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El Nino not responsible for East Africa floods: scientists
El Nino not responsible for East Africa floods: scientistsNews

El Nino not responsible for East Africa floods: scientists

Nairobi, Kenya (AFP) - The El Nino weather pattern did not have "any influence" on widespread flooding that killed hundreds in East Africa this year,…
SourceSourceMay 24, 2024 Full article
Kenyan president warns debt clouds Africa climate potential
Kenyan president warns debt clouds Africa climate potentialNews

Kenyan president warns debt clouds Africa climate potential

Washington, United States (AFP) - Africa's vast potential in the global fight against climate change is at risk due to the heavy burden of debt…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
The global clean water crisis looms large
The global clean water crisis looms largeClimateScience

The global clean water crisis looms large

By Utrecht University Water scarcity will intensify with climate and socioeconomic change, disproportionately impacting populations located in the Global South. So concludes a new Utrecht University…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
Culling controversy as French wolf population falls in 2023
Culling controversy as French wolf population falls in 2023News

Culling controversy as French wolf population falls in 2023

By Laure FILLON | AFP Lyon, France - The estimated number of wolves in France last year was 1,003, down nine percent from the year…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
Atlantic faces ‘extraordinary’ hurricane season: US agency
Atlantic faces ‘extraordinary’ hurricane season: US agencyNews

Atlantic faces ‘extraordinary’ hurricane season: US agency

By Lucie AUBOURG | AFP Washington, United States (UPDATED) - The North Atlantic hurricane season, which starts on June 1, is forecast to be "extraordinary,"…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
Uncertainty clouds UN talks on biopiracy treaty
Uncertainty clouds UN talks on biopiracy treatyNews

Uncertainty clouds UN talks on biopiracy treaty

By Agnès PEDRERO | AFP Geneva, Switzerland - UN talks to create a global treaty to combat biopiracy and the exploitation of genetic resources hung…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
India plans ‘historic’ tiger transfer to Cambodia this year
India plans ‘historic’ tiger transfer to Cambodia this yearNews

India plans ‘historic’ tiger transfer to Cambodia this year

Phnom Penh, Cambodia (AFP) - India will send four tigers to Cambodia this year in a "historic" bid to revive the kingdom's big cat population,…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
Drones validate walrus counts in satellite images from space
Drones validate walrus counts in satellite images from spaceClimateScience

Drones validate walrus counts in satellite images from space

By British Antarctic Survey (BAS) In the first successful attempt to calibrate walrus counts from satellite imagery, scientists used drones to validate animal counts in…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
WWF takes Norway to court over deep sea mining
WWF takes Norway to court over deep sea miningNews

WWF takes Norway to court over deep sea mining

Oslo, Norway (AFP) - The World Wide Fund for Nature's (WWF) Norwegian chapter said Thursday it would take legal action against Norway for opening up…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves new iceberg
Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves new icebergClimate

Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves new iceberg

By British Antarctic Survey A large iceberg (380 km²), about the size of the Isle of Wight, has broken off the 150m thick Brunt Ice…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
WiFi, drones and sharp blades on Japan’s whaling mothership
WiFi, drones and sharp blades on Japan’s whaling mothershipNews

WiFi, drones and sharp blades on Japan’s whaling mothership

By Simon STURDEE | AFP Tokyo, Japan - In whale-motif jacket, shirt and tie plus a whale-shaped hat, Hideki Tokoro shows off Japan's new whaling…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
Finland’s wizards making food out of thin air
Finland’s wizards making food out of thin airNews

Finland’s wizards making food out of thin air

By Anna KORKMAN | AFP Vantaa, Finland - At a factory in Finland, the "farmers of the future" are making a new food protein by…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
Australia gives largest coal power plant two-year lifeline
Australia gives largest coal power plant two-year lifelineNews

Australia gives largest coal power plant two-year lifeline

By Steven TRASK | AFP Sydney, Australia (UPDATED) - Sun-soaked Australia's lofty renewable energy ambitions were given a harsh reality check on Thursday, as looming…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
Flower or power? Campaigners fear lithium mine could kill rare plant
Flower or power? Campaigners fear lithium mine could kill rare plantNews

Flower or power? Campaigners fear lithium mine could kill rare plant

By Romain FONSEGRIVES | AFP United States - Delicate pink buds sway in the desert breeze, pregnant with yellow pompoms whose explosion will carpet the…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
UC Irvine-led team uncovers ‘vigorous melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
UC Irvine-led team uncovers ‘vigorous melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites GlacierScience

UC Irvine-led team uncovers ‘vigorous melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier

By University of California - Irvine A team of glaciologists led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine used high-resolution satellite radar data to…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
Bottled water is full of microplastics. Is it still ‘natural’?
Bottled water is full of microplastics. Is it still ‘natural’?Climate

Bottled water is full of microplastics. Is it still ‘natural’?

By Joseph Winters | Grist Is bottled water really “natural” if it’s contaminated with microplastics? A series of lawsuits recently filed against six bottled water…
SourceSourceMay 22, 2024 Full article
French greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.8% in 2023: PM
French greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.8% in 2023: PMNews

French greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.8% in 2023: PM

Saint-Berthevin, France (AFP) - French greenhouse gas emissions fell by a better-than-expected 5.8 percent in 2023, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said Wednesday. France's climate change…
SourceSourceMay 22, 2024 Full article
Beach erosion will make Southern California coastal living five times more expensive by 2050
Beach erosion will make Southern California coastal living five times more expensive by 2050Climate

Beach erosion will make Southern California coastal living five times more expensive by 2050

By Nina Raffio | University of Southern California The region’s sandy coastlines are vanishing at an alarming rate. It’s a warning sign for coastal communities worldwide,…
SourceSourceMay 22, 2024 Full article
Seaweed forests are an overlooked component of oceanic carbon storage
Seaweed forests are an overlooked component of oceanic carbon storageClimateScience

Seaweed forests are an overlooked component of oceanic carbon storage

By Utrecht University A groundbreaking study by an international team of researchers has revealed seaweed forests to be significant contributors to oceanic carbon storage. Their…
SourceSourceMay 22, 2024 Full article
‘River of mud’ prompts evacuations in northern France
‘River of mud’ prompts evacuations in northern FranceNews

‘River of mud’ prompts evacuations in northern France

Lille, France (AFP) - A "river of mud" triggered by a sudden storm flooded dozens of houses in northern France, prompting evacuations, authorities said Wednesday.…
SourceSourceMay 22, 2024 Full article
Embryo activist: baby’s lawsuit takes on S. Korea climate inaction
Embryo activist: baby’s lawsuit takes on S. Korea climate inactionNews

Embryo activist: baby’s lawsuit takes on S. Korea climate inaction

By Hieun SHIN | AFP Seoul, South Korea - When he was a 20-week-old embryo -- before he even had a real name -- Choi…
SourceSourceMay 22, 2024 Full article
For sale: unique piece of land in strategic Arctic archipelago
For sale: unique piece of land in strategic Arctic archipelagoNews

For sale: unique piece of land in strategic Arctic archipelago

By Pierre-Henry DESHAYES | AFP Oslo, Norway - The last piece of privately owned land in the strategic Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic is up…
SourceSourceMay 22, 2024 Full article
Deforestation exacerbated deadly Brazil floods: experts
Deforestation exacerbated deadly Brazil floods: expertsNews

Deforestation exacerbated deadly Brazil floods: experts

By Anna PELEGRI | AFP Porto Alegre, Brazil - The floods devastating southern Brazil have been exacerbated by deforestation, much of it driven by soybean…
SourceSourceMay 22, 2024 Full article