New Delhi’s homeless shiver through harsh cold snap
by Archana THIYAGARAJAN Agence France-Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) - India's capital New Delhi is shivering through an unusually harsh…
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Australia pumps cash into Great Barrier Reef protection
SYDNEY, Austalia (AFP) - Australia unveiled a billion-dollar package to protect the climate-ravaged Great Barrier Reef on Friday, hoping to…
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Glacier lakes accelerate disappearance of permanent ice: study
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Glaciers are retreating faster globally due to climate change but they melt more quickly when they…
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Winter Olympics threatened by climate change, says report
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Climate change is threatening the future of the Winter Olympics, reducing the number of suitable…
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Hydrogen planes not enough to green aviation: study
PARIS, France (AFP) - The aviation industry looks at hydrogen-fuelled planes as a solution to decarbonise the sector, but a…
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Climate change: Biden’s next big political gamble?
by Camille CAMDESSUS Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - After a string of setbacks on getting his priorities…
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Volkswagen hits 2021 EU emissions target after 2020 miss
FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) - German car giant Volkswagen said Monday it beat the European Union's target for cutting carbon emissions…
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Monster iceberg released ‘billions of tonnes’ of fresh water into ocean
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - A giant iceberg that detached from Antarctica in 2017 released the…
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‘Remarkable’ giant coral reef found off Tahiti
by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Scientists have discovered a vast reef of "pristine" rose-shaped corals apparently…
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US announces historic $1.1 bn investment for Everglades rehabilitation
MIAMI, Florida (AFP) - The plan to restore the Florida Everglades, the largest wetlands in the United States, will receive…
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More protected areas won’t save biodiversity, warn experts
by Laure FILLON / Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Expanding nature preserves will not be enough to…
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Millions hunker down as storm hits eastern US
Millions of Americans hunkered down as a major winter storm hit the eastern United States with heavy snow and ice…
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