Low-lying Marshall Islands brace for tidal floods
MAJURO, Marshall Islands (AFP) -- Emergency services were put on standby Saturday in Majuro, as rising king tides threatened to flood the…
6 years ago
Environment
News in photo: Snow in the Sahara Desert as seen from a NASA photo
"On January 8, Landsat 8 captured data for these natural-color images of the snow in the Sahara," said a…
6 years ago
Plan to protect Indonesian peatlands with aerial mapping wins $1m
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A plan to use satellite imagery and aerial mapping to protect Indonesia's peatlands -- a…
6 years ago
Polar bears can’t catch enough seals to stay fed: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Polar bears are struggling to find enough seals to eat, and the problem will get…
6 years ago
Timelapse video of super moon rising over Mayon volcano
https://youtu.be/TchBlU4oAHc Filipinos sheltering from the erupting Mayon volcano gasped in delight as an orange full-moon eclipse shone above the mountain's…
6 years ago
Another whale population suddenly dying in Atlantic
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- US marine investigators are probing an unusual die-off of minke whales along the US east…
6 years ago
Rare lunar eclipse offers glimpse of ‘super blue blood moon’
by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Many parts of the globe may catch a glimpse…
6 years ago
Mammals more likely to survive climate change: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Mammals and birds stand the best chance of all animals of surviving Earth's rapidly changing climate,…
6 years ago
In the Galapagos, an idyllic hammerhead shark nursery
by Jordi MIRO Agence France-Presse SANTA CRUZ, Ecuador (AFP) -- For millions of years, new-born hammerhead sharks have grown up…
6 years ago
Rare ‘super blood blue moon’ visible on Jan 31
by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- A cosmic event not seen in 36 years --…
6 years ago
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