Greta Thunberg wins Amnesty’s highest human rights award
by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and the Fridays…
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Biggest Alpine glacier could disappear by 2100: study
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The mighty Aletsch -- the largest glacier in the Alps -- could completely disappear by the…
7 years ago
Tears and shouting as Australia dilutes Pacific climate warning
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- A Pacific summit has descended into tears, recriminations and shouting between pro-coal Australia and…
7 years ago
Australian coal use an ‘existential threat’ to islands: Fiji PM
SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- Fiji on Monday challenged Australia to do more on climate change ahead of a regional…
7 years ago
July hottest month measured, 2019 set to be among warmest years
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- July was the hottest month across the globe ever measured, and 2019 is…
7 years ago
Crocodiles hunt in flooded Indian city
VADODARA, India (AFP) -- Crocodiles hunted dogs in the flooded streets of the Indian city of Vadodara after it was…
7 years ago
End in sight for US heat wave that set temperature records
by Brian KNOWLTON WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States sweltered in dangerously hot weather on Sunday, with major…
7 years ago
Iceland tries to bring back trees razed by the Vikings
by Jeremie RICHARD REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- Before being colonized by the Vikings, Iceland was lush with forests but the…
7 years ago
Israel battles wildfires after record heatwave
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel sent teams of firefighters and planes Thursday to contain a blaze near Jerusalem as record…
7 years ago
Climate change threatens Greenland’s archeological sites: study
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- In Greenland, climate change isn't just a danger to ecosystems but also a threat to history,…
7 years ago
Deforestation + climate change = dead end for wildlife
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Climate change combined with galloping tropical deforestation is cutting off wildlife from life-saving…
7 years ago
Antarctic sea ice in dizzying decline since 2014: study
by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- After mysteriously expanding for decades, Antarctica's sea ice cover melted by an…
7 years ago
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