Beijing warns of heavy air pollution during Winter Olympics
BEIJING, China (AFP) - Beijing warned Monday that heavy air pollution is likely during the Winter Olympics, but said emergency…
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Environment
Peru races to save birds threatened by oil spill
by Carlos MANDUJANO Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) - A Lima zoo is racing to save dozens of seabirds, including…
2 years ago
EU nations quarrel over whether nuclear, gas are ‘green’
by Julien GIRAULT Agence France-Presse AMIENS, France (AFP) - Hours before the window for lodging objections closes, EU environment and…
2 years ago
Peru declares environmental emergency on coastal area hit by oil spill
by Ernesto TOVAR Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) - Peru declared an environmental emergency Saturday to battle an oil spill…
2 years ago
EU nations quarrel over whether nuclear, gas are ‘green’
by Julien GIRAULT Agence France Presse AMIENS, France (AFP) -- Hours before the window for lodging objections closes, EU…
2 years ago
Tonga volcano eruption was like ‘atomic bomb’
by Maddison Connaughton Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Tonga's volcanic eruption felt like an "atomic bomb" that shook "the…
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Polish researchers invent anti-smog sound cannon
KALWARIA ZEBRZYDOWSKA, Poland (AFP) - In a battle against Poland's constant smog, scientists are testing out a new "cannon" that uses…
2 years ago
Monster iceberg released ‘billions of tonnes’ of fresh water into ocean
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - A giant iceberg that detached from Antarctica in 2017 released the…
2 years ago
‘Remarkable’ giant coral reef found off Tahiti
by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Scientists have discovered a vast reef of "pristine" rose-shaped corals apparently…
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Peril and promise: gas from ‘killer lake’ powers Rwanda
by Marion DOUET Agence France-Presse LAKE KIVU, Rwanda (AFP) - The engineers aboard the floating power station on Lake Kivu…
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