Climate Change
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Study: Amazon Rainforest May Face Tipping Point by 2050
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The Amazon rainforest is facing a barrage of pressures that might tip it into lar...
February 21, 2024
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Japanese Government Unveils Liquefied CO2 Transportation Ship ‘Excool’
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry on Friday unveiled the liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) trans...
February 17, 2024
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Greenland Has Lost More Ice than Previously Thought
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Climate change has caused Greenland’s ice sheet to lose 20% more ice than previou...
February 14, 2024
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Australia Scientists Pluck Rare Handfish from Ocean Due to Climate Risk
SYDNEY (AFP-Jiji) — Scientists have collected 25 extremely rare red handfish from the ocean off Aust...
February 7, 2024
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Colombian Mission to Antarctica Analyzes Climate Change Footprints
ABOARD THE ARC SIMON BOLIVAR (AFP-Jiji) — Colombia’s 10th Antarctic Expedition is making its way to ...
February 3, 2024
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Climate Science Advisers Tell EU to Phase Out Fossil Fuels
BRUSSELS (Reuters) — The European Union will need to revamp its policies to deliver a fossil fuel ph...
January 25, 2024
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London Underprepared for Deadly Climate Change Risks
LONDON (Reuters) — London is underprepared for the heatwaves, flooding and rising sea levels it is f...
January 24, 2024
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December Rain Helps Many Australian Farmers but West Stays Dry
CANBERRA (Reuters) — Large parts of southern and eastern Australia saw above average rainfall in Dec...
January 18, 2024
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Tunisian Villages Suffer Drought, Climate Change
OULED OMAR, Tunisia (AFP-Jiji) — Tunisian villager Ounissa Mazhoud ties two empty jerry cans to a do...
December 21, 2023
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Japan Plans to Subtract ‘Blue Carbon’ from CO2 Emissions; Seaweed Said to Lock Up Carbon for Longer than Land Plants
DUBAI — The government plans to subtract “blue carbon” when calculating Japan’s greenhouse gas emiss...
December 8, 2023
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Japan Among Over 60 Nations Pledging to Cut 68% of Cooling Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050 from 2022 Level
DUBAI — Japan was among the 63 nations that have signed a global pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emi...
December 7, 2023
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Heat Wave Speeds Up Turtle Hatching in Peru
SAN JOSE DE LUPUNA, Peru (Reuters) — In the Peruvian Amazon, an extended heat wave and drought have ...
December 6, 2023
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Kishida Says Japan Will Not Construct New Unabated Coal Power Plants at COP28
DUBAI — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Japan will not build any new coal-fired power plants that ...
December 2, 2023
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Gov. Koike Announces Plans for ‘Hydrogen Exchange’ at COP 28; Looks to Boost Adoption of Energy Source
DUBAI — Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike delivered a speech unveiling plans to establish a “hydrogen exchange...
December 2, 2023
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Japan Swelters During Hottest Autumn on Record; 2023 Looks to Become Japan’s Hottest Ever Year
Japan experienced its hottest autumn on record this year, with the September-November period soaring...
December 2, 2023
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