Cicada-palooza! Billions of bugs to blanket America
By Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - They're loud. They're sexually aroused. And for one special, cacophonous month…
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Environment
Scores of tornadoes lash central US plains states
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - Dozens of tornadoes struck the central United States on Friday, razing homes, knocking down…
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155 killed in Tanzania as heavy rains lash East Africa
DAR ES SALAAM, April 25, 2024 (AFP) - At least 155 people have died in Tanzania as torrential rains linked…
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Scientists at Spain meeting sound alarm over ocean warming
By Rosa SULLEIRO BARCELONA, April 12, 2024 (AFP) - Scientists at a United Nations conference in Spain called Friday for…
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Vietnam province declares state of emergency over drought
HANOI, April 6, 2024 (AFP) - Thousands of people in Vietnam are suffering a "severe" shortage of fresh water because…
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Sweden sees earliest ‘summer’ on record
STOCKHOLM, April 11, 2024 (AFP) - Sweden has posted its earliest ever start to what it considers to be "summer",…
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Heatwaves put millions of children in Asia at risk: UN
BANGKOK, April 11, 2024 (AFP) - Massive heatwaves across East Asia and the Pacific could place millions of children at…
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Bogota restricts water as reservoirs hit ‘critical’ lows
BOGOTA, Colombia, April 8, 2024 (AFP) - The mayor of Colombia's capital Bogota on Monday announced water restrictions as reservoirs…
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Thousands of Philippine schools suspend in-person classes due to heat
By Pam CASTRO MANILA, April 5, 2024 (AFP) - Thousands of schools in the Philippines suspended in-person classes Friday, the…
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Biden restores handful of wildlife protections axed by Trump
By Lucie AUBOURG WASHINGTON, March 28, 2024 (AFP) - The US administration of President Joe Biden on Thursday announced further…
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NASA: El Niño and climate change drive global sea level rise
Global average sea level rose by about 0.3 inches (0.76 centimeters) from 2022 to 2023 -- nearly four times the…
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UN warns ‘planet on the brink’ after warmest decade on record
By Nina LARSON GENEVA, March 19, 2024 (AFP) - Global heat records were "smashed" last year, the UN confirmed Tuesday,…
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