Australian Open delay valid if smoke haze worsens: Djokovic
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- Novak Djokovic said Australian Open organizers should consider delaying the first Grand Slam of the year…
6 years ago
Environment
Power supply fears as troops called to battle Australia bushfires
by Holly ROBERTSON / with Andrew Beatty and Glenda Kwek in Sydney Agence France-Presse BATEMANS BAY, Australia (AFP) -- Skies…
6 years ago
Australia orders evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwave
by Holly Robertson SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia authorized the forced evacuation of residents Thursday amid a mass exodus…
6 years ago
Australia scrambles to reach thousands stranded by bushfires
by Holly ROBERTSON SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Relief supplies began reaching thousands of people stranded in fire-ravaged Australian towns Wednesday…
6 years ago
Climate change caused 15 disasters costing over $1 bn this year: charity
PARIS, France (AFP) -- At least 15 natural disasters linked to climate change this year caused damage of over $1…
7 years ago
State of emergency as bushfires rage in Australia
by Daniel DE CARTERET Agence France Presse BUXTON, Australia (AFP) -- A state of emergency was declared in Australia's…
7 years ago
Tropical Indonesia’s tiny glaciers to melt away in a decade: study
by Dessy Sagita and Peter Brieger Agence France-Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia's little-known glaciers are melting so fast they…
7 years ago
Greenland ice loss faster than expected
by Bryan McManus Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The melting of Greenland's massive ice sheet is happening much faster…
7 years ago
Climate concerns put Austria glacier project on thin ice
SANKT LEONHARD IM PITZTAL, Austria (AFP) -- In his office nestled in Austria's snow-capped Pitztal valley, Eberhard Schultes is among…
7 years ago
First commercial electric plane takes flight in Canada
by Alia DHARSSI Agence France-Presse VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) -- The world's first fully electric commercial aircraft took its inaugural test…
7 years ago
Smoke haze settles over Australian capital as bushfires burn
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Smoke haze from bushfires raging in Australia spread to the capital Sunday, as firefighters raced to…
7 years ago
Di Caprio among celebrities backing new climate initiative
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Actor Leonardo di Caprio joined former US vice president Al Gore and other personalities…
7 years ago
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