Rising seas eating away at Honduran fishing village
by Noe LEIVA Agence France-Presse CEDEÑO, Honduras (AFP) -- The coastline of Cedeno, a fishing village in southern Honduras, looks…
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La Nina ending but warming El Nino may strike soon: UN
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | by Robin MILLARD An exceptionally long La Nina weather phenomenon that intensified drought and flooding…
3 years ago
World not adequately prepared for disasters, report says
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Earthquakes, floods, storms -- the world is not adequately prepared to face increasing disasters,…
3 years ago
China ramps up coal plant approvals despite emissions pledge: report
by Poornima WEERASEKARA Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China last year approved the largest expansion of coal-fired power plants…
3 years ago
Blame the warmth: Famed skating rink in Ottawa won’t open this year
Montreal, Canada | AFP | The Rideau Canal Skateway, the world's largest open-air ice rink and a UNESCO World Heritage…
3 years ago
Wetter storms, deforestation: Manila faces worsening floods
by Mikhail FLORES Agence France-Presse BARAS, Philippines (AFP) -- From her house in a Manila suburb, Rowena Jimenez can't see…
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Regions in US, China most at risk for climate damage: report
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Major industrial and economic centers in China and the United States are among the most vulnerable…
3 years ago
Trees could cut urban heatwave mortality by a third: study
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Planting more trees in urban areas to lower summertime temperatures could…
3 years ago
‘Drought’ has New Yorkers asking: ‘Where’s the snow?’
by Peter HUTCHISON Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- The idea of New York in wintertime conjures up…
3 years ago
One third of Amazon ‘degraded’ by human activity, drought: study
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- More than one third of the Amazon rainforest may have been degraded by human activity…
3 years ago
Climate change increases human trafficking risks: UN
Vienna, Austria | AFP | Tuesday 1/24/2023 Evidence is emerging that climate-related disasters are becoming a cause of human trafficking…
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Graves sink, fisheries shrink as climate change hits Fiji
Togoru, Fiji (AFP) by Steven TRASK The sea has already swallowed the village graveyard in Togoru, Fiji, and long-time resident…
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