In El Salvador, a river without fish feeds fear of mining
Santa Rosa De Lima, El Salvador (AFP) Mar 6, 2025
El Salvador's San Sebastian river has no fish. The runoff from a gold mine upstream, already shuttered two decades ago, has long killed them all. ... more
Cooling La Nina expected to be 'short-lived': UN
Geneva (AFP) Mar 6, 2025
The cooling weather phenomenon La Nina that emerged late last year is weak and likely to be brief, the UN said Thursday, dashing hopes it could help rein in soaring global temperatures. ... more
Indonesia seeds clouds to stem rainfall after capital floods
Jakarta (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
Indonesian authorities have started to seed clouds to stem heavy rainfall that caused flooding around capital Jakarta, officials said, after one person died and thousands more were displaced. ... more