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ENVIRONMENT

WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 30, 2015
Russia thwarts plan for Antarctic ocean sanctuary, but China gets on board
Russia has again thwarted attempts to create the world's largest ocean sanctuary in Antarctica, the final country opposing the protection of a vast swath of rich waters from fishing, after a revised international plan won support from China.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 22, 2015
Climate change slams economy: Stanford-Berkeley study
Climate change could cause 10 times more damage to the global economy than previously estimated, slashing output by as much as 23 percent by the end of the century, a new research paper from Stanford and Berkeley finds.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 15, 2015
Paying-to-pollute flourishing with China planning carbon market
The world is coming to terms with the idea that putting a price on carbon emissions is necessary to fight global warming. Now there is a growing consensus on how to make it happen.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 8, 2015
Ocean heat wave harming world's coral reefs this year: experts
Corals reefs are suffering a severe underwater heat wave this year for the third time on record, including a mysterious warm patch in the Pacific known as "The Blob," scientists said on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2015
Social sciences touted as climate changers at Kyoto tech forum
The role of social sciences in finding solutions to long-term energy and environmental problems will only grow in importance as the world works to meet its future energy needs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, participants at the opening day of the annual Science and Technology in Society forum said...
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2015
Brazil: cutting emissions by fighting deforestation
With an incredible 41 percent reduction in emissions since 2005, Brazil is creating an environmental model for the entire world.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Oct 3, 2015
Sled dogs in an age of climate change
When I first went to the Canadian Arctic in 1958, sled dogs were a part of life for the indigenous Inuit and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and part of the scenery and the soundscape for everyone in those frigid far-northern reaches.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 2, 2015
Ozzie the eagle dead after live-streamed duel with love rival in Florida
A love triangle between bald eagles that played out before thousands of fans on a live webcam has ended badly in Florida with the death of Ozzie, longtime mate of Harriet, according to a Florida wildlife clinic.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2015
Islam's important statement on climate change
The Islamic Declaration on Climate Change calls on the world's 1.6 billion Muslims be responsible activists for the welfare of the planet.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 27, 2015
Conservationists angry as U.S. officials kill over 1,200 seabirds in Oregon
U.S. federal government officials have killed more than 1,000 seabirds on an Oregon island since May to protect endangered salmon as part of a plan that environmentalists say is flawed and are seeking to stop with a lawsuit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 25, 2015
Smog from Indonesia fires spurs Singapore to shut schools, urge curb in outdoor activities
Singapore will close its elementary and secondary schools on Friday as the haze from Indonesian forest fires pushed air quality into the "hazardous" range for the first time this year, covering the city-state with a layer of smog.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2015
Pope Francis remains flamboyantly fact-free
The pope's ideas would devastate the poor on whose behalf he purports to speak — if his policy prescriptions were not as implausible as his social diagnoses are shrill.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 18, 2015
Turn deluge of climate change information into usable stream, experts say
For a city planner looking to make a new building flood-proof, or a farmer interested in trying out new drought-resistant seed, there is no shortage of climate change information available.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 18, 2015
Climate change, El Nino make hottest year on record likely
An El Nino in the Pacific Ocean and rising temperatures caused by climate change have put the world on an almost irreversible path to its warmest year on records dating back to 1880.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 16, 2015
In warming Arctic, mosquitoes may multiply
Rising temperatures in the Arctic may be good news for mosquitoes, which prosper with warmer weather.
EDITORIALS
Sep 12, 2015
Curb decline in tree populations
The world has 3 trillion trees, a new study tells us, but we're losing 10 billion every year.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2015
China's island-building taking a toll on the South China Sea
China's activities are endangering fish stocks, threatening marine biodiversity and creating a long-term threat to some of the world's most spectacular sea life.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 11, 2015
Southern Ocean soaking up more greenhouse gases, limiting warming
The vast Southern Ocean around Antarctica has started to soak up more greenhouse gases from the atmosphere in recent years, helping to limit climate change, after signs its uptake had stalled, a study said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 10, 2015
Survey finds increased number of sharks off U.S. East Coast
U.S. shark researchers caught and tagged 2,835 sharks along the East Coast this spring, a record number that they say reflects a growing population thanks to federal protections.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Sep 5, 2015
All aboard for a California roll in the Arctic
In 1966 and then again in '67, I spent from May to September in Cumberland Sound, a large inlet of the Labrador Sea on the coast of Baffin Island in Canada's far-northern Nunavut territory — a region the size of Western Europe.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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