Climate change creating new virus hotspots ‘in our backyard’
by Daniel Lawler Agence France Presse Climate change will drive animals towards cooler areas where their first encounters with…
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Environment
Europe lashed by extreme weather as climate crisis grows
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Europe endured record extreme weather in 2021, from the…
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Canada announces billions in new climate spending
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) - More electric vehicles and green energy were among the measures Prime Minister Justin Trudeau laid out…
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Germany looks to farm fumes in breakup with Russian gas
by Florian CAZERES Agence France-Presse RIBBECK, Germany (AFP) - As Germany scrambles to reduce its dependence on Russian energy, the…
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Australian beach town of Byron Bay inundated by floodwaters
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - The Australian coastal enclave of Byron Bay, best known for its celebrity residents and idyllic beaches,…
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Senegal’s water-stressed capital faces difficult future
by Laurent Lozano Agence France-Presse DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) - Many residents of the Senegalese metropolis Dakar get up in the…
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‘Trash has value’: Kenyan inventor turns plastic into bricks
by Nick Perry Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) - "Plastic still has value," said Nzambi Matee of the mountains of…
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Rio launches clean-up of gorgeous, filthy bay — again
by Joshua Howat Berger Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANERIRO, Brazil (AFP) - Cold beer in hand, the sun shining, Edson…
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Will big biodiversity ambitions be enough to save nature?
by Laure FILLON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - After the world missed almost all of its targets to protect…
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Boarding on an active volcano: Nicaragua’s tourism boon
LEON, Nicaragua (AFP) - It took Ana Muller half an hour to trek to the peak of the Cerro Negro…
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