New Yorkers enjoy new park floating on Hudson River
by Laura BONILLA NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A new public park skimming the surface of the Hudson River…
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Environment
99 of 100 cities most at risk environmentally in Asia
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse Of the 100 cities worldwide most vulnerable to environmental hazards all but one…
4 years ago
Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon hits record in April
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon hit a record last month, the government reported Friday…
4 years ago
1.5C warming cap could ‘halve’ sea level rise from melting ice
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius could halve how much sea levels…
4 years ago
S. Africa to ban breeding lions in captivity for hunting
by Susan NJANJI PRETORIA, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa on Sunday revealed plans to ban the breeding of lions…
4 years ago
Glacier melt is speeding up, raising seas: global study
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- Nearly all of the world's glaciers are losing mass at an ever increasing…
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Wall of sand engulfs Chinese town
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A towering wall of sand rushed over factories and apartment blocks in northwestern China's Gansu province…
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A whale chorus reveals how climate change may be shifting migration
by Sara HUSSEIN TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Eerie wails, explosive trumpets and ghostly moans. The sounds from the underwater recorders…
4 years ago
Extreme melt reduced Greenland ice sheet storage: study
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- The vast melting of Greenland's ice sheet caused by unusually high temperatures in…
4 years ago
Elephants ‘trample’ rhino poacher to death in S. African park
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Breeding elephants trampled a suspected rhino poacher to death at the weekend in South…
4 years ago
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