World added 50% more renewable energy capacity last year over 2022: IEA
PARIS, Jan 11, 2024 (AFP) - The world added 50 percent more renewable energy capacity in 2023 over the year…
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Environment
2023 hottest year on record as Earth nears critical 1.5C limit: monitor
By Rochelle GLUZMAN PARIS, Jan 9, 2024 (AFP) - The year of 2023 was the hottest on record, with the…
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Bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of plastic bits: study
Bottled water is up to a hundred times worse than previously thought when it comes to the number of tiny…
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Sweden sees coldest weather in 25 years
STOCKHOLM, Jan 3, 2024 (AFP) - Sweden on Wednesday recorded its coldest January night in 25 years, with a reading…
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Forest fires: a record year
By Laurence COUSTAL PARIS, Dec 27, 2023 (AFP) - As the deadliest year this century for forest fires comes to…
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‘Urban mining’ offers green solution to old solar panels
By Paula RAMON YUMA, United States, Dec 23, 2023 (AFP) - As the world pivots from planet-warming fossil fuels to…
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Heartbreak in Zimbabwe park: elephants’ desperate hunt for water
https://youtu.be/-LMbvGiwPGk By Zinyange Auntony Storm clouds are finally gathering over Zimbabwe's biggest animal reserve, but it has come too late…
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Antarctic octopus DNA reveals ice sheet collapse closer than thought
By Issam AHMED Scientists investigating how Antarctica's ice sheets retreated in the deep past have turned to an innovative approach:…
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Peru seizes 4,000 live Amazon turtles at airport
https://youtube.com/shorts/sCRfwyh2WpA Peruvian authorities have seized some 4,000 turtles that originated in the Amazon at the country's main international airport, the…
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Dogs, antennas and honey for Japan’s big bear problem
By Simon Sturdee and Harumi Ozawa KARUIZAWA, Japan, Dec 21, 2023 (AFP) - Thousands of bears are being shot in…
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