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  Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Feb 27, 2025 At least 70 people have died from cholera and more than 2,200 have been infected in southern Sudan over the past week, Save the Children said Thursday, citing health ministry data. The outbreak White Nile state capital Kosti, followed a reported drone strike on the Um Dabakar power station, 275 kilometres (170 miles) south of Khartoum, which disrupted access to clean water. It comes as Sudan's healthcare system, crippled by a brutal civil war nearing its second year, struggles amid tens of thous ... read more |
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Over 500,000 Afghans displaced due to climate disasters in 2024: IOMKabul (AFP) Feb 27, 2025 More than half a million people in Afghanistan were displaced due to climate disasters in 2024, the International Organization for Migration said in a country report published on Tuesday. ... more 
Hundreds of firings at key US climate agency: lawmakerWashington (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 Hundreds of scientists and experts have been fired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a leading US agency responsible for weather forecasting, climate analysis, marine conservation and more, a Democratic lawmaker said Thursday. ... more  
Climate crisis revives Soviet hydro plan in Central AsiaToktogul, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) Feb 27, 2025 Central Asian countries are setting rivalries aside to build a giant hydroelectric plant originally planned in Soviet times, a bid to strengthen energy and food security and mitigate the effects of climate change. ... more  
World agrees hard-fought nature funding plan at UN talksRome (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 Nations cheered a last-gasp deal to map out funding to protect nature Thursday, breaking a deadlock at UN talks seen as a test for international cooperation in the face of geopolitical tensions. ... more |
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China missed key climate target last year: official dataBeijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 China missed a key climate target in 2024 and emissions in the world's second-largest economy rose slightly as coal remained dominant despite record renewable additions, official data showed Friday. ... more |
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Court overturns New Zealand White Island eruption convictionSydney (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 New Zealand's High Court on Friday dismissed criminal findings against a company that in 2019 granted tourist access to an island volcano that erupted and killed 22 people. ... more 
How did this man's brain turn to glass? Scientists have a theoryParis (AFP) Feb 27, 2025 A young man was lying in his bed when a viciously hot cloud of ash swept down from the erupting Mount Vesuvius and turned his brain to glass almost 2,000 years ago. ... more 
La Reunion residents ordered indoors as 'purple alert' cyclone nearsSaint-Denis De La Reunion (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 Residents of the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion were ordered Friday to stay indoors as a cyclone bore down that authorities said could bring gusts of 200 kilometres per hour (125 mph) and sea swells more than eight metres (26 feet) high. ... more  
Japan forest fire kills one, prompts evacuationsTokyo (AFP) Feb 27, 2025 At least one person has died in a wildfire that damaged more than 80 buildings and forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents in Japan, authorities said Thursday. ... more |
 
UN requests $2.5 billion for DRC humanitarian planUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 27, 2025 The DR Congo government and the United Nations on Thursday appealed for $2.54 billion in humanitarian assistance this year, aimed at aiding millions affected by conflict, epidemics and natural disasters. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Federal judge orders Trump administration to rescind 'illegal' layoff memoWashington DC (UPI) Feb 27, 2025 A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to rescind a Office of Personnel Management memo directing agencies to determine whether employees should be fired. ... more 
Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker jailed over 2019 mob attackHong Kong (AFP) Feb 27, 2025 A Hong Kong court jailed a former pro-democracy lawmaker and six others on Thursday for rioting in relation to a mob attack in 2019, despite lawyers arguing that the men were victims not aggressors. ... more  
What are China's annual 'Two Sessions' meetings?Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 Thousands of delegates from across China will gather in Beijing next week as the country kicks off its annual legislative sessions, one of the most important political events of the year. ... more  
Trump eyes 65% staff cut at US environmental agencyWashington (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration aims to cut around 65 percent of staff at the Environmental Protection Agency, a key regulatory body that works on a range of areas, including climate change. ... more |
Britons advised to cut meat, air travel to reach net zero targetsLondon (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 Britons will have to pay more to fly and should forego two-steaks worth of meat a week if the country is to meet net zero targets, the government's advisory body said Wednesday. ... more  
Anger as German conservatives question NGO fundingBerlin (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 Left-wing parties in the German parliament reacted with consternation on Wednesday after the conservatives, fresh from their election win, demanded more scrutiny of a list of government-funded projects. ... more 
In Somalia, 4.4 million people risk hunger by June: reportUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 Nearly 4.4 million people will be at risk of hunger in Somalia by June due in particular to drought, a UN-supported report said Wednesday. ... more  
Death toll from Afghanistan's rain, hail rises to 39: officialsKabul (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 The death toll from recent heavy rain and hail in three Afghan provinces has risen by 10 to 39, disaster management officials said on Wednesday. ... more |
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The quest to extend human life is both fascinating and fraught with moral perilBloomington IN (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 "Who wants to live forever?" Freddie Mercury mournfully asks in Queen's 1986 song of the same name. The answer: Quite a few people - so much so that life extension has long been a cottage indu ... more  
Giant ice sheets shaped Earth's evolution by altering ocean chemistrySydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 New research from Curtin University has revealed that ancient glaciers played a crucial role in shaping Earth's environment, paving the way for the emergence of complex life. By chemically ana ... more 
Harnessing Fog for Water Supply in the World's Driest RegionsParis, France (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 Chile's Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, receives less than 1 mm of rainfall annually. Water supplies in the region largely depend on underground reservoirs that were last replenis ... more  
Glacial Fracking Identified as Undetected Arctic Methane SourceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 Researchers Gabrielle Kleber and Leonard Magerl from the Centre for Ice, Cryosphere, Carbon and Climate (iC3) at UiT The Arctic University of Norway have revealed a previously unidentified source of ... more |
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European leaders, Trudeau gather in Kyiv as Putin-Trump relationship changes eveythingWashington DC (UPI) Feb 24, 2025 More than a dozen European leaders and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau descended on Kyiv on Monday in a show of support marking the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion. ... more |
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Melting Glaciers Accelerate Freshwater Loss and Global Sea-Level RiseBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 Glaciers, distinct from the massive ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica, covered an area of 705,221 square kilometers globally in 2000 and held approximately 121,728 billion tons of ice. Since th ... more 
Resilient Algae Accelerate Greenland Ice MeltBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 As the Arctic spring arrives earlier each year due to climate change, ice-dwelling algae are expanding their reach across Greenland's ice sheet, potentially accelerating its melt. These algae contai ... more 
Underwater canyon study informs landslide risk evaluationBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 24, 2025 The German research vessel SONNE is set to launch an expedition near New Zealand. Led by Kiel University, teams from CAU and the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel will explore underwat ... more 
Antarctica's Only Native Insect Adapts to Extreme Climate with Unique Dormancy StrategyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 When thinking of Antarctic wildlife, penguins often come to mind, yet the continent is also home to a unique flightless midge, Belgica antarctica, the only known insect native to the region. This ti ... more |
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