Spain in grip of heatwave as France braces for soaring temperatures
Spain was on Monday already in the grips of a heatwave expected to reach "extreme" levels, and France is bracing…
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Fiji warns it faces ‘devastating’ climate change threat
Fiji faces its biggest threat from "devastating climate change" rather than geopolitical tensions, the country's defence minister warned Sunday at…
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Unprecedented water curbs kick in for drought-hit Los Angeles
by Laurent BANGUET Unprecedented restrictions on water usage went into effect Wednesday in the Los Angeles area, which like…
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The Arctic’s tricky quest for sustainable tourism
by Pierre-Henry Deshayes © Agence France-Presse Longyearbyen, NORWAY (AFP) -- Home to polar bears, the midnight sun and the…
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Australia bidding to host UN climate summit, set new emissions target
Australia will present a more ambitious UN emissions target "very soon" and is bidding to co-host a COP summit with…
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World needs food system ‘transformation’ to tackle climate: expert
by Kelly MACNAMARA Food is fundamental to the efforts to tackle climate change, according to a scientist who has spent…
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New Zealand sea level rising more quickly than forecast: data
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- The sea level is rising twice as fast as previously forecast around parts of…
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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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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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52 died in rainy season in Ecuador: officials
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) - An unusually long, intense and destructive rainy season in Ecuador has left 52 people dead and…
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Water supply fears as Morocco hit by worst drought since 1980s
by Ismail Bellaouali Agence France-Presse RABAT, Morocco (AFP) - As Morocco withers under its worst drought in 40 years, experts…
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