High alert for new Australia bushfires as heat and winds pick up
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian firefighters are on high alert for the possibility that scorching temperatures and strong winds could…
6 years ago
Environment
‘What use is wealth if it burns?’ Britain’s Prince Charles sounds climate alarm
DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) - Stuart WILLIAMS Britain's Prince Charles on Wednesday told business leaders at the Davos economic forum that…
6 years ago
Bangladesh factories ordered shut to save key river
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) - Sam JAHAN Bangladesh's high court has ordered the shutdown of 231 factories that have contributed to Dhaka's…
6 years ago
Australia fires ‘devastating habitats’ of endangered species
by David MILLIKIN Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's bushfires and other climate change effects are devastating the habitats…
6 years ago
Davos financiers pump $1.4 trillion into fossil fuels – Greenpeace
PARIS, France (AFP) - Patrick GALEY Some of the world's biggest banks, insurers and pension funds have collectively invested $1.4…
6 years ago
Malaysia says, It won’t be ‘garbage dump’ as it returns waste
BUTTERWORTH, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia has sent back 150 shipping containers of plastic waste to mostly wealthier nations, with the…
6 years ago
Dust storms and giant hail batter bushfire-weary Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- "Apocalyptic" dust storms swept across drought-stricken areas of Australia over the weekend, with thunder and giant…
6 years ago
Threatened species hit hard by Australia’s bushfires
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's bushfires have burned more than half the known habitat of 100 threatened plants and animals,…
6 years ago
Oil and gas firms invest less than 1% in green energy
PARIS, France (AFP) - While certain oil and gas majors have sought to burnish their green credentials, overall less than…
6 years ago
Rain hits Australian fires, but blazes still rage
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Heavy rain fell on bushfires in eastern Australia Friday for a second straight day, offering further…
6 years ago
Solar-powered barge a key ‘interceptor’ for plastic waste
KLANG, Malaysia (AFP) - Patrick Lee Scooping waste from a Malaysian river to stop it reaching the sea, a solar-powered…
6 years ago
Relief as rain falls over Australian bushfires
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Rain fell across parts of bushfire-ravaged eastern Australia on Thursday and more wet weather was forecast,…
6 years ago
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