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Tiny indigenous land highlights Brazil’s environmental woes
Environment

Tiny indigenous land highlights Brazil’s environmental woes

SAO PAULO (AP) — Their bodies painted black, dozens of members the Brazil’s Guarani Mbya tribe lift their hands and…
Greta Thunberg puts Africa’s climate activists in media spotlight
World

Greta Thunberg puts Africa’s climate activists in media spotlight

After a racism debate in Davos on the invisibility of African climate activists, Greta Thunberg held a press conference Friday…
As forests burn around the world, drinking water is at risk
Science

As forests burn around the world, drinking water is at risk

Fabric curtains stretch across the huge Warragamba Dam to trap ash and sediment expected to wash off wildfire-scorched slopes and…
Locusts the latest curse of East Africa weather extremes
World

Locusts the latest curse of East Africa weather extremes

Billions of locusts swarming through East Africa are the result of extreme weather swings and could prove catastrophic for a…
Oil industry in Davos: torn between Greta and Trump
World

Oil industry in Davos: torn between Greta and Trump

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Oil majors are at the sharp end of the climate debate and face a bewildering balancing…
Canadian air tanker crashes while fighting Australia bushfires, 3 dead
World

Canadian air tanker crashes while fighting Australia bushfires, 3 dead

MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) – A Canadian-owned C-130 Hercules air tanker crashed while fighting bushfires in Australia’s alpine region on Thursday, killing…
Thunberg condemns climate inaction as Trump joins Davos
World

Thunberg condemns climate inaction as Trump joins Davos

Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday slammed the business elite for doing “basically nothing” on climate change, as the…
Australia’s farmers count cost after bushfires wipe out livestock
World

Australia’s farmers count cost after bushfires wipe out livestock

In the wake of ferocious bushfires that tore through Kangaroo Island, local farmer Rick Morris has endured the grueling task…
Locust outbreak, most serious in 25 years, hits East Africa
World

Locust outbreak, most serious in 25 years, hits East Africa

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The most serious outbreak of locusts in 25 years is spreading across East Africa and…
‘We can’t wait’: Maldives desperate for funds as islands risk going under
Science

‘We can’t wait’: Maldives desperate for funds as islands risk going under

NEW DELHI (Reuters) — The tropical Maldives may lose entire islands unless it can quickly access cheap financing to fight…
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