Climate Change
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Satellite imagery shows Antarctic ice shelf crumbling faster than thought
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Antarctica’s coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature...
August 17, 2022
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Source of Thames River dries up in scorched U.K.
ASHTON KEYNES, England (AFP-Jiji) — At the end of a dusty track in southwest England where the Thame...
August 17, 2022
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Driest July in memory imperils Europe’s crops
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — As much of Europe bakes in a third heat wave since June, fears are growing that e...
August 13, 2022
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Hotter summers mean almost all Florida turtles are born female
MARATHON, Fla. (Reuters) — Florida’s sea turtles are grappling with a gender imbalance made worse by...
August 13, 2022
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Melting glaciers imperil villages in Pakistan
HASSANABAD, Pakistan (AFP-Jiji) — As dawn broke over Javed Rahi’s Pakistani mountain village, a loud...
August 4, 2022
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Study: Science offers basis for national climate damage claims
A scientific basis exists to calculate how much one country’s carbon emissions have damaged the econ...
August 3, 2022
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U.S. mega drought spells trouble at Hoover Dam
LAKE MEAD, Colo. (AFP-Jiji) — Millions of gallons of Colorado River water hurtle through the Hoover ...
July 20, 2022
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Webinar discusses future of decarbonization in Asia
Online panelists from five Asian countries shared their views on the future of renewable energy in A...
June 16, 2022
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Cities, towns make use of local characteristics for decarbonization
The Environment Ministry in April selected 26 sites in 19 prefectures as decarbonization leading are...
May 17, 2022
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Overuse, climate change kill off Iraq’s Sawa Lake
SAWA LAKE, Iraq (AFP-Jiji) — A “No Fishing” sign on the edge of Iraq’s western desert is one of the ...
May 4, 2022
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Restoring damaged land key to climate, biodiversity goals
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Unsustainable farming is on track to increase the amount of severely degraded lan...
May 4, 2022
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Global warming: Even cacti can’t take heat
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Sixty percent of cactus species will wind up in less hospitable climates over the...
April 27, 2022
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Sustainable aviation fuel taking off worldwide
The move toward sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) derived from cooking oil, household garbage and othe...
April 12, 2022
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Mitsubishi to enter green hydrogen business in Europe through Dutch subsidiary
Mitsubishi Corp. will enter the green hydrogen business in collaboration with companies such as Brit...
April 7, 2022
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The world is running out of options to hit climate goals, U.N. report shows
The world is on track to blaze past a crucial climate target within eight years, some of the planet'...
April 5, 2022
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