Environment

France prepares for new heat record, as Spain battles wildfire

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Temperatures in France are expected to reach a record-breaking high on Friday, as Europe continues to…

5 years ago

Searing heat across Europe sparks scramble for shade

by Joseph Schmid PARIS, France (AFP) -- Fans flew off store shelves and water fountains offered relief from the heat…

5 years ago

With plastic straw ban, Washington turns its back on its own invention

by Sébastien DUVAL WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- "How do you drink a milkshake without a straw?" It is a…

5 years ago

Himalayan glaciers melting twice as fast: study

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Himalayan glaciers are melting twice as fast now as they were before the turn of…

5 years ago

Greenland ice sheet melting faster than thought: study

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Greenland's ice sheet may have completely melted within the next millennium if greenhouse gas emissions…

5 years ago

Environment

Getting to zero: the Japan town trying to recycle all its waste

https://youtu.be/Gw8qoWGaS-Y by Natsuko FUKUE Agence France Presse Kamikatsu, Japan (AFP) -- Plastic, paper, metal? In Japan's Kamikatsu, sorting rubbish isn't…

5 years ago

Environment

France prepares for new heat record, as Spain battles wildfire

Searing heat across Europe sparks scramble for shade

With plastic straw ban, Washington turns its back on its own invention

Himalayan glaciers melting twice as fast: study

Greenland ice sheet melting faster than thought: study

Getting to zero: the Japan town trying to recycle all its waste

Do you consume a credit card’s worth of plastic every week?

Canada to ban single-use plastics from 2021

Bloomberg pledges $500m to clean energy in ‘fight of our time’

Days are numbered for Norway’s fur farms