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  Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Mar 21, 2025 For nearly 70 years scientists have been probing, measuring, drilling and generally getting to know South Cascade Glacier in the US Northwest, developing and honing skills now used worldwide. Generations of glaciologists have studied the slow-moving ice mass in Washington state, which was named "glacier of the year" on Friday by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and is one of five "benchmark" US glaciers, keeping tabs on how they are changing as human activity warms the Earth. While gl ... read more |
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How melting glaciers affect everyday livesGeneva (AFP) Mar 21, 2025 The melting of glaciers - a direct consequence of global warming - is accelerating, with dramatic consequences for lives and livelihoods. ... more 
'It was beautiful': Mount Kenya's glaciers melting awayMeru, Kenya (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 Charles Kibaki Muchiri traced the water trickling across the surface of the Lewis Glacier with his fingers, illustrating how quickly climate change is melting the huge ice blocks off of Africa's second-highest mountain. ... more  
Soil and sediment lock away more CO2 than thought: studyParis (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 Soil, river sediment and dead vegetation lock away more planet-warming CO2 caused by humanity than trees, said a new study published Thursday, challenging long-held assumptions about how Earth stores carbon. ... more 
World's glacier mass shrank again in 2024, says UNGeneva (AFP) Mar 21, 2025 All 19 of the world's glacier regions experienced a net loss of mass in 2024 for the third consecutive year, the United Nations said on Friday, warning that saving the planet's glaciers was now a matter of "survival". ... more |
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UN chief condemns 'intolerable' suffering in GazaGeneva (AFP) Mar 18, 2025 UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said Gazans were being subjected to an "intolerable level of suffering" following the most intense Israeli airstrikes in Gaza since a fragile ceasefire took effect. ... more |
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Separatist group presses boycott over 'ecocide' in PapuaJakarta (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 More than 90 West Papuan tribes, political organisations and religious groups called on Thursday for a boycott of products allegedly implicated in the "ecocide" of the region, according to a separatist group. ... more  
Chinese tariffs on Canadian agricultural products kick inBeijing (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 Chinese tariffs on Canadian products including rapeseed oil and pork come into effect Thursday, with an industry lobby warning the new levies will have a "devastating impact" on farmers. ... more  
20 months in prison for US man over China repatriation plotNew York (AFP) Mar 19, 2025 A New York businessman was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Wednesday for his role in a plot to force a US resident to return to China. ... more  
'We will preserve them': saving Cambodia's crocodilesPhnom Tamao, Cambodia (AFP) Mar 18, 2025 A motorbike rider inches slowly over bumpy terrain deep in Cambodia's Virachey national park, carefully adjusting the basket strapped behind him. Inside is precious cargo - a critically endangered Siamese crocodile. ... more |
One dead, two missing in Ecuador bridge collapse; N. Macedonia buries victims of deadly nightclub fireGuayaquil, Ecuador (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 At least one person was killed and two others were missing after a busy 200-meter (656-foot) suspension bridge in Ecuador collapsed, tipping several vehicles into a river, local authorities said Thursday. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Suspended jail term sought for French hunter who killed bearFoix, France (AFP) Mar 19, 2025 A prosecutor on Wednesday demanded that an 81-year-old French hunter be handed a four-month suspended jail sentence for killing an endangered female bear that had attacked him in the Pyrenees in 2021. ... more  
Two people found after surviving Swedish avalancheStockholm (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 Two people were found Thursday after surviving an avalanche in Sweden's far north that was also believed to have swept away a helicopter on the ground, police said. ... more  
Flights cancelled after Indonesia volcano eruptionJakarta (AFP) Mar 21, 2025 At least seven international flights from Indonesia's resort island Bali have been cancelled, an airport official said Friday, after a volcano in the archipelago nation's east erupted, shooting dark ash eight kilometres into the sky. ... more 
The watchers who prey on Israel's falcon poachersUrim, Israel (AFP) Mar 21, 2025 For the volunteer watchers scanning southern Israel's wheatfields, protecting migratory falcons from poachers is a highly coordinated security operation. ... more |
Scientists aim to uncover cause of unexpected warmth in Everest glacierLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 20, 2025 A research team is finalizing preparations for an ambitious expedition to Nepal's Mount Everest next month, where they aim to investigate why ice within one of its most prominent glaciers is near me ... more  
Sea levels surged after last ice age according to new studyBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 20, 2025 New geological research has clarified how rapidly and extensively global sea levels rose following the end of the last ice age, approximately 11,700 years ago. This discovery holds critical importan ... more 
In poor areas of Peru's capital, running water is a dreamLima (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 In the bone-dry hills overlooking Lima, the luxury of running water is just a dream for thousands of Peruvians who get theirs delivered by tanker truck. ... more  
Make progress on deforestation pledge, nations urged before COP30Paris (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 Civil society groups and academics urged governments Thursday to take actual steps toward fulfilling a stalled pledge to end deforestation before this year's UN climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon. ... more |
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Too much water: Gold rush, climate change submerge Bolivian villageTipuani, Bolivia (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 Navigating a makeshift raft between drifting furniture and submerged cars, Rafael Quispe steers through his village in western Bolivia, where the streets were turned into rivers two months ago. ... more 
Canada canola farmers squeezed by trade wars on two frontsMontreal (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 To sow or not to sow? Canola farmers in Canada's vast western Prairies region have found themselves in the crossfire of trade wars with both the United States and China. ... more 
Indonesia passes bill allowing military in more govt rolesJakarta (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 Indonesia's parliament on Thursday amended a law to allow members of the military to hold more government roles, despite criticisms it would expand the armed forces' role in civilian affairs. ... more 
Mozambique cyclone cluster raises fears of new normJohannesburg (AFP) Mar 19, 2025 Three cyclones have battered Mozambique in three months, pounding one of the world's most impoverished regions, pushing thousands of people into distress and leaving experts wondering whether more frequent storms will become the norm. ... more |
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One dead, one missing as storm lashes southern SpainConstantina, Spain (AFP) Mar 18, 2025 A woman died and her husband remained missing on Tuesday after a swollen stream swept away their car during a violent storm in southern Spain, officials said. ... more |
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S.Sudan carries out air strike against civilians: local officialJuba (AFP) Mar 19, 2025 South Sudan has carried out another air strike against civilians in the northwest of the country, critically wounding a child, a local official and witness said on Wednesday, amid fears of renewed conflict. ... more 
China says acted 'in accordance with the law' after 4 Canadians executedBeijing (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 China said on Thursday it acted "in accordance with the law" despite condemnation from Canada over the execution of four Canadian citizens in recent weeks. ... more  
ESA's Mobile Navigation Lab Tackles Arctic Interference TestingParis, France (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 Above the Arctic Circle on Norway's Andoya Island, three ESA radionavigation engineers take a brief respite from their demanding mission, playing shuffleboard as sheep graze under the aurora boreali ... more  
ICEYE expands satellite fleet with latest launch and unveils advanced Gen4 imaging systemBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 17, 2025 ICEYE, a global frontrunner in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite-based Earth Observation and disaster monitoring, has deployed four new satellites, each equipped with 25 cm resolution capabil ... more |
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