Environment

Out of Nile, into tile: Young Egyptians battle plastic plague

by Bahira Amin Agence France Presse Cairo, Egypt (AFP) -- Entrepreneurial young Egyptians are helping combat their country's huge plastic…

Runaway W. Antarctic ice sheet collapse not ‘inevitable’: study

by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) -- The runaway collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet --…

UN confirms 2022 among eight hottest years on record

Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) by Nina LARSON The past eight years were the hottest since records began, the United Nations confirmed…

Japan to start releasing treated water from Fukushima this year

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan plans to start releasing more than a million tons of treated water from the crippled…

California town home to British royals ordered evacuated over mudslide fears

by Sébastien VUAGNAT Agence France-Presse MONTECITO, United States (AFP) -- A California town that is home to Britain's Prince Harry…

The ozone layer: fragile protection for the Earth

The ozone layer that shields life on Earth from deadly solar radiation is on track to recover within decades, but…

Pakistan seeks billions for flood recovery, climate resilience

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Pakistan will ask Monday for billions in international support towards its recovery from the aftermath of last…

Half of world’s glaciers expected to vanish by 2100: study

by Lucie AUBOURG Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Half of the Earth's glaciers, notably smaller ones, are destined…

Flood watches in California as more storms forecast

by Huw GRIFFITH  Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Flood watches were in place over a swathe of…

Bomb cyclone smashes into California

by Huw GRIFFITH Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A bomb cyclone smashed into California on Wednesday, bringing…

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