Hundreds of whales stranded in southern Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — At least twenty-five whales have died and scientists are trying to rescue 250 more that are…
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Environment
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…
6 years ago
Australian stinging trees contain ‘scorpion-like venom’: scientists
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- Australia is notorious for its venomous spiders, snakes and sea creatures, but researchers have now identified…
6 years ago
Stricken tanker’s captain to face charges in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka will file negligence and pollution charges against the Greek skipper of an oil…
6 years ago
Environmental groups, big ag unite for Amazon in Brazil
BRASILÍA, Brazil (AFP) — An unprecedented coalition of 230 environmental groups and Brazilian agrobusiness companies have sent an open letter…
6 years ago
As Brazil’s wetlands burn, rain is ‘only hope’
by Eugenia LOGIURATTO Agence France-Presse PORTO JOFRE, Brazil (AFP) — Lieutenant Silva's face is grim as he watches his firefighters…
6 years ago
New York sees smoke from West Coast fires
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Smoke from the fires ravaging the American West Coast traveled across the continent to…
6 years ago
Desperate race against fires in world’s biggest tropical wetlands
by Eugenia LOGIURATTO The smell of burnt vegetation and the red glow of flames welcome visitors these days to the…
6 years ago
Sri Lanka navy plugs fuel leak on fire-stricken tanker
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lankan military divers fixed a fuel leak from the engine of a fire-damaged oil tanker…
6 years ago
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
Tanzania, Uganda, ink deal on $3.5b oil pipeline project
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AFP) — Tanzania and Uganda signed an agreement Sunday to commence construction on a 1,445-kilometre (900…
6 years ago
New worry over August deforestation in Brazilian Amazon
RIO DE JANERIO, Brazil (AFP) — Last month was the second-worst August on record for deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon,…
6 years ago
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