Australia developing satellite to predict bushfire danger zones
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australian scientists are developing the country's first satellite designed to predict where bushfires are likely to…
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Environment
Daimler targets 20% cut in European CO2 output for 2020
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) — Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler said Tuesday it aims to slash average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions…
5 years ago
Ivory Coast burns 3 tonnes of pangolin scales
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AFP) — Ivory Coast officials on Tuesday burnt three tonnes of scales of the pangolin, the most…
5 years ago
Half of world’s beaches could vanish by 2100
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Climate change and sea-level rise are currently on track to wipe out half…
5 years ago
Trudeau calls for national climate debate in Canada
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on Monday for a major national debate involving everyone from industry…
5 years ago
Air pollution ‘pandemic’ shortens lives by 3 years: study
By Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — A 'pandemic' of air pollution shortens lives worldwide by nearly three years…
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VW ditches natural gas to focus on e-cars
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) — Volkswagen on Monday said it will stop developing natural gas-fuelled cars as the German auto…
5 years ago
Australian summers grow longer due to climate change: study
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australian summers are lengthening by a month or more while winters are getting shorter due to climate…
5 years ago
Emaciated lion Jupiter returning home to ‘mother’
CALI, Colombia (AFP) -- Emaciated with a vacant gaze and without the strength to stand upright, 20-year-old lion Jupiter's life…
5 years ago
Bangladesh’s biggest zoo calls time on elephant rides
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Bangladesh's biggest zoo has called time on elephant rides following a long-running campaign by activists. The…
5 years ago
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