climate

Sea level projected to rise a foot on US coasts by 2050

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US coastline is expected to experience up to a foot (30 centimeters) of sea-level…

Climate-boosted drought in western US worst in 1,200 years

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - The megadrought that has parched southwestern United States and parts of…

US envoy Kerry presses Mexico on climate, energy

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) - US climate envoy John Kerry called Wednesday for an "open and competitive" energy market in…

Germany taps Greenpeace chief Morgan as first climate envoy

by Michelle FITZPATRICK Agence France-Presse FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Wednesday named former Greenpeace chief…

Climate hope as scientists in UK set fusion record

by Charles ONIANS Scientists in Britain announced Wednesday they had smashed a previous record for generating fusion energy, hailing it…

France summit seeks action on ocean protection

PARIS, France (AFP) - World leaders, scientists and major companies gather in France this week to boost efforts to protect…

‘Denial and delay’: Big Oil rebuked in US Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - US climate scientists accused four of the world's largest oil companies Tuesday of lying…

Mozambique to plant 100 million trees on battered coast

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) - Mozambique, whose coastline has been ravaged by rising sea levels and tropical storms, announced plans…

Livelihoods lost as climate disaster woes mount in Kenya

by Raphael AMBASU, with Hillary ORINDE in Nairobi Agence France-Presse MARSABIT, Kenya (AFP) - Dabaso Galgalo is now used to the…

Mountain glaciers hold less ice than thought, and that’s bad news

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Mountain glaciers shrinking due to climate change are less voluminous than…

Ecuador capital flooding toll raised to 28

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) - The heaviest flooding to hit Ecuador in two decades claimed 28 lives in the capital Quito…

Cyclone Batsirai kills six, displaces tens of thousands in Madagascar

by Adele Dhayer Cyclone Batsirai killed at least six people and displaced nearly 48,000 when it struck Madagascar overnight, the…

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