Climate Change
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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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The Resumption of the Israel-Hamas War Casts Long Shadow over COP28 Climate Talks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As world leaders gathered for the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, ...
December 2, 2023
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Harris Heads to Dubai to Tackle Delicate Tasks of Talking Climate and Israel-Hamas War
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will tackle two delicate tasks this weekend in Dubai:...
December 2, 2023
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Japan to Stop Building Unabated Coal Power Plants, Kishida tells COP28
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan will stop building new coal power plants that do not have emission reduction...
December 2, 2023
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Peru Glaciers Decimated by Climate Change
LIMA (Reuters) — Peru has lost 56% of its tropical glaciers in the last six decades due to climate c...
November 30, 2023
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Droughts in Zimbabwe Take Toll on Wildlife, Cause More Clashes
GONAREZHOU NATIONAL PARK, Zimbabwe (AP) — In a remote southeastern corner of Zimbabwe, people watche...
November 30, 2023
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Greenland Glaciers Melt 5 Times Faster than 20 Yrs Ago
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) — Global warming has increased the speed at which glaciers in Greenland are mel...
November 22, 2023
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Warm Weather Keeps Cranes in Hungary Longer
HORTOBAGY, Hungary (Reuters) — The plains of eastern Hungary have seen a record number of cranes sta...
November 15, 2023
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Europe’s Wind Power Goal Hits New Snag: Security
NYSTED WIND FARM, Denmark (Reuters) — As Europe turns to renewable sources to diversify energy suppl...
November 9, 2023
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Landscape Discovered under Antarctic Ice
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Scientists revealed on Oct. 24 that they had discovered a vast, hidden landscape ...
November 1, 2023
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Food Scarce in Guatemalan Village after Debilitating Droughts, Storms
EL AGUACATE, Guatemala (Reuters) — Maria Concepcion Rodriguez woke early and lowered herself to the ...
October 28, 2023
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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Falls 57% in Sept.
SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell 56.8% in September compared t...
October 28, 2023
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