Water warning as climate risks intensify: report
by Kelly MACNAMARA LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Record temperatures are accelerating the rise of sea levels, melting glaciers and…
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Environment
Smuggled gasoline rescues Venezuelans running on fumes
by Luis Bravo with Margioni Bermudez in Caracas Agence France-Presse MARACAIBO, Venezuela (AFP) — Cheap gasoline smuggled over the border…
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US towns destroyed as firefighters battle wildfires under orange skies
by Javier TOVAR Agence France-Presse Hundreds of homes including entire communities were razed by wildfires in the western United States…
4 years ago
Syria battles forest fires for seventh day straight
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — Syrian firefighters and army helicopters Wednesday battled forest fires for a seventh consecutive day in government-held…
4 years ago
Sudan floods threaten ancient archaeological gem
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Rising Nile floodwaters are threatening to swamp an ancient archaeological site in Sudan, after some of…
4 years ago
California fires burn record 2 million acres
NORTH FORK, United States (AFP) -- Wildfires in California have torched a record more than two million acres, the…
4 years ago
Highest Nile waters for a century swamp Sudan
by Sammy Ketz Agence France-Presse KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) — On Sudan's Tuti Island, where the Blue and White Nile meet,…
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Canada backs opposition to Alaska oil drilling threatening caribou
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada on Thursday threw its support behind groups fighting to safeguard caribou that are threatened by…
4 years ago
Bering Sea ice at lowest levels in 5,500 years: study
WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) — Winter ice in the Bering Sea, in the northern Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Russia,…
4 years ago
Germany’s first ‘green’ bonds attract strong demand
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany on Wednesday launched its first "green" bond offering to finance environmental initiatives as it pivots…
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