The environment: another victim of Russia’s invasion
By Victoria LUKOVENKO with Lea DAUPLE in Warsaw Ravaged forests, flooded towns and dead dolphins: after nearly two years of…
12 months ago
Environment
Magnitude 5.1 quake hits sea south of Istanbul
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck just south of Istanbul on Monday, rattling parts of Turkey's largest city but causing no…
12 months ago
11 hikers dead after Indonesia volcano erupts, survivors found
By Irwanda Saputra PADANG, Indonesia, Dec 4, 2023 (AFP) - At least 11 hikers were found dead and three others…
12 months ago
World Bank to operate ‘loss and damage’ climate fund
DUBAI, Dec 1, 2023 (AFP) - The World Bank will "operate" an ambitious new climate change fund, but donors and…
12 months ago
Tripling renewable energy by 2030 ‘ambitious but doable’
By Catherine HOURS PARIS, Nov 30, 2023 (AFP) - Host United Arab Emirates wants nearly 200 nations attending the COP28…
12 months ago
Climate crises drove 27 mn children into hunger in 2022: charity
NAIROBI, Nov 28, 2023 (AFP) - Extreme weather events in countries vulnerable to climate change drove more than 27 million…
12 months ago
Half of Peru’s Andes glacier ice has melted: government
The Peruvian Andes' mountaintop ice, which represents most of the world's tropical glaciers, has lost more than half of its…
1 year ago
Madagascar heatwave rooted in human-caused climate change: study
A prolonged heatwave that hit Madagascar in October would not have occurred without human-caused climate change, a scientific study said…
1 year ago
Ay Karumba: ‘Smelly’ rats plague Australian fishing towns
Plagues of "bold as hell" rats have overrun tropical fishing towns in northern Australia, where residents are clearing piles of…
1 year ago
Iguana invasion: Thailand rounds up rogue reptiles
Thailand has captured more than 150 rogue iguanas that were rampaging through the countryside, raiding farms and damaging the local…
1 year ago
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