Record sea surface heat sparks fears of warming surge
PARIS, May 4, 2023 (AFP) - With sea surface temperatures swelling to new highs in recent weeks, scientists warn that…
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US climate activists smear paint on Degas sculpture enclosure
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2023 (AFP) - Climate activists attacked a famous Degas sculpture in a Washington museum Thursday, smearing its…
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Global warming made Horn of Africa drought possible: report
by Delphine PAYSANT / Benjamin LEGENDRE Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- A devastating drought that has struck the Horn…
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Thousands rally outside UK parliament in biodiversity protest
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Thousands of protesters descended on Britain's parliament Saturday as part of a four-day campaign designed…
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UN reports ‘off the charts’ melting of glaciers
by Robin MILLARD The world's glaciers melted at dramatic speed last year and saving them is effectively a lost cause,…
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Fast-warming Europe risks more summer droughts: monitor
by Roland LLOYD PARRY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- A fierce drought melted glaciers during Europe's hottest recorded summer…
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‘Hotter and hotter’: Swathes of Asia sweat in heatwave
Bangkok, Thailand | AFP | Wednesday 4/19/2023 Sweltering under a blistering sun, people across South and Southeast Asia have been…
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Heatstroke kills 11 at India awards event
New Delhi, India | AFP | Monday 4/17/2023 Eleven people died of heatstroke in India after an estimated one million…
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‘Big sponge’: new CO2 tech taps oceans to tackle global warming
by Romain FONSEGRIVES Agence France-Presse SAN PEDRO, United States (AFP) -- Floating in the port of Los Angeles, a strange-looking…
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IMF chief urges world to avoid a ‘second Cold War’
by Daniel AVIS Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Countries must do more to avert the costly consequences of…
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‘Flash drought’ frequency increasing due to climate change: study
by Lucie AUBOURG Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Dry-spells known as flash droughts, with a surprisingly rapid onset…
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How Japan’s big plans for a ‘hydrogen society’ fell flat
by Etienne BALMER Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- It was once touted as a miracle solution to Japan's energy…
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