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El Niño unlikely through Northern Hemisphere spring: CPC

(Reuters) – The U.S. national weather forecaster reiterated its prediction that the much-feared El Niño phenomenon is unlikely to affect the Northern Hemisphere weather this spring.

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Up to half of world’s food goes to waste, report says

LONDON (Reuters) – Up to half of all the food produced worldwide ends up going to waste due to poor harvesting, storage and transport methods as well as irresponsible retailer and consumer behavior, a report said on Thursday.

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Wind shift may have freed whales trapped off Quebec

(Reuters) – A group of killer whales trapped under the ice of Hudson Bay and taking turns breathing from a small hole may have been freed by a shift in the winds, Canadian media reported on Thursday.

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Rare snowstorm paralyses Jerusalem area, northern Israel

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The worst snowstorm in 20 years shut public transport, roads and schools in Jerusalem on Thursday and along the northern Israeli region bordering on Lebanon.

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China’s carbon intensity falls over 3.5 percent in 2012: official

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s carbon intensity, or its emissions relative to economic output, fell more than 3.5 percent in 2012, outperforming its average annual target, China’s chief climate change official said on Thursday.

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Zambia bans hunting of endangered lions, leopards

LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambia has banned the hunting of lions and other endangered wild cats such as leopards because it sees more value in game viewing tourism than blood sport, the country’s tourism minister said on Thursday.

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Australian biologist gets the jump on new species of flying frog

SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian biologist and Vietnamese colleagues have made a surprise discovery – a new species of flying frog gliding and jumping around less than 100 km from one of Southeast Asia’s busiest cities.

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Cyclone gathers strength off Australia’s west coast

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s first cyclone of the storm season is intensifying off the country’s northwest and is expected to disrupt coastal areas in mining powerhouse Western Australia state as soon as Friday, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology s…

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USDA declares drought disaster in much of Wheat Belt

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The government declared much of the central and southern Wheat Belt a natural disaster area on Wednesday due to persistent drought that imperils this year’s winter wheat harvest.

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Ghosts of 2001: Brazil worries about another energy crisis

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil looks less vulnerable today to an energy crisis similar to one in 2001 that cut output at factories, lopped about a percentage point off economic growth, and led millions of people to spend their nights by candlelight.

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