Tokyo’s cherry blossoms in full bloom draw crowds
TOKYO, April 4, 2024 (AFP) - Tourists and residents packed Tokyo's top cherry blossom spots on Thursday to enjoy the…
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Environment
Climate change is slowing heat waves, prolonging misery
Climate change is causing heat waves to slow to a crawl, exposing humans to extreme temperatures for longer than ever…
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Climate change changing Earth’s time: study
By Daniel Lawler and Juliette Collen PARIS, March 27, 2024 (AFP) - Struggle to wrap your head around daylight savings?…
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Israel’s war budget leaves top scientists in limbo
By Ilan BEN ZION BEIT DAGAN, Israel, March 27, 2024 (AFP) - Israeli scientist Ellen Graber has spent years researching…
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UN warns against thirsty tech to solve water crisis
PARIS, March 22, 2024 (AFP) - The world needs to better manage its freshwater resources but thirsty new technologies touted…
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NASA: El Niño and climate change drive global sea level rise
Global average sea level rose by about 0.3 inches (0.76 centimeters) from 2022 to 2023 -- nearly four times the…
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UN warns ‘planet on the brink’ after warmest decade on record
By Nina LARSON GENEVA, March 19, 2024 (AFP) - Global heat records were "smashed" last year, the UN confirmed Tuesday,…
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Record heat index of 62.3C scorches Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 18, 2024 (AFP) - A heat wave stifling Brazil set new records on Sunday, with Rio…
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Icelandic volcano erupts for the fourth time on Reykjanes peninsula
REYKJAVIK, March 17, 2024 (AFP) - Icelandic police declared a state of emergency Saturday as lava spewed from a new…
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