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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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