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| In the latest sign of the accelerating climate change, a huge ice shelf has broken away in Canada's northern Arctic, and the remaining shelves have shrunk at a "massive and disturbing" rate. |
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| Tropical storm Nuri made landfall in Nanlang Town, Zhongshan City, of the southern Guangdong Province at 10:10 PM on August 22, packing winds of up to force-10, or 90 kilometers per hour. |
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| The controversial south China tiger photographs by farmer Zhou Zhenglong were proved fake, according to sources at a press conference of the Shaanxi Provincial government on June 28. |
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Typhoon Fung Wong, the eighth tropical storm to hit China's coast this year, made landfall in the southeastern Fujian Province on July 28, according to the provincial observatory.
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| Heavy rains this summer have racked havoc in many parts of the country, causing landslides and forcing residents to evacuated their homes. Intensive relief work is currently underway. |
| Weather around China | Relief efforts | Flood FAQs |
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| Petrol will cost 0.8 yuan (12 cents) and diesel 0.92 yuan more for a liter from June 20, and electricity charges for commercial units will go up by 0.025 yuan (US$0.4 cents) per kWh from July 1. |
| Economists' warning | Gov't measures | Wind Power Asia |
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| From June 1, retailers including supermarkets will no longer provide free plastic shopping bags. China is trying to reduce the use of plastic bags in a bid to reduce energy consumption and emissions. |
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