‘The sun didn’t sting so much before’: fires stun Colombia’s Andes
By Valentín DÌAZ The once bright green Andean forest where Maria Yadira Jimenez worked as a tour guide has been…
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Environment
Colombia declares emergency over raging forest fires
BOGOTÁ, Jan 25, 2024 (AFP) - Colombia has declared a state of emergency in two regions as dozens of forest…
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Clean energy largest driver of Chinese GDP growth in 2023: report
By Jing Xuan TENG SHANGHAI, Jan 25, 2024 (AFP) - Clean-energy projects were the largest driver of China's economic growth…
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Prehistoric ‘chewing gum’ sheds light on Stone Age diet
DNA from a type of "chewing gum" used by teenagers in Sweden 10,000 years ago is shedding new light on…
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‘Lonely’ giraffe in Mexico begins long journey to new home
A "lonely" giraffe living in harsh conditions in northern Mexico is heading to a safari park to begin a new…
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Canada hands control of rich Arctic lands to Inuit territory
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday signed over control of resource-rich Arctic lands to the government of the predominantly Inuit…
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El Nino could make 2024 hotter than record 2023
By Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Jan 12, 2024 (AFP) - This year could be hotter under El Nino's influence than…
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UK unveils plans for ‘biggest nuclear power expansion in 70 years’
LONDON, Jan 11, 2024 (AFP) - The UK government on Thursday announced plans for what it said was the country's…
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World added 50% more renewable energy capacity last year over 2022: IEA
PARIS, Jan 11, 2024 (AFP) - The world added 50 percent more renewable energy capacity in 2023 over the year…
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2023 hottest year on record as Earth nears critical 1.5C limit: monitor
By Rochelle GLUZMAN PARIS, Jan 9, 2024 (AFP) - The year of 2023 was the hottest on record, with the…
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