Environment

Monarch butterfly population grew by 114 percent in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AFP) -- The monarch butterfly population in Mexico has grown by 144 percent compared to last year. Despite…

Storage of nuclear waste a ‘global crisis’: report

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Nuclear waste is piling up around the world even as countries struggle to dispose of spent…

US shivers as extreme cold invades, but is this climate change?

by Kerry SHERIDAN Agnce France Presse TAMPA, United States (AFP) -- An Arctic-like deep freeze gripping much of the United…

Arctic air sends temperatures well below zero in midwest US

by Nova SAFO Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) -- A brutal cold wave brought temperatures lower than Antarctica…

Dangerous arctic chill sweeps over US Midwest

by Nova SAFO Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) -- The polar vortex is here -- tens of millions…

Climate change pushing killer whales to migrate north

by Olivier MORIN with Gael BRANCHEREAU in Stockholm Agence France-Presse NORWAY (AFP) -- Paying no attention to nearby divers, a killer…

New Australia mass fish deaths in key river system

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Thousands more fish have died in a key river system in drought-hit eastern Australia just weeks…

S. Korea’s first airborne fight against ‘Chinese’ pollution fails

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- An attempt by South Korea to create artificial rain to tackle air pollution many blame…

Swimmers return to bathe with Palau’s golden jellyfish

by Bernadette Carreon Agence France Presse KOROR, Palau (AFP) -- Swimming with the famous golden jellyfish in Palau can be…

WATCH: Space Junk

Videographic illustrating the growing concern over space debris. Of the approximate 23,000 space objects in orbit, just 1,900 are active…

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