Australian parliament approves emissions caps on big polluters
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia will force coal mines, smelters and oil refineries to cut their emissions by about five…
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Environment
Mexico sanctioned for not protecting endangered porpoise
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) -- Mexico was sanctioned on Monday by an international wildlife body for not doing enough to protect…
2 years ago
Spain mulls options as wildfires gain in size, intensity
by Alfons LUNA Agence France-Presse TÁBARA, Spain (AFP) -- Walking through the charred remains of the forested hillsides of Sierra…
2 years ago
Tornado survivors in US pick through debris, grateful to be alive
Rolling Fork, United States | AFP | by Inès BEL AIBA A brick house reduced to rubble, its floors…
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UN’s global disaster alert systems goal faces uphill climb
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- How can anyone seek shelter from a natural disaster…
2 years ago
South Africa art show highlights destructive ties between Man and Nature
by Umberto BACCHI Agence France Presse Johannesburg, South Africa (AFP) -- A lioness towers over a seemingly dead hunter, her…
2 years ago
New ‘glass-like’ orchid species discovered in Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A new species of orchid with delicate, glass-like blooms has been discovered by Japanese scientists, who…
2 years ago
Tornado hits southern California as wild weather continues
by Huw GRIFFITH Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A tornado tore through a southern California city Wednesday,…
2 years ago
Vienna museum tilts paintings to illustrate climate change threat
Vienna, Austria (AFP) Gustav Klimt's well-known Attersee lake painting tilted by two degrees, Egon Schiele's painting of a tree in…
2 years ago
Sunken Philippine oil tanker found: officials
A leaking oil tanker that sank in the Philippines three weeks ago has been found, officials said Tuesday, as the…
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