality. The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune, the India Meteorological Department and the meteorology centre in Noida will work together...
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Delta Air Lines To Cancel About 800 Flights Due To Irma
Delta Air Lines Inc said it would cancel about 800 flights on Monday as it braces for Tropical Storm Irma at its Atlanta hub.
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Environment Minister Says Pollution Doesn't Kill. The Doctor Disagrees
A global study released this week that estimated 11 lakh Indians died due to air pollution in 2015 has been rejected by the government, with Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave insisting that he did not "trust sensational reports" and pollution wasn't a killer. But Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan contradicted him, saying pollution w...
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It's My Tree, Let Me Be: Woman Tries To Save Leafy Abode
For a quarter century, Shawnee Chasser has lived in a treehouse not far from downtown Miami. The 65-year-old grandmother who once protested the Vietnam War and nuclear weapons says she hates the oppressive feeling of walls and air conditioning, loves the open breeze and relishes the connection to nature in lush, tropical surroundings.
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Records Smashed On East Coast's Warmest Ever Christmas Eve
Air flowing up the East Coast straight from the deep tropics is obliterating warm weather records at scores of weather stations.
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Ozone Pollution in Delhi Crosses Permissible Limit Again: Weather Department
Surface ozone pollution in Delhi has crossed the permissible limit, for the second time in a year, with experts blaming weak monsoon for the phenomenon.
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As Delhi Sizzles, Meteorological Department Warns of Rise in Toxic Ozone Levels
With increasing temperature, the toxic ozone levels, which cause a number of health problems especially for asthmatics, have breached the permissible limits in the city, the Indian Meteorological Department (MET) said today.
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As Homicides Surge, Forensics Stall in Jamaica
Corpses, the suspected victims of violent deaths, are wrapped in plastic bags or covered loosely in stained sheets. There is no air conditioning and the room quickly becomes sweltering as the tropical sun beats down on the metal roof. A black fly buzzes around the room amid the smell of decay.
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Submarine drone search for Malaysian plane to continue
A U.S. submarine drone will keep scouring the Indian Ocean floor for traces of a missing Malaysian jetliner after it finishes its current targeted search, Australian authorities told Reuters as a tropical cyclone suspended the air search.
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Cyclone halts air search for Malaysian plane
A tropical cyclone heading south over the Indian Ocean caused the air search for a missing Malaysian jetliner to be suspended on Tuesday, as a U.S. submarine drone neared completion of its undersea search without any sign of wreckage.
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Oracle's Larry Ellison may be interested in acquiring second Hawaiian airline
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison may be interested in acquiring a second Hawaii airline after he bought most of the tropical island of Lanai in 2012.
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CWG: Air quality monitoring system launched
India on Wednesday launched the air quality monitoring system for the Commonwealth Games. The system will provide real time pollution data at 11 key locations in the city during the mega-event.
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NASA Offers Stunning Pictures of Earth’s Natural Systems Taken From International Space Station
NASA has shared new pictures of the Earth’s natural systems as seen from the International Space Station (ISS) on Instagram. NASA wrote that the photos showed the natural systems of land, water, ice, and air “connecting to each other” to bring life on the planet.
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Armed Men Hijack Papua New Guinea Plane, Steal Baggage
A charter airline in Papua New Guinea said armed men hijacked one of its planes Tuesday and forced the pilot to fly to a remote unused airstrip before they made off with the cargo.
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New System Will Help Warn Of Falling Air Quality, Says Union Minister
Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan today said Indian scientists along with their counterparts from the US and Finland have developed a mechanism that will soon be able to forewarn depletion in air quality. The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune, the India Meteorological Department and the meteorology centre in Noida will work together...
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Delta Air Lines To Cancel About 800 Flights Due To Irma
Delta Air Lines Inc said it would cancel about 800 flights on Monday as it braces for Tropical Storm Irma at its Atlanta hub.
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Environment Minister Says Pollution Doesn't Kill. The Doctor Disagrees
A global study released this week that estimated 11 lakh Indians died due to air pollution in 2015 has been rejected by the government, with Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave insisting that he did not "trust sensational reports" and pollution wasn't a killer. But Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan contradicted him, saying pollution w...
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It's My Tree, Let Me Be: Woman Tries To Save Leafy Abode
For a quarter century, Shawnee Chasser has lived in a treehouse not far from downtown Miami. The 65-year-old grandmother who once protested the Vietnam War and nuclear weapons says she hates the oppressive feeling of walls and air conditioning, loves the open breeze and relishes the connection to nature in lush, tropical surroundings.
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Records Smashed On East Coast's Warmest Ever Christmas Eve
Air flowing up the East Coast straight from the deep tropics is obliterating warm weather records at scores of weather stations.
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Ozone Pollution in Delhi Crosses Permissible Limit Again: Weather Department
Surface ozone pollution in Delhi has crossed the permissible limit, for the second time in a year, with experts blaming weak monsoon for the phenomenon.
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As Delhi Sizzles, Meteorological Department Warns of Rise in Toxic Ozone Levels
With increasing temperature, the toxic ozone levels, which cause a number of health problems especially for asthmatics, have breached the permissible limits in the city, the Indian Meteorological Department (MET) said today.
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As Homicides Surge, Forensics Stall in Jamaica
Corpses, the suspected victims of violent deaths, are wrapped in plastic bags or covered loosely in stained sheets. There is no air conditioning and the room quickly becomes sweltering as the tropical sun beats down on the metal roof. A black fly buzzes around the room amid the smell of decay.
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Submarine drone search for Malaysian plane to continue
A U.S. submarine drone will keep scouring the Indian Ocean floor for traces of a missing Malaysian jetliner after it finishes its current targeted search, Australian authorities told Reuters as a tropical cyclone suspended the air search.
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Cyclone halts air search for Malaysian plane
A tropical cyclone heading south over the Indian Ocean caused the air search for a missing Malaysian jetliner to be suspended on Tuesday, as a U.S. submarine drone neared completion of its undersea search without any sign of wreckage.
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Oracle's Larry Ellison may be interested in acquiring second Hawaiian airline
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison may be interested in acquiring a second Hawaii airline after he bought most of the tropical island of Lanai in 2012.
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CWG: Air quality monitoring system launched
India on Wednesday launched the air quality monitoring system for the Commonwealth Games. The system will provide real time pollution data at 11 key locations in the city during the mega-event.
