climate change
Tiny indigenous land highlights Brazil’s environmental woes
Environment
February 6, 2020
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
February 1, 2020
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
January 31, 2020
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
January 25, 2020
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
January 23, 2020
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
January 23, 2020
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
January 21, 2020
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
January 18, 2020
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
January 17, 2020
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
January 17, 2020
‘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…