Receding ice leaves Canada’s polar bears at rising risk
by Marion THIBAUT Agence France Presse Churchill, Canada (AFP)-- Sprawled on rocky ground far from sea ice, a lone Canadian…
2 years ago
Environment
Climate change puts one billion children at ‘extreme risk’: watchdog
The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | Some one billion children are at "extremely high risk" due to climate change…
2 years ago
‘Dream’ New Zealand job has it all, except applicants
Wellington, New Zealand (AFP) -- Saving an endangered bird and commuting via helicopter in New Zealand may sound like a…
2 years ago
Feathers ruffled as charismatic parrot banned from avian beauty contest
by Ryland JAMES Agence France Presse Wellington, New Zealand (AFP) -- The world's fattest parrot can't fly, and now it…
2 years ago
Iraq unveils archaeological park with ancient carvings
Faida, Iraq (AFP) -- Authorities in northern Iraq on Sunday unveiled an "archaeological park" of 2,700-year-old carvings from the rule…
2 years ago
Europe heading for warmer-than-average winter: forecaster
Paris, France | AFP | Europe faces a higher-than-usual chance of a cold blast of weather before the end…
2 years ago
Heatwaves will make regions uninhabitable within decades: UN, Red Cross
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) -- Heatwaves will become so extreme in certain regions of the…
2 years ago
Whale strandings: Five questions answered
Hobart, Australia (AFP) -- The death of about 200 pilot whales at a Tasmanian beach has renewed questions about what…
2 years ago
As oceans rise, are some nations doomed to vanish?
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France Presse United Nations, United States (AFP) -- If rising seas engulf the Maldives and Tuvalu,…
2 years ago
Climate change made 2022 drought ‘at least 20 times likelier’
by Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP)-- Human-caused climate change made this summer's drought across the Northern Hemisphere…
2 years ago
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