Environment

Philippines to file charges against sunken oil tanker owners

MANILA, Feb 14, 2024 (AFP) - The Philippine government said Wednesday it will file criminal charges against the owners of…

Burning question: what can we expect in a 1.5C world?

https://youtu.be/yrzAtjZDcZQ Massive wildfires exposing millions to toxic smoke, drought shrivelling crops and key waterways, destructive storms supercharged by record ocean…

Two years on, Ukraine defiant but on defensive

By Emmanuel PEUCHOT KYIV, Ukraine, Feb 12, 2024 (AFP) - Ahead of the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine,…

Melting ice roads cut off Indigenous communities in northern Canada

Melting ice roads cut off Indigenous communities in Canada's far north as unseasonably warm weather on Friday also saw its…

World’s biggest flying lab takes off in Asia, fighting air pollution for millions

CLARK, Philippines, Feb 9, 2024 (AFP) - NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the…

World sees first 12 months above 1.5C warming level: climate monitor

By Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, Feb 8, 2024 (AFP) - Earth has endured 12 months of temperatures 1.5C hotter than the…

Mexico sees big fall in monarch butterfly numbers

Population numbers of endangered monarch butterflies have fallen sharply at their wintering sites in Mexico, experts said Wednesday, blaming the…

Chile’s deadly wildfires extinguished

By Axl HERNANDEZ con Héctor VELASCO en Santiago Firefighters said Wednesday they had extinguished all wildfires in Chile's coastal region…

In Antarctica, scientists study extent of microplastics

By Juan RESTREPO et Juan BARRETO GERLACHE STRAIT, Antarctica, Feb 7, 2024 (AFP) - In remote Antarctica, Colombian marine biologist…

India’s tigers climb high as climate, human pressure rises

By Mahesh PANDEY with Sailendra SIL in Kolkota DEHRADUN, India, Feb 6, 2024 (AFP) - Tigers in India have been…

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