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  Brussels (AFP) May 29, 2023 The European Union has doubled to 28 the number of aircraft available to help fight forest fires in the bloc and neighbouring countries, the EU commissioner for crisis management Janez Lenarcic said. The 10 water-bombing Canadair planes, 14 light amphibious planes and four helicopters will be on hand for what threatens to be a "busy, busy summer," he said in an interview with the European Newsroom, which groups European news agencies including AFP. "This year has already started much drier than ... read more |
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Shanghai swelters through hottest May day in 100 yearsShanghai (AFP) May 29, 2023 Shanghai recorded its hottest May day in more than 100 years on Monday, the city's meteorological service announced, shattering the previous high by a full degree. ... more  
Dangerous slowing of Antarctic ocean circulation sooner than expectedParis (AFP) May 26, 2023 Climate change-driven shifts in the circulation of waters to the deepest reaches of the ocean around Antarctica, which could reverberate across the planet and intensify global warming, are happening decades "ahead of schedule", according to new research. ... more 
Avalanche kills at least 10 in northern PakistanPeshawar, Pakistan (AFP) May 27, 2023 An avalanche killed at least 10 people in a remote area of northern Pakistan on Saturday, officials said, adding that poor weather and limited accessibility were hampering rescue efforts. ... more  
Fighting rages in Darfur as Sudan mediators report progressKhartoum (AFP) May 26, 2023 Fierce fighting between rival Sudanese forces on Friday rocked the western region of Darfur, witnesses said, as US and Saudi observers noted "improved respect" for a fragile ceasefire now in its fourth day. ... more |
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Children in quake-hit Syria learn in buses turned classroomsJindayris, Syria (AFP) May 25, 2023 In a dusty Syrian camp for earthquake survivors, school pupils line up and wait for a colourful bus to pull up. Since the disaster hit, they go to a classroom on wheels. ... more 
Bird flu fells nearly 9,000 marine creatures in ChileSantiago (AFP) May 25, 2023 Nearly 9,000 sea lions, penguins, otters and small cetaceans have died in an avian flu outbreak battering Chile's north coast, the South American country's fisheries service said Thursday. ... more  
Fungi and plants clean up California pollutionLos Angeles (AFP) May 26, 2023 In an industrial wasteland in Los Angeles, Kreigh Hampel is uprooting California buckwheat with a pitchfork to find out how much lead it has absorbed. ... more  
China deploys police, makes arrests after mosque clashesBeijing (AFP) May 30, 2023 China deployed hundreds of police and made arrests in a mostly Muslim southwestern town after clashes erupted over the planned partial demolition of a mosque, witnesses told AFP. ... more |
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Thousands flee wildfire in eastern CanadaOttawa (AFP) May 29, 2023 More than 16,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes in Canada's eastern province of Nova Scotia, officials said Monday, as one of hundreds of wildfires raging across the country threatened the city of Halifax. ... more 
France's Macron urges end to plastic pollution at global talksParis (AFP) May 29, 2023 French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday urged nations negotiating a world treaty against plastic pollution to put an end to today's "globalised and unsustainable" production model. ... more 
Meandering along the river Seine: France's roving plastic rubbishRouen, France (AFP) May 25, 2023 The scrap of red plastic in among the waterside reeds in northern France could be any fragment of the throwaway consumerism piling up across the planet, flowing into rivers, choking animals, even seeping into our bloodstreams. ... more  
World leaders congratulate Turkey's victorious ErdoganAnkara (AFP) May 29, 2023 Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin were among world leaders congratulating Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after he won Sunday's historic run-off election to extend his two-decade rule. ... more |
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Protecting India's tigers also good for climate: studyParis (AFP) May 25, 2023 India's efforts to protect its endangered tigers have inadvertently helped avoid a large amount of climate change-causing carbon emissions by preventing deforestation, a study said on Thursday. ... more  
Fate of Madrid's trees takes root in vote campaignMadrid (AFP) May 26, 2023 In Madrid, where summer temperatures are becoming increasingly unbearable due to climate change, the fate of the city's trees has become a hot-button topic ahead of Spain's local and regional elections. ... more  
In Venice, an architectural toolbox to adapt to climate changeVenice (AFP) May 24, 2023 From dry toilets to recovered water captured by air conditioners, the Venice Architecture Biennale is full of ideas for how to tackle climate change. ... more  
Tonga underwater volcano disrupted satellite signals halfway around the worldNagoya, Japan (SPX) May 24, 2023 An international team has used satellite- and ground-based ionospheric observations to demonstrate that an air pressure wave triggered by volcanic eruptions could produce an equatorial plasma bubble ... more |
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A role for meteoritic iron in the emergence of life on EarthHeidelberg, Germany (SPX) May 26, 2023 Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and Ludwig Maximilians University Munich have proposed a new scenario for the emergence of the first building blocks for life on Earth, roughl ... more  
GPS tracking reveals how a female baboon stopped using urban space after giving birthSwansea UK (SPX) May 26, 2023 A new study from Swansea University and the University of Cape Town provides the first documented evidence of a cessation in urban space use by a female baboon after giving birth: another example of ... more 
Missing Uyghur man 'accounted for': Amnesty InternationalHong Kong (AFP) May 30, 2023 A Uyghur man believed to be missing is "accounted for", rights group Amnesty International said, days after alleging he had disappeared after travelling to Hong Kong. ... more  
World's melting ice a hot topic for UNGeneva (AFP) May 30, 2023 The United Nations' weather agency announced Tuesday it was making the cryosphere a new top priority, saying the melting of sea ice, glaciers and permafrost posed a global threat. ... more |
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