‘Once in a century’ floods hit northeast Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Once in a century floods have turned streets into rivers and forced thousands to abandon…
7 years ago
Environment
Bangkok governor appeals for help reducing toxic smog
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Bangkok's governor on Thursday appealed for help to battle the toxic smog shrouding the capital as…
7 years ago
LOOK: Images of a frozen Niagara Falls at sunrise
NIAGARA FALLS, Canada (AFP) -- Images of parts of Niagara Falls solidified into frozen stillness at sunrise, as an Arctic…
7 years ago
Hong Kong seizes record eight tonnes of pangolin scales
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong customs officers unveiled a record seizure of pangolin scales on Friday, the latest…
7 years ago
Target na zero waste sa bansa, matatamo kung magtutulungan ang lahat – environmental groups
(Eagle News) -- Malaki umano ang tsansa na matamo ng Pilipinas ang target na zero waste. Iyan ay kung kikilos…
7 years ago
Deadly Brazil dam collapse raises fears of environmental woes
by Marc BURLEIGH Agence France Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Nearly a week after a dam storing mining…
7 years ago
Monarch butterfly population grew by 114 percent in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AFP) -- The monarch butterfly population in Mexico has grown by 144 percent compared to last year. Despite…
7 years ago
Storage of nuclear waste a ‘global crisis’: report
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Nuclear waste is piling up around the world even as countries struggle to dispose of spent…
7 years ago
Arctic air sends temperatures well below zero in midwest US
by Nova SAFO Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) -- A brutal cold wave brought temperatures lower than Antarctica…
7 years ago
Hundreds of schools to shut as toxic smog cloaks Bangkok
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Toxic smog forced Bangkok authorities to issue an unprecedented order to shut nearly 450 schools on…
7 years ago
For some whales, sonar may provoke suicidal behaviour: study
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Scientists have long known that some beaked whales beach themselves…
7 years ago
Sea of white: ‘Hundreds of thousands’ of fish dead in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- "Hundreds of thousands" of fish have died in drought-stricken Australia in the last few days and…
7 years ago
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