Pres. Duterte urges Asia-Pacific leaders on collective effort to urgently address water problems
Says it is time "to decide wisely for future generations" amid climate change (Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte…
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Israel to top up shrinking Sea of Galilee with desalinated water
by Daniella Cheslow © Agence France-Presse RAVID, Israel (AFP) -- Israel, a leader in making seawater drinkable, plans to pump…
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Senegal’s water-stressed capital faces difficult future
by Laurent Lozano Agence France-Presse DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) - Many residents of the Senegalese metropolis Dakar get up in the…
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Rio launches clean-up of gorgeous, filthy bay — again
by Joshua Howat Berger Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANERIRO, Brazil (AFP) - Cold beer in hand, the sun shining, Edson…
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Untapped groundwater offers ‘vast potential’: UN agency
DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) - Untapped groundwater resources have "vast potential," the UN's cultural agency said Monday, potentially alleviating demand for…
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Mountain glaciers hold less ice than thought, and that’s bad news
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Mountain glaciers shrinking due to climate change are less voluminous than…
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Glacier lakes accelerate disappearance of permanent ice: study
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Glaciers are retreating faster globally due to climate change but they melt more quickly when they…
4 years ago
Residents revolt against UK sewage dumping
by Martine PAUWELS Agence France-Presse BRIGHTON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Brighton, on England's south coast, has been described as Britain's…
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Resource-starved Singapore turns sewage into ultra-clean water
by Martin Abbugao Agence France Presse SINGAPORE (AFP) -- Giant pumps whir deep underground at a plant in Singapore that…
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A drought-hit California town finds itself sinking into the ground
"You've got too many farmers pumping all around," complained Raul Atilano. This octogenarian resident of Corcoran, the self-proclaimed farming capital…
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Pollution turns Argentina lake bright pink
TRELEW, Argentina (AFP) -- A lagoon in Argentina's southern Patagonia region has turned bright pink in a striking, but frightful…
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99 of 100 cities most at risk environmentally in Asia
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse Of the 100 cities worldwide most vulnerable to environmental hazards all but one…
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