Climate change threatens the Everglades, Florida’s gem
by Gerard MARTINEZ Agence France-Presse MIAMI, Florida (AFP) - Umberto Gimenez loves alligators. He gives them nicknames such as "Smile"…
3 years ago
Environment
Global warming kills 14 percent of world’s corals in a decade
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Dynamite fishing and pollution -- but mostly global warming -- wiped…
3 years ago
Fires, floods, flying insects: 10 recent climate-fuelled disasters
by Natalie HANDEL PARIS, France (AFP) -- From a summer of fire and record floods, to freak frosts and locusts…
3 years ago
Senegal’s old capital on the frontline against rising sea
by Laurent Lozano Agence France-Presse SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (AFP) - In the northern Senegalese city of Saint-Louis, excavators are ripping up…
3 years ago
Half a degree makes a big difference in a warming world
by Stéphane ORJOLLET Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Half a degree Celsius may not seem like much, but climate…
3 years ago
Rome votes in mayoral polls dominated by rubbish and boars
by Sonia Logre and Gildas Le Roux Agence France-Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) - The people of Rome voted on Sunday…
3 years ago
Sea pollution after S.Africa riots an ‘environmental catastrophe’
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) - South African government on Sunday said the sea pollution linked to a spill from a chemical…
3 years ago
Austria govt unveils ‘eco’ tax reform
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) - Austria's government unveiled on Sunday what it calls an "eco-social" reform of the tax system, a…
3 years ago
In Venezuela, a village on stilts slowly succumbs to mud
by Margioni BERMÚDEZ Agence France-Presse VENEZUELA (AFP) - Congo Mirador was once an idyllic spot: a community of homes on…
3 years ago
$80 oil sparks mixed fortunes for world economy
by Benoît PELEGRIN Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Oil prices jumped above $80 this week for the first…
3 years ago
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