Children in South Asia hardest hit by air pollution – study
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Air pollution will shorten the life expectancy of children born today by an average of…
7 years ago
Environment
Air pollution to shorten life expectancy of children born today, says study
HONGKONG, China (AFP) -- Air pollution will shorten the life expectancy of children born today by an average of…
7 years ago
Canada experiencing warming at twice global level: report
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Canada is experiencing warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world, with…
7 years ago
Lights out around the globe for Earth Hour environmental campaign
By Agence France Presse The Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House and even the ancient Acropolis in Athens were plunged…
7 years ago
Lights out in Sydney for Earth Hour conservation campaign
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge were plunged into darkness for an hour…
7 years ago
Many sharks closer to extinction than feared: Red List
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse Human appetites are pushing makos and other iconic sharks to the brink of extinction,…
7 years ago
Dead whale in Philippines had 40 kg of plastic in stomach
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- A starving whale with 40 kilos (88 pounds) of plastic trash in its stomach has died…
7 years ago
Remote Cape with ‘world’s cleanest air’ offers smog respite
by Andrew BEATTY CAPE GRIM, Australia (AFP) -- As much of Asia wheezes, coughs and sniffles its way through another…
7 years ago
Toxic air tears apart families in Mongolia
by Khaliun Bayartsogt BOMUUR, Mongolia (AFP) -- In the world's coldest capital, many burn coal and plastic just to survive…
7 years ago
The Atlantic Ocean is rising and 11-year-old Levi is worried
by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Levi Draheim is an 11-year-old kid who lives on a barrier island…
7 years ago
Air pollution deaths are double earlier estimates: study
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Air pollution causes 790,000 premature deaths every year in Europe and 8.8 million…
7 years ago
Environment damage behind 1 in 4 global deaths, disease: UN
by Patrick GALEY A quarter of all premature deaths and diseases worldwide are due to manmade pollution and environmental damage,…
7 years ago
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