Environment

Solar panels go into service near North Pole

https://youtu.be/JqP-oZouqfM By Viken KANTARCI Norway has installed solar panels in its Svalbard archipelago, a region plunged in round-the-clock darkness all…

Water shortage drives elephant migration from Zimbabwe

Large numbers of elephants from Zimbabwe's biggest national park are moving to neighbouring Botswana in a search for water, a…

Marine heatwaves last longer in deeper water: study

Marine heatwaves may last longer and be more intense in deeper water, potentially threatening sensitive species as climate change makes…

Scientists warn entire branches of the ‘Tree of Life’ are going extinct

By Lucie AUBOURG Humans are driving the loss of entire branches of the "Tree of Life," according to a new…

Climate protesters throng New York, demand end to fossil fuels

NEW YORK, Sept 17, 2023 (AFP) - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of New York on…

California sues oil giants, alleging climate risks deception: NYT

LOS ANGELES, Sept 16, 2023 (AFP) - The US state of California sued five of the world's largest oil companies…

Libya’s deadly floods: what we know

By Rim Taher Flash flooding in east Libya caused by Storm Daniel tore through the coastal city of Derna, leaving…

Medicanes: rare, ‘supercharging’ Mediterranean storms

The flash flood that has killed thousands of people in Libya this week followed a "medicane", a rare but destructive…

Maersk unveils world’s first bio-methanol container ship

By Camille BAS-WOHLERT Danish shipping giant Maersk on Thursday launched the world's first container ship running on bio-methanol, a key…

UK man swims entire New York river in clean-water campaign

British endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh on Wednesday completed a 315-mile (500-kilometer) journey down New York's Hudson River, highlighting its successful…

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