Over 40% of Antarctica’s ice shelves lost mass in 25 years: study
PARIS, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) - More than 40 percent of Antarctica's ice shelves lost volume in 25 years, increasing…
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Environment
Japan climate group urges ban on power company’s ‘CO-2 free’ ads
TOKYO, Oct 6, 2023 (AFP) - A Japanese climate group has filed a petition to stop advertisements by the nation's…
3 years ago
Eastern Canada breaks autumn heat records
By Mathiew LEISER MONTREAL, Oct 5, 2023 (AFP) - Eastern Canada shattered heat records this week with temperatures close to…
3 years ago
Japan sees hottest September since records began
TOKYO, Oct 3, 2023 (AFP) - Japan has seen its hottest September since records began 125 years ago, the weather…
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UN concerned about arrests of environmental activists in Vietnam
(UN GENEVA, Switzerland) The UN Human Rights Office spokesperson, Jeremy Laurence, has voiced deep concerns regarding the arrest, detention, and…
3 years ago
Brazil sends emergency aid to drought-hit Amazon state
https://youtu.be/vANFyytzepc BRASÍLIA, Sept 29, 2023 (AFP) - Brazil announced Thursday it will send emergency aid to an Amazon…
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Second round of Fukushima wastewater release to start next week
TOKYO, Sept 29, 2023 (AFP) - Japan will begin releasing a second batch of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear…
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Bird flu kills 400 seals, sea lions in Uruguay
MONTEVIDEO, Sept 29, 2023 (AFP) - An estimated 400 seals and sea lions have turned up dead on the coast…
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Red Sea corals threatened by mystery sea urchin deaths
EILAT, Israel, Sept 24, 2023 (AFP) - The Red Sea's spectacular coral reefs face a new threat, marine biologists warn…
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UN General Assembly chief warns: ‘World’s breadbaskets’ are sinking
While small island states are the most vulnerable to rising sea levels, the impact is much wider, warned the President…
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Australia’s firefighters face worst season in years
SYDNEY, Sept 22, 2023 (AFP) - Volunteer firefighters are scorching Australia's forest undergrowth, reducing fuel for what is expected to…
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US hit by record number of billion-dollar disasters so far this year
WASHINGTON, Sept 11, 2023 (AFP) - Between January and August, the United States was struck by a record-breaking 23 weather…
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