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 Labgar, Senegal (AFP) Nov 13, 2009 
There is little to show for it apart from small acacia shrubs, but Senegal's leader believes in a Great Green Wall that will stem desertification across Africa from coast to coast. The project, launched in 2005, was meant to concern nations from Senegal on the Atlantic Ocean to Djibouti on the Red Sea. But four years later, the Green Wall has barely emerged from the dust, and its support ... read more 
Jarfjord, Norway (AFP) Nov 13, 2009On Norway's border with Russia, the consequences of climate change are affecting the reindeer population as rising temperatures hit food stocks and industry growth eats into vital grazing land. "Over the past three years, I've had to give some hay to my 800 reindeer during the coldest months. It's more expensive and it gives me more work," said Jan Egil Trasti, a reindeer herder from the ... more |
Data centres chase water, energy savings as AI race ramps up
Generative AI's environmental impact in figures Scientists cast doubt on famous US groundhog's weather forecasts World's longest cargo sail ship launched in Turkey First major chunk breaks off world's biggest iceberg Portugal lawmakers take step toward deep-sea mining ban Green energy projects adding to Sami people's climate woes: Amnesty Indonesia deforestation rises for third year running: NGO Indonesia deforestation rose again in 2024: NGO Thailand orders stubble burning crackdown as pollution spikes 
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Geneva (AFP) Nov 12, 2009The World Health Organisation on Thursday called on doctors to use antiviral drugs swiftly on the most vulnerable swine flu patients, to prevent severe cases and avoid swamping hospitals. WHO clinical expert Niki Shindo said the agency would issue new guidelines targeting three key groups in countries where the A(H1N1) virus is spreading, to avoid severe cases that could kill within a week. ... more  
Loke, Ethiopia (AFP) Nov 14, 2009Standing amidst a group of scrawny fellow Ethiopian farmers, Tuke Shika points to the scorching sun when asked why his food reserves have dwindled this year. "The weather has changed, it's not as it used to be before," he laments. "The rains are increasingly erratic, and we are getting less and less yields." In Loke, 350 kilometres (215 miles) south of Addis Ababa, massive expanses of ... more  
Washington (AFP) Nov 13, 2009Greenland's ice sheet has melted faster than previously thought, according to the results of a two-year study published by the US journal Science. Scientists reported that warmer than usual summers accelerated ice loss to 273 cubic kilometers (65 cubic miles) of a year between 2006 and 2008, amounting to a 0.75 millimeter (0.02 inch) rise in global sea levels per year. "It is clear from ... more |
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Geneva (AFP) Nov 13, 2009More than 6,250 people have died in the swine flu pandemic, World Health Organisation data showed Friday, as the global death rate appeared to slow. The number of deaths from the A(H1N1) pandemic in the week to November 8 grew by about 179, against 224 a week earlier and a leap of about 700 in the last week of October. The pandemic now stretches across 206 countries or territories ... more 
Paris (AFP) Nov 13, 2009Investing billions today to protect threatened ecosystems and dwindling biodiversity would reap trillions in savings over the long haul, according to a UN-backed report issued Friday. More than a billion of Earth's poorest denizens depend directly on coral reefs, forests, mangroves, aquifers and other forms of "natural capital" to eke out a living. Unless world leaders take swift action ... more  
Amman, Jordan (UPI) Nov 13, 2009 A Jordanian academic has predicted that Israel will go to war with neighboring Lebanon and Egypt to get their water. An Arab water expert warns that Yemen's worsening water shortage, which is already causing civil unrest, will bolster extremist organizations that could ignite conflicts with nearby states. These two views reflect a widely held fear in the Middle East that global ... more |
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