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by Jordi MIRO Agence France-Presse SANTA CRUZ, Ecuador (AFP) — For millions of years, new-born hammerhead sharks have grown up in nurseries sheltered by the mangrove swamps and reefs of the Galapagos Islands, safe from all human threat. But until November, biologists had no idea the sharks had their own hideaway that could hold some of the final secrets of this remote archipelago 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) off South America’s Pacific coast. “It was quite […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Mahigpit na minomonitor ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang aktibidad ng Bulkang Mayon. Nagpaalala sa publiko ang DENR sa magiging epekto ng aktibidad ng bulkan sa kalikasan at sa kalusugan. Mismong si Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu ang bumisita sa Albay nitong Lunes upang suriin ang air quality conditions sa mga apektadong lugar gaya ng bayan ng Camalig at Guinobatan at sa lungsod ng Tabaco at Ligao, maging sa […]
BAGUIO CITY (Eagle News) — Isinailalim na ng pamunuan ng Mount Pulag sa indefinite suspension ang lahat ng aktibidad sa bundok dahil sa nangyaring forest fire nitong Sabado ng hapon, Enero 20. Batay sa inisyal na imbestigasyon, nag-simula ang sunog sa pagsabog ng butane gas stove ng isang hiker. Dahil dito apektado ng forest fire ang lahat ng campsite at peak. Ang sunog ay tumagal ng halos walong oras bago naapula, pasado alas nuebe na […]
by Ben Simon Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The last three years were the hottest on record, the United Nations weather agency said Thursday, citing fresh global data underscoring the dramatic warming of the planet. Consolidated data from five leading international weather agencies shows that “2015, 2016 and 2017 have been confirmed as the three warmest years on record”, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said. It added that 2016 remains the hottest year […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — A Chinese boom in solar panel installation last year helped drive global investment in renewable clean energy technology to record levels, a new study showed Tuesday. After a dip in 2016, overall global investment in the sector rose 3.0 percent to a total $333.5 billion, offsetting falls in Japan, Germany and Britain, according to the Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) study. That was the second best annual showing to date after […]
STRASBOURG, France (AFP) — The European Union unveiled plans Tuesday for all plastic packaging in Europe to be recyclable by 2030 and phase out single-use plastic like coffee cups to fight pollution. The strategy announced by the European Commission, the EU-executive, follows China’s decision to ban imports of foreign waste products for recycling, including huge quantities from Europe. “The commission aims to increase plastic recycling and for all plastic packaging to be reusable or recyclable […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia is calling on the world’s top scientific minds to help save the Great Barrier Reef, offering hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund research into protecting the world’s largest living structure. The UNESCO World Heritage-listed reef is reeling from significant coral bleaching due to warming sea temperatures linked to climate change. The 2,300-kilometre (1,400-mile) site is also under pressure from farming runoff, development and predatory crown-of-thorns starfish, with experts warning […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A wallaby startled motorists Tuesday when it hopped across Sydney’s Harbor Bridge, closely tailed by police. Drivers spotted the marsupial, which resembles a smaller version of a kangaroo, bouncing along at the northern end of the eight-lane bridge just before 5:00 am (1600 GMT). “Never seen anything like it. That’s Australia for you,” a caller to Sydney radio station 2GB, Dean, said. Another caller, Michelle, said she was worried a car […]
(Eagle News) — Isa sa mga plano ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Aklan ang pag-kumbinse sa mga residente ng Boracay na lumipat sa mainland o mas malaking bahagi ng lalawigan. Ito ay para maging maluwag ang isla, dahil mas marami ang residente kaysa turista. May mga kaso rin ng mga ilegal na naninirahan sa isla na isa sa mga sanhi ng polusyon dahil hindi sila naka-kabit sa sewage system. Bagaman kinukonsidera ang pag-kumbinsi sa mga […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States could “conceivably” return to the Paris climate accord, although he stopped short of signalling any move in that direction. “Frankly, it’s an agreement that I have no problem with, but I had a problem with the agreement that they signed, because, as usual, they made a bad deal,” Trump told a news conference. “So we can conceivably go back in,” […]
(Eagle News) — Itinuturing na isang problema ng iba ang paglitaw ng mga water lily sa ilog. Pero hindi ito ang nangyayari sa Paraguay. Nagmistulang isang tourist spot ang isang ilog doon dahil sa mga water lily. Hindi kasi pangkaraniwan ang sukat ng mga water lily na nagsisulputan doon. Ang giant water lily ay lumilitaw lamang sa nasabing ilog kada apat na taon tuwing summer. Kilala rin ang giant lily sa healing properties nito laban […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Tesla Motors on Wednesday again pushed back the time-frame for ramping up production of the closely-watched Model 3 vehicle, its sedan aimed at the middle market. The electric carmaker said it now expects to hit a Model 3 production level of 5,000 per week by the end of the second quarter instead of at the end of the first quarter. The first-quarter target was itself a prolongation of an […]
