Environment

‘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…

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…

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…

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…

‘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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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