January was Australia’s hottest month ever: govt
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia suffered its hottest month ever in January, when widespread heatwaves exacerbated an already devastating…
7 years ago
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Climate change pushing killer whales to migrate north
by Olivier MORIN with Gael BRANCHEREAU in Stockholm Agence France-Presse NORWAY (AFP) -- Paying no attention to nearby divers, a killer…
7 years ago
‘Radical rethink’ needed to tackle obesity, hunger, climate: report
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- To defeat the intertwined pandemics of obesity, hunger and climate…
7 years ago
Tiny killer threatens giant clam, aquatic emblem of the Med
by Claudine RENAUD Agence France-Presse Villefranche-sur-Mer, France (AFP) -- With wing-shaped shells lined with iridescent mother-of-pearl and producing the fibers of rare…
7 years ago
Greenland ice melts four times faster in a decade: study
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Greenland's melting ice, which causes sea levels to rise, disappeared four times faster in 2013 than…
7 years ago
Human diet causing ‘catastrophic’ damage to planet: study
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The way humanity produces and eats food must radically change…
7 years ago
Fixing the environment: when solutions become problems
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- In a world where climate change, air and water pollution,…
7 years ago
World’s oceans are heating up at a quickening pace: study
TAMPA, United States (AFP) -- The world's oceans are heating up at an accelerating pace as global warming threatens a…
7 years ago
Energy-related carbon emissions rose in US in 2018: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Carbon dioxide emissions significantly increased in the United States in 2018, according to a study released…
7 years ago
Climate change takes toll on French oyster farmers
by Elia VAISSIERE Agence France Presse CANCALE, France (AFP) -- Gulping down oysters has long been a favourite New Year's…
7 years ago
Permafrost thaw threatens 70 percent of Arctic infrastructure: study
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A warming climate is thawing permafrost and up to 70 percent of infrastructure in the Arctic…
8 years ago
Fighting climate change in the shadow of Mount Everest
by Paavan MATHEMA Agence France Presse NEPAL (AFP) -- Formed in the shadow of Mount Everest, the turquoise depths of…
8 years ago
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