Climate Change
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In Iraq’s Summer, Residents of Kurdistan’s Arbil Ache for Water
ARBIL, Iraq (AFP-Jiji) — The taps have run dry, and the wells are almost empty. In the capital of...
September 7, 2024
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Antarctica Experiences Long Winter Heatwave
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Antarctica, the world’s coldest continent, is experiencing an exceptionally lo...
August 29, 2024
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Analysis / Carbon Offset Setback Risks Corporate Backtrack on Climate Goals
LONDON (Reuters) — Stalled efforts to expand companies’ use of carbon credits to offset greenhous...
August 22, 2024
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Sicily’s Orange Growers Call for Help As Drought Threatens Output
ROME (Reuters) — Sicily’s orange farmers warned on Aug. 13 that searing heat and drought risked w...
August 22, 2024
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Greenland Fossils Reveal Greater Sea-level Threat from Climate Change
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — In the not-too-distant past, Greenland lived up to its name.
...August 22, 2024
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Sake Brewer Uses Music, Modern Methods to Counter Climate Impact
ReutersSake is poured at a ‘tpb,’a sake bar run by Tokyo Port Brewing, in Minato Ward Tokyo on July ...
August 1, 2024
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Booties, Sunglasses, Indoor Dog Parks — How to Keep Pets Cool
PHOENIX (AP) — As much of the world swelters, it’s not just people who need help with the dog day...
July 31, 2024
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Unusual Rainfall Brings Winter Flowers to Atacama Desert
COPIAPO, Chile (AFP-Jiji) — Large swaths of the Atacama desert, the driest on the planet, have be...
July 27, 2024
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Alaska Glaciers May Hit Irreversible Melting Point Sooner than Expected
Glaciers in the Juneau Icefield in southeastern Alaska are melting at a faster rate than previous...
July 17, 2024
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‘Nature’s Mirror’: Climate Change Batters Butterflies in Albania
VLORA, Albania (AFP-Jiji) — Bright yellow, black, red and blue, Alexanor butterflies once flutter...
July 4, 2024
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Giant Animal Puppets Launch 20,000-km Trip to Raise Climate Awareness
LONDON (Reuters) — Life-sized lion and antelope puppets took their first steps at the London laun...
July 4, 2024
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U.N. Survey: 4 in 5 People Want More Climate Action
UNITED NATIONS (AFP-Jiji) — Four in every five people want their country to strengthen its commit...
July 4, 2024
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‘Life Goes on’ — Panama Islanders Relocated As Sea Level Rises
CARTI SUGTUPU, Panama (AFP-Jiji) — Alberto Lopez prepares breakfast with water lapping at his ank...
July 4, 2024
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Colombian Underwater ‘Art Gallery’ Serves as Coral Home
ISLA FUERTE, Colombia (AFP-Jiji) — On the Caribbean seafloor, an unusual sculpture gallery is tak...
July 4, 2024
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African Countries Fear Losing More Elephants to Drought
LIVINGSTONE, Zambia (Reuters) — Southern African countries home to the largest elephant populatio...
June 13, 2024
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