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by Ben Simon Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The last three years were the hottest on record, the United Nations weather agency said Thursday, citing fresh global data underscoring the dramatic warming of the planet. Consolidated data from five leading international weather agencies shows that “2015, 2016 and 2017 have been confirmed as the three warmest years on record”, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said. It added that 2016 remains the hottest year […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines – Piles of trash in most cities in Metro Manila welcomed the start of the year, on the first day of January which ironically is considered as Zero Waste Month. According to waste and toxics watchdog Eco Waste Coalition, the trash found in the streets early this year comprised of food waste, paper packaging and plastic containers, remnants of firecrackers and fireworks, and household discards such as busted lamps, blankets and other […]
by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Earth’s surface will almost certainly not warm up four or five degrees Celsius by 2100, according to a study released Wednesday which, if correct, voids worst-case UN climate change predictions. A revised calculation of how greenhouse gases drive up the planet’s temperature reduces the range of possible end-of-century outcomes by more than half, researchers said in the report, published in the journal Nature. “Our study […]
ADELAIDE, Australia (AFP) — South Australia’s extreme heatwave conditions have forced Tour Down Under organizers to shorten Thursday’s third stage from Glenelg to Victor Harbor. With temperatures forecast to climb above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), race director Mike Turtur said the distance of the stage had been reduced by 26 kilometres, or two laps of the final circuit. “The safety and welfare of the riders, spectators and everyone involved with the race is always our primary concern,” Turtur said in a statement. “We […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — A Chinese boom in solar panel installation last year helped drive global investment in renewable clean energy technology to record levels, a new study showed Tuesday. After a dip in 2016, overall global investment in the sector rose 3.0 percent to a total $333.5 billion, offsetting falls in Japan, Germany and Britain, according to the Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) study. That was the second best annual showing to date after […]
STRASBOURG, France (AFP) — The European Union unveiled plans Tuesday for all plastic packaging in Europe to be recyclable by 2030 and phase out single-use plastic like coffee cups to fight pollution. The strategy announced by the European Commission, the EU-executive, follows China’s decision to ban imports of foreign waste products for recycling, including huge quantities from Europe. “The commission aims to increase plastic recycling and for all plastic packaging to be reusable or recyclable […]
Thousands fled from their homes as lava oozed out of a Mayon, a rumbling Philippine volcano on Monday, January 15, 2018, in what volcanologists described as a “quiet eruption”, warning it could lead to a hazardous explosion within days. But what leads to volcanic eruptions? Most of the world’s volcanoes are found around the Pacific Ocean’s Ring of Fire, a meeting point of tectonic plates and an area of intense seismic activity. Tectonic plates […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A wallaby startled motorists Tuesday when it hopped across Sydney’s Harbor Bridge, closely tailed by police. Drivers spotted the marsupial, which resembles a smaller version of a kangaroo, bouncing along at the northern end of the eight-lane bridge just before 5:00 am (1600 GMT). “Never seen anything like it. That’s Australia for you,” a caller to Sydney radio station 2GB, Dean, said. Another caller, Michelle, said she was worried a car […]
DETROIT, United States (AFP) — The chief executive of Daimler said Monday at the Detroit auto show that his company cannot currently guarantee it can meet tougher European CO2 emissions standards taking effect in several years. Dieter Zetsche, CEO of the maker of Mercedes-Benz luxury vehicles, told reporters he “can’t guarantee” to meet tightening emission standards in 2021. “It’s a huge challenge for everyone,” he told AFP later in an interview. “We will make it. […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Raw meat, touted by some as an easily-digestible, nutrient-filled superfood for domestic dogs and cats, may put not only your pet at risk, but your own health too, researchers warned Friday. A survey of frozen, raw meat products sold at pet stores and supermarkets in the Netherlands, where more than half of dog owners buy such items, revealed worrying levels of bacteria and parasites, a Dutch team reported in the journal […]
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS , France (AFP) — When humans wage war, they harm more than just one another. Wild animals suffer too, and some have verged on annihilation in Africa’s many anti-colonial and civil conflicts, researchers said Wednesday. More than 70 percent of the continent’s protected natural areas has been touched by war between 1946 and 2010, triggering a “downward spiral” for many populations of big plant-eating mammals, according to […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Global warming is expected to unleash more rain, exposing millions more people to river flooding particularly in the United States and parts of Asia, Africa and central Europe, researchers said Wednesday. The study in the journal Science Advances calculates how much more flood protection will be needed to keep the risks of high-end floods constant in the next 25 years. Unless actions are taken — such as enhancing dikes, boosting […]
