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Paris (AFP) Nov 27, 2024 - Air pollution caused by fires is linked to more than 1.5 million deaths a year worldwide, the vast majority occurring in developing countries, a major new study said on Thursday.
Nov 27, 2024
Busan, South Korea (AFP) Nov 27, 2024 - Negotiators must move significantly faster to reach a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution, the diplomat chairing the talks warned Wednesday, as countries lined up to express frustration about the limited progress.
Nov 27, 2024
Busan, South Korea (AFP) Nov 27, 2024 - Negotiations on a first global treaty to curb plastic pollution are moving very, very slowly, diplomats and observers told AFP on Wednesday, threatening the chances of reaching an agreement.
Nov 27, 2024
Beijing (AFP) Nov 27, 2024 - China's coal consumption could peak by 2025 as the world's top consumer of the fossil fuel ramps up its push for clean energy, a report published on Wednesday said.
Nov 27, 2024
Busan, South Korea (AFP) Nov 27, 2024 - Environmental groups on Wednesday slammed the presence of dozens of petrochemical and fossil fuel industry lobbyists at UN talks on a plastic pollution treaty, accusing them of obstruction and misinformation.
Nov 27, 2024
Rovaniemi, Finland (AFP) Nov 27, 2024 - With a month to go until Christmas, Santa Claus is busy preparing, but the warming climate and lack of snow in his Arctic hometown have him worried.
Nov 27, 2024
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 27, 2024 - A new special issue of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters highlights recent progress by China's leading scientists in understanding and addressing the challenges of urban air pollution. The foc
Nov 27, 2024
Bangkok (AFP) Nov 27, 2024 - Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered lemurs and tortoises back to their home in Madagascar, in what both countries called their biggest ever operation against wildlife trafficking.
Nov 27, 2024
Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 26, 2024 - Hong Kong's LGBTQ community won a major victory Tuesday as the city's top court affirmed the housing and inheritance rights of same-sex couples, ruling against the government.
Nov 26, 2024
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 26, 2024 - Filter feeders are everywhere in the animal world, from tiny crustaceans and certain types of coral and krill, to various molluscs, barnacles, and even massive basking sharks and baleen whales. Now,
Nov 26, 2024
Washington (AFP) Nov 26, 2024 - US lawmakers have urged the government to rethink banking ties with Hong Kong, citing its increasing role in money laundering, sanctions evasions and reported funneling of banned technology to Russia.
Nov 26, 2024
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2024 - Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR), a leading provider of space-based data and analytics, has been selected by LatConnect60, a data and analytics company specializing in Earth Observation, to deliver Global
Nov 26, 2024
Jakarta (AFP) Nov 26, 2024 - Rescue workers in western Indonesia used heavy equipment on Tuesday to dig out from weekend flooding and landslides that have killed at least 20 people, the national disaster agency said.
Nov 26, 2024
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2024 - The recent Workshop on Climate, Equity, and Resilience in Catastrophe Modeling, hosted by Lehigh University, quickly transformed into a critical discussion following one of the most destructive mete
Nov 26, 2024
Manicouagan, Canada (AFP) Nov 26, 2024 - Hydropower production in Canada is plummeting as extreme weather linked to climate change, particularly sudden swings between drought and flood, hampers output while threatening the structure of dams themselves.
Nov 26, 2024
London, UK (SPX) Nov 26, 2024 - Tracking potentially hazardous asteroids with greater precision may now be achievable thanks to a novel equation for calculating their orbits more accurately. Building on concepts introduced b
Nov 26, 2024
