Iceland may spray water on lava to save town
Icelandic authorities on Wednesday said they were considering pumping water onto any lava that spews out if a volcanic eruption…
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Environment
Toyota ad rapped as ‘irresponsible’ to the environment
LONDON, Nov 22, 2023 (AFP) - Britain's advertising watchdog on Wednesday said it had banned an advert for a Toyota…
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World’s richest 1% emit as much carbon as bottom two-thirds: report
The richest one percent of the global population are responsible for the same amount of carbon emissions as the world's…
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1.5C limit ‘only option’ for saving Earth’s ice and snow
BANGKOK, Nov 16, 2023 (AFP) - Allowing global temperatures to rise two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels will be catastrophic…
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UAE inaugurates giant solar plant, two weeks before climate talks
AL DHAFRA, United Arab Emirates, Nov 16, 2023 (AFP) - The United Arab Emirates inaugurated on Thursday one of the…
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PepsiCo sued by New York state over plastic pollution
New York state sued PepsiCo on Wednesday, pointing to the soda giant's plastic waste as a scourge of waterways and…
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Threat from sand and dust storms spreading: UN
The UN warned Wednesday that the number of sand and dust storms are increasing "dramatically" with Central Asia most hit…
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Heat projected to kill nearly five times more people by 2050
By Daniel Lawler Nearly five times more people will likely die due to extreme heat in the coming decades, an…
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South Asia worst in world for water scarcity: UN
NEW DELHI, Nov 13, 2023 (AFP) - More children in South Asia are struggling due to severe water scarcity made…
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All 40 workers in India tunnel collapse ‘safe’
DEHRADUN, India, Nov 13, 2023 (AFP) - Rescue workers in northern India said Monday they had made contact with 40…
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