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The Destructive Influence of Imaginary Peers

We humans irrationally think we’re rational. We think that we decide how to behave by weighing the pros and cons. In reality, the strongest influence on our decisions...

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Environment

Climate change and sustainable water management in Central Asia

Field observations in Central Asia indicate that the climate has been warming and the consequences of this trend have already been observed. Disasters related to climate ch...

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Sustainable Development

The state of world fisheries and aquaculture 2014

The fisheries and aquaculture sector – a vital source of livelihoods, nutritious food and economic opportunities – has a key role to play in meeting one of the ...

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Environment

Climate change affects health, shelter

Climate change affects the social and environmental determinants of health clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food and secure shelter. Global warming that has occur...

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Environment

India needs to invest $834 billion for lower carbon emissions by 2030

India will have to invest $834 billion in the two decades ending 2030 to reduce its emission intensity to gross domestic product by 42 per cent over 2007 levels, according ...

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Sustainable Development

Why is there still no World Environment Organisation?

It seems an anomaly that among the 15 autonomous, specialized agencies within the United Nations – such as the FAO, WMO, WHO, or UNESCO – there is no dedicated ...

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Hollywood

Pamela Anderson unveils new animal charity at Cannes Film Festival

It was a backgammon contest like no other. It started with a bleak confession of child abuse from one of the world’s most recognized sex symbols and ended with a rall...

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Environment

Solar winds increase lightning strikes on earth

A new study suggests that lightning on earth is triggered by energy particles from the Sun. Now, researchers at Reading University have discovered a link between increased ...

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Environment

Global warming behind loss in area of glaciers in Himalayas

The area coverage of the glaciers in the Nepal Himalayas has decreased by nearly 1,266 km due to global warming, raising serious concern for the environmental balance of th...

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Environment

A future of thirst: Water crisis lies on the horizon

The next time your throat is as dry as a bone and the Sun is beating down, take a glass of clean, cool water. Savour it. Sip by sip. Vital and appreciated as that water is,...

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