Drought diplomacy helps boost Israel-Jordan ties
by Ben Simon JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- As scientific warnings of dire climate change-induced drought grow, many in Israel and…
3 years ago
Environment
Plastic threatens migratory species in Asia-Pacific: UN
by Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, France (AFP) -- From endangered freshwater dolphins drowned by discarded fishing nets to elephants scavenging through…
3 years ago
Experts estimate endangered Galapagos pink iguana population at 211
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Scientific experts sent to the Galapagos Islands to count a critically endangered lizard species estimate there…
3 years ago
Ocean surface climates may disappear by 2100: study
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- Up to 95 percent of Earth's ocean surface will have changed by the…
3 years ago
Wildfires devastate Bolivian nature reserves
CHIQUITOS, Bolivia (AFP) -- Wildfires, mostly started intentionally, have scorched almost 600,000 hectares of land in eastern Bolivia already this…
3 years ago
Rain on Greenland ice sheet signals climate change risk
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Rain fell at the highest point on Greenland's ice sheet -- possibly for the first time…
3 years ago
Climate change made Europe floods more likely, intense: study
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- Climate change made the deadly floods that devastated parts of Germany and Belgium…
3 years ago
New York’s ‘homecoming’ concert called off as hurricane nears
NEW YORK, Aug 22, 2021 (AFP) - New York City shut down on Saturday its star-studded concert meant to mark…
3 years ago
Colorado basin drought sparks water limits at huge US reservoir
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A huge reservoir that supplies water to tens of millions of people in the…
3 years ago
Spain sizzles in record heat as fires blaze
Spain saw its highest temperature on record on Saturday as a heatwave on the Iberian peninsula drove the mercury to…
3 years ago
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