Indonesian islanders sue cement giant Holcim over climate damage
ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) -- Residents of Pulau Pari, an Indonesian island threatened by rising sea levels, are suing cement…
2 years ago
Environment
Western Europe wilts under second heatwave in weeks
by Benoit Petit, with AFP Bureaus in Europe Agence France Presse BORDEAUX, France (AFP) -- France and Britain were…
2 years ago
‘Desperate for water’: drought hits Mexican industrial powerhouse
by Sofia Miselem Agence France-Presse MONTERREY, Mexico (AFP) -- Maria Celia Navarro smiles wistfully as she remembers the now-unthinkable luxury…
2 years ago
Pakistan’s prized mango harvest hit by water scarcity
by Ashraf Khan Agence France-Presse MIRPUR KHAS, Pakistan (AFP) -- Mango farmers in Pakistan say production of the prized fruit…
2 years ago
Western US drought brings Great Salt Lake to lowest level on record
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Water in Utah's Great Salt Lake has fallen to its lowest level ever recorded,…
2 years ago
Weathering sandstorms, Iraqis grit teeth and battle on
by Tony GAMAL-GABRIEL Agence France-Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Another sandstorm has darkened Iraqi skies and it's hard to breathe,…
2 years ago
Italy blames climate change for glacier collapse, 7 dead
by Francesco Gilioli with Ella Ide in Rome Agence France-Presse CANAZEI, Italy (AFP) -- Italy's prime minister on Monday linked…
2 years ago
California passes sweeping law to reduce non-recyclable plastic
LOS ANGELES, California (AFP) -- Garbage be gone: California Thursday passed an ambitious law mandating reduction of non-recyclable plastic…
2 years ago
India bans many single-use plastics to tackle waste
by Bhuvan BAGGA Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India imposed a ban on many single-use plastics on…
2 years ago
Oceans key to global warming fight: US climate envoy
by Marlowe Hood Agence France-Presse LISBON, Portugal (AFP) -- Safeguarding the world's oceans will be fundamental to tackling global warming,…
2 years ago
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