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BREAKING NEWS US forces sufficient for hurricane disaster: Pentagon WASHINGTON (AFP) Sep 16, 2003 The US military has sufficient forces to help provide relief in the event Hurricane Isabel causes a natural disaster, top Pentagon officials said Tuesday. World Parks Congress calls for innovation to save the planet DURBAN, South Africa (AFP) Sep 16, 2003 A paradigm shift is the only viable solution to save the world's bio-diversity from the brink of mass extinction, a document released at the World Parks Congress in South Africa stated Tuesday. |
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US warships steam out of Norfolk to avoid hurricane WASHINGTON (AFP) Sep 16, 2003 US warships began steaming out of the giant US naval base at Norfolk, Virginia, Tuesday and warplanes scattered to inland air bases out of the path of Hurricane Isabel bearing down on the US East Coast, US military officials said. Ravalomanana vows to triple Madagascan conservation efforts DURBAN, South Africa (AFP) Sep 16, 2003 Madagascar plans to more than triple the number of its protected sites to halt an alarming decline in its unique environment, the country's President Marc Ravalamonana said Tuesday. Thousands told to evacuate as US East Coast girds for hurricane KITTY HAWK, North Carolina (AFP) Sep 16, 2003 Authorities ordered thousands of people to evacuate their homes and ordered warships out to sea Tuesday as Hurricane Isabel bore down on the the US East Coast. West African nations create marine protection project DURBAN, South Africa (AFP) Sep 16, 2003 Nations in the west African coastal zone will create a new integrated network of protected marine areas to address rapidly declining fishing stocks, the World Conservation Unionannounced Tuesday. Brazilian state announces new corridor protecting tropical rainforests DURBAN, South Africa (AFP) Sep 16, 2003 The Brazilian state of Amapa has created a new 10 million hectare corridor linking 12 protected areas, including the world's largest tropical rainforest park, conservationists said here Tuesday. Madagascar president vows to triple conservation efforts DURBAN, South Africa (AFP) Sep 16, 2003 Madagascar plans to more than triple the number of its protected sites to halt an alarming decline in its unique environment, the country's President Marc Ravalamonana said here Tuesday. |
US warships steams out of Norfolk to avoid hurricane WASHINGTON (AFP) Sep 16, 2003 US warships began steaming out of the giant US naval base at Norfolk, Virginia Tuesday to get out of the path of a major hurricane bearing down on the US east coast, a navy spokesman said. Five million acres of Russian forest destroyed in fire MOSCOW (AFP) Sep 16, 2003 Some two million hectares (five million acres) of forest have been destroyed by fire in Russia this year, mainly in Siberia and the far eastern region, the emergencies ministry said Tuesday. Five million chickens, turkeys dead in France's summer heat wave PARIS (AFP) Sep 16, 2003 Close to five million chickens and turkeys died in France during this summer's scorching heat wave, the president of the country's poultry producers' federation (FIA) Alain Melot announced Tuesday. Hurricane Isabel churns toward US mid-Atlantic coast MIAMI (AFP) Sep 16, 2003 Hurricane Isabel, demoted from category four to three, churned on a northwestern track Tuesday and was expected to hit the US east coast later in the week, forecasters said. Vietnam needs more awareness on ozone-safe products: UNDP HANOI (AFP) Sep 16, 2003 Vietnam needs to develop the use of ozone-friendly products in its industry to protect the environment in accordance with the Montreal protocol, the UN Development Program official said here Tuesday. Vietnam to launch LPG motorcycles to protect environment HANOI (AFP) Sep 16, 2003 Engineers in Central Vietnam said Tuesday they were seeking permission from local authorities to start production of motorcyles running on LPG (liquid petroleum gas) as a new environmentally friendly fuel. |
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