Pollution killed nine million people in 2015: report
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Pollution claimed the lives of nine million people in 2015,…
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Environment
Thousands of endangered river turtles released into Amazon wild
RIO PACAYA, Peru (Reuters) -- Thousands of endangered Taricaya turtles have been released in Peru's Amazon region as part of…
9 years ago
More trees, better farming could slash carbon emissions: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Planting more trees, farming more sustainably and conserving wetlands could significantly slash the amount of…
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Thousands of penguin chicks starve in Antarctica
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Mass starvation has wiped out thousands of penguin chicks in Antarctica, with unusually thick sea…
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From thin air to stone – greenhouse gas test starts in Iceland
HENGILL, Iceland (Reuters) -- A Swiss company will start to extract carbon dioxide from thin air in Iceland on Thursday (October…
9 years ago
Look: Wildfires turn sky yellow over Disneyland
ANAHEIM, California (Reuters) -- Smoke and flames turned the skies above Anaheim's Disneyland yellow on Monday (October 9), as a wildfire…
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Italy’s high-rise forests take root around the world
by Céline CORNU Agence France Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) -- As balconies bristle with tree branches and sunshine dapples the…
9 years ago
Game of Thrones star visits Maldives on climate change impact
LAAMU ATOLL & MALE, Maldives (Reuters) -- Game of Thrones star and UN Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador Nikolaj Coster-Waldau…
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Paris experiments with ‘car-free day’ across the city
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Parisians were encouraged to roller-blade, bike or stroll through the City of Light on Sunday for…
9 years ago
Cost of climate disasters to reach half of US growth in a decade: report
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Economic losses from severe storms, hurricanes, floods, drought and wildfires are projected to reach at…
9 years ago
Paris post office turns its rooftop into urban farm
PARIS, France (Reuters) -- A post office sorting depot in the heart of Paris has turned its rooftop into a…
9 years ago
Helping Ponso, sole survivor of ‘Chimpanzee Island’ in I. Coast
GRAND-LAHOU, Ivory Coast (AFP) -- Ponso is the last, lonely survivor of a colony of 20 apes that mysteriously died…
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