Category: Environment
Wildfires continue to devastate Brazil’s vital ecological landscapes amid the country’s worst-ever recorded drought, with the latest – apparently man-made – fire engulfing the protected Brasília National Park in flames on Monday, and shrouding and the capital in smoke. A…
A seismic signal heard across the world last September for nine days has been traced back to a trapped tsunami triggered by a landslide in the remote fjords of Greenland. Climate scientists say that the collapse seems to have been…
Paris (AFP) – Humanity has made great strides in recent decades: air is cleaner; poverty, deforestation and childhood mortality have fallen; gasoline cars — and maybe coal — are on the way out. Palm oil — the sworn enemy of environmental…
Koh Tao (Thailand) (AFP) – Record-high sea temperatures are bleaching coral reefs worldwide and putting a new focus on attempts to restore these key marine ecosystems. Conservation divers inspect an artificial structure for coral planting around Koh Tao island in Thailand ©…
Paris (AFP) – Organisers of the 2024 Paris Olympics promised to take “unprecedented” action for the climate by halving the carbon footprint of previous Games and financing projects to reduce planet-heating greenhouse gases. Organisers of the 2024 Paris Olympics promised to…
Washington (AFP) – Deadly heat that blanketed the United States, Mexico and Central America recently was made 35 times more likely due to global warming, an international network of climate scientists said on Thursday. People protect themselves from the sun during…
Paris (AFP) – A climate activist was arrested on Saturday for sticking an adhesive poster on a Monet painting at the Musee d’Orsay in Paris to draw attention to global warming, a police source told AFP. The activist warned about global…
Paris (AFP) – The world experience an average of 26 more days of extreme heat over the last 12 months that would probably not have occurred without climate change, a report said on Tuesday. Heat is the leading cause of climate-related…
Sean Baker’s “Anora”, a whirlwind Brooklyn odyssey about an erotic dancer who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, won the Palme d’Or on Saturday as female-focused stories dominated the awards at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Director Sean…
London (AFP) – Early springs, droughts and floods are influencing this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, which is keener than ever to reflect the changing climate and cut its own carbon footprint. This year’s Chelsea Flower Show is expecting to attract more…
