Arctic summer sea ice second lowest on record: US researchers
by Ivan Couronne with Pia Ohlin in Stockholm WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Arctic summer sea ice melted in 2020…
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Massive chunk of Greenland’s largest glacier crashes into sea
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- A massive chunk of ice -- larger than the city of Paris -- has broken off…
6 years ago
Greenpeace lifts Swedish refinery blockade
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — Environmental campaigners Greenpeace said Sunday they had lifted a blockade of an oil refinery imposed to…
6 years ago
Water warning as climate risks intensify: report
by Kelly MACNAMARA LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Record temperatures are accelerating the rise of sea levels, melting glaciers and…
6 years ago
Germany’s first ‘green’ bonds attract strong demand
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany on Wednesday launched its first "green" bond offering to finance environmental initiatives as it pivots…
6 years ago
Climate change fuels sharp increase in glacier lakes
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The volume of lakes formed as glaciers worldwide melt due to…
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Earth’s ice sheets tracking worst-case climate scenarios
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, which hold enough frozen water to lift…
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La Nina likely, but temperatures set to remain high: UN
by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Global temperatures boosted by climate change will still be higher than usual despite…
6 years ago
Antarctica’s glacier-damming ice shelves at risk
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse More than half the ice shelves ringing Antarctica that prevent huge glaciers from sliding into…
6 years ago
Antarctica’s glacier-damming ice shelves at risk
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than half the ice shelves ringing Antarctica that prevent huge glaciers from…
6 years ago
Climate change ‘clearly’ fuelled Australia bushfires: inquest
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia's devastating 2019-2020 bushfires were "clearly" fuelled by climate change, a government…
6 years ago
Tropical songbirds stop breeding to survive drought
by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Songbirds in tropical rainforests curtail their reproduction to help them…
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