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The Environment in 2012
by The World
From record Arctic ice melt to freak storms, droughts and heat waves, 2012 was the year when climate change became almost daily news. Here are some highlights from our reporting on the environment's major issues during the year.
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Massive Lead Poisoning in Nigeria
A gold mining boom driven by high global prices is contaminating local villages with toxic lead dust, leading to a crisis that Human Rights Watch says is the worst lead poisoning epidemic in modern history.
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Rwanda Lake Poses Gas Danger, Energy Promise
A project in Rwanda plans to tap methane gas from Lake Kivu and burn it to generate electricity.
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As Arctic Warms, Scientists Explore Links to Extreme Weather
Months before both this year's record Arctic ice melt and Hurricane Sandy, a climatologist identified changing weather patterns that appear to link the two seemingly separate events. Sam Eaton reports from New Jersey.
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Canada: The Emerging Energy Superpower to the North
In recent years, Canada has quietly become the largest exporter of energy to the US and some Canadians aren’t so happy about the environmental consequences for their country. Brian Mann reports on the emergence of Canada as an energy superpower. .
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Fukushima's Hot Zone Cleanup: A Journey Into Uncharted Territory
A year after a tsunami triggered a triple meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant, the cleanup of the contaminated area around the plant has just begun. And as Sam Eaton reports from the hot zone, no one knows if it will ever be finished, because no one’s ever tried anything like it.
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From record Arctic ice melt to freak storms, droughts and heat waves, 2012 was the year when climate change became almost daily news. Here are some highlights from our reporting on the environment's major issues during the year.
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