Environment

Typhoon Mawar set for direct hit on Guam

LOS ANGELES, United States, May 24, 2023 (AFP) -- Typhoon Mawar was expected Wednesday to bring catastrophic winds directly to…

Guam braces for direct hit from Super Typhoon Mawar

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Super Typhoon Mawar packing potentially catastrophic winds is heading for a direct hit on…

Smoke choking Canadians but cooling wildfires by blocking out sun

OTTAWA, May 22, 2023 (AFP) - Wildfire smoke blanketing western Canada has triggered health warnings in several cities, but was…

Scent of tradition lingers in Lebanon’s ‘village of roses’

By Elisa Amouret Agence France-Presse QSARNABA, Lebanon, May 18, 2023 (AFP) -- On a gentle slope looking out over Lebanon's…

Next five years set to be hottest period ever: UN

GENEVA, May 17, 2023 (AFP) - It is near-certain that 2023-2027 will be the warmest five-year period ever recorded, the…

Nepali mountaineer climbs Everest for record 27th time

By Paavan MATHEMA KATHMANDU, May 17, 2023 (AFP) - Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa reached the top of Mount Everest…

Water woes shake up Spain’s election campaign

By Valentin BONTEMPS Agence France-Presse DOÑANA NATIONAL PARK, Spain, May 17, 2023 (AFP) - Concern over the future of Spain's…

New study quantifies link between climate crisis, wildfires

  By Issam AHMED Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, May 16, 2023 (AFP) - In a first, US climate scientists have quantified…

On Galapagos Islands, Darwin’s flycatcher makes a tiny comeback

UITO, May 12, 2023 (AFP) - Darwin's flycatcher, a small bird with striking vermilion plumage, is making modest but noticeable…

Western Canada wildfires force more evacuations

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Western Canada's spreading wildfires prompted fresh evacuation orders on Sunday as authorities registered over 100 active…

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