Parched Egypt struggles to contain water loss
By Bahira Amin At the foot of an 800-year-old Cairo mausoleum, weeds rise from a murky green pool -- a…
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Environment
Thousands flee wildfire on Spain’s Tenerife island
Firefighters struggled Thursday to control a huge wildfire on the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife that has forced the evacuation…
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Daily challenge for Venezuelans: Obtain water, power, cooking fuel
By Esteban Rojas with Margioni Bermudez in Maracaibo Yusmary spends as much as half her weekly wage for water. Isora…
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Invasive firestarter: How non-native grasses turned Hawaii into a tinderbox
By Lucie AUBOURG After a catastrophic wildfire that killed more than 100 people in Hawaii, eyes have turned toward an…
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‘Silent threat’: Bahrain to build walls against rising sea
By Hashem Osseiran Already battling extreme heat, Bahrain is scrambling to ward off another environmental threat: rising seas that could…
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New species of snake found in Peru named after Harrison Ford
Scientists working in Peru have named a new species of snake after Harrison Ford in honor of the "Indiana Jones"…
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Relief and despair: repeal of logging ban divides Kenya
By Nick Perry But conservationists were dismayed at the announcement in July by President William Ruto, who had cast himself…
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Ecuador jungle community hopes vote will end oil drilling
BAMENO, Ecuador, Aug 4, 2023 (AFP) - Armed with a long blowgun and darts laced with poison extracted from plants,…
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Typhoon knocks out power in southern Japan
TOKYO, Aug 2, 2023 (AFP) - One person was reportedly killed and hundreds of thousands were without electricity in southern…
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Battle against Greece wildfires ‘improving’: fire service
ATHENS, July 28, 2023 (AFP) - The fight against deadly wildfires raging in Greece for more than a week is…
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