Canadian Prairies farmers try to adapt to a warming world
By Mathiew LEISER Agence France-Presse DAVIDSON, Canada, June 13, 2023 (AFP) -- Following repeated droughts, Canadian farmers are trying to…
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El Nino arrives, raising extreme weather fears
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2023 (AFP) - An expected El Nino climate phenomenon has arrived, raising fears of extreme weather and…
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World warming at record 0.2C per decade, scientists warn
PARIS, June 8, 2023 (AFP) - Record-high greenhouse gas emissions and diminishing air pollution have caused an unparalleled acceleration in…
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In Costa Rica, climate change threatens ‘cloud forest’
By Alberto PEÑA Agence France-Presse MONTEVERDE, Costa Rica, June 7, 2023 (AFP) - The "cloud forest" of Monteverde, in the…
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10 billion global population ‘unsustainable’: US climate envoy Kerry
OSLO, Norway, June 7, 2023 (AFP) -- US special climate envoy John Kerry told AFP that the world's population will…
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Flood-hit Pakistanis still waiting on promised rebuild
By Ashraf KHAN, Cyril BELAUD, Lehaz Ali Agence France-Presse DADU, Pakistan, June 6, 2023 (AFP) -- Noor Bibi lost her…
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Sweltering heat in Vietnam’s north sparks power cuts
HANOI, June 3, 2023 (AFP) - Hanoi residents flocked to the Vietnamese capital's air-conditioned shopping malls on Saturday to escape…
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Cash-strapped Bangladesh shuts power plant as heatwave hits
DHAKA, June 5, 2023 (AFP) - Cash-strapped Bangladesh shut its biggest power plant Monday because it was unable to afford…
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Fossil fueled: Climate talks begin with spotlight on oil chief
By Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse PARIS, June 5, 2023 (AFP) -- The future of fossil fuels -- the leading source…
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Heat wave and wildfires scorch east Canada
By Marion THIBAUT, with Michel COMTE in Ottawa Agence France-Presse MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Eastern Canada sweltered under a record-breaking…
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Heatwave prompts Hanoi to reduce street lights as power cuts loom
HANOI, May 31, 2023 (AFP) -- Faced with record-breaking heat, Vietnam's capital Hanoi has turned off some street lights to…
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France to open its first electric car battery factory
By Caroline Nelly PERROT Agence France-Presse BILLY-BERCLAU, France, May 30, 2023 (AFP) -- France will launch its first battery factory…
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