Two dead as cyclone batters Bangladesh and IndiaNews
Two dead as cyclone batters Bangladesh and India
Patuakhali | AFP - Fierce gales and crashing waves smashed into the low-lying coast of Bangladesh and India on Monday, as an intense cyclone started…
SourceMay 27, 2024
Full articleAt least 15 dead in US tornadoes, stormsNews
At least 15 dead in US tornadoes, storms
Washington, United States | AFP - At least 15 people were killed across the central United States as tornadoes and other extreme storms hit several…
SourceMay 27, 2024
Full articleCyclone hits Bangladesh as nearly a million flee inland for shelterNews
Cyclone hits Bangladesh as nearly a million flee inland for shelter
By Mohammad MAZED | AFP Patuakhali, Bangladesh (UPDATED) - An intense cyclone smashed into the low-lying coast of Bangladesh on Sunday, with nearly a million…
SourceMay 26, 2024
Full articleArmenia floods kill one, hundreds evacuatedNews
Armenia floods kill one, hundreds evacuated
Yerevan, Armenia | AFP - Floods in northern Armenia killed at least two people as they destroyed key roads and bridges, forcing some 200 to…
SourceMay 26, 2024
Full articleSeven young elephants drown in Sri LankaNews
Seven young elephants drown in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka | AFP - Wildlife authorities in Sri Lanka on Sunday found seven carcasses of young elephants believed to have drowned in the…
SourceMay 26, 2024
Full articleMachine Learning Accelerates Discovery of High-Performance Metal Oxide CatalystsClimate
Machine Learning Accelerates Discovery of High-Performance Metal Oxide Catalysts
By Tohoku University Researchers have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to significantly advance the discovery and optimization of multicomponent metal oxide electrocatalysts for the…
SourceMay 26, 2024
Full articleMexico City records highest-ever temperature of 34.7 CNews
Mexico City records highest-ever temperature of 34.7 C
Mexico City, Mexico | AFP - Mexico City recorded its highest-ever temperature on Saturday when thermometers hit 34.7 degrees Celsius (94.46 degrees Fahrenheit) as a…
SourceMay 26, 2024
Full articleEarthCARE satellite to probe how clouds affect climateNews
EarthCARE satellite to probe how clouds affect climate
By Juliette Collen | AFP Paris, France - Will clouds help cool or warm our world in the years ahead? The EarthCARE satellite will soon…
SourceMay 26, 2024
Full articleGas strategy fuels concerns about the cost of energyClimate
Gas strategy fuels concerns about the cost of energy
By Dani Alexander, UNSW in Sydney The Australian government's gas strategy has stoked old tensions between advocates of fossil fuels and those who want our reliance on…
SourceMay 25, 2024
Full articleNASA launches ground-breaking climate change satelliteNews
NASA launches ground-breaking climate change satellite
Washington, United States (AFP) - A tiny NASA satellite was launched Saturday from New Zealand with the mission of improving climate change prediction by measuring…
SourceMay 25, 2024
Full articleLow-lying Maldives seeks easier funding to battle wavesNews
Low-lying Maldives seeks easier funding to battle waves
Malé, Maldives (AFP) - The Maldives on Saturday demanded international funding to battle rising sea levels, saying the low-lying Indian Ocean archipelago was being unfairly…
SourceMay 25, 2024
Full articleMexico heat waves leave 48 dead since MarchNews
Mexico heat waves leave 48 dead since March
Mexico City, Mexico (AFP) - Mexico has registered 48 deaths in a series of heat waves since March, the government said Friday, as scientists warned…
SourceMay 24, 2024
Full articleOver 170 arrested as climate protests target TotalEnergies and fund managerNews
Over 170 arrested as climate protests target TotalEnergies and fund manager
La Défense, France (AFP) - The boss of TotalEnergies told shareholders Friday that new oil fields had to be developed to meet global demand, as…
SourceMay 24, 2024
Full articleCelebrations as new biopiracy treaty agreed at UNNews
Celebrations as new biopiracy treaty agreed at UN
By Agnès PEDRERO | AFP Geneva, Switzerland - Representatives of Indigenous peoples celebrated Friday at the United Nations following the agreement of a treaty against…
SourceMay 24, 2024
Full articleAgreement reached at UN on biopiracy treatyNews
Agreement reached at UN on biopiracy treaty
By Agnès PEDRERO | AFP Geneva, Switzerland - More than 190 nations agreed Friday on a new treaty to combat so-called biopiracy and regulate patents…
SourceMay 24, 2024
Full articleWhat Australia’s new gas strategy gets wrongClimate
What Australia’s new gas strategy gets wrong
By Samantha Hepburn, Deakin University in Melbourne Australia’s gas future must involve energy security and climate security. The new government strategy fails to strike this…
SourceMay 24, 2024
Full articleEl 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,…
SourceMay 24, 2024
Full articleKenyan 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…
SourceMay 23, 2024
Full articleThe 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…
SourceMay 23, 2024
Full articleCulling 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…
SourceMay 23, 2024
Full articleAtlantic 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,"…
SourceMay 23, 2024
Full articleUncertainty 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…
SourceMay 23, 2024
Full articleIndia 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,…
SourceMay 23, 2024
Full articleDrones 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…
SourceMay 23, 2024
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