Climate Change
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Conservationists: Half of Mangrove Ecosystems at Risk
GENEVA (AFP-Jiji) — Half of the world’s mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapse due to climat...
May 30, 2024
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Volunteers Race to Save Mexico’s Howler Monkeys in Heat Wave
COMALCALCO, Mexico (AFP-Jiji) — Volunteers are rushing to hoist food and water up into trees in s...
May 30, 2024
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As Climate Shifts, Leafhopper Bug Plagues Argentina’s Corn Fields
CORDOBA PROVINCE, Argentina (Reuters) — Global warming has brought Argentina’s corn farmers a dan...
May 23, 2024
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Study: Summer ’23 Was Hottest in 2,000 Years
LONDON (Reuters) — The intense northern hemisphere summer heat that drove wildfires across the Me...
May 22, 2024
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Japan to Formulate New National Strategy for Green Transformation with Target Year of 2040
The government has decided to formulate a new national strategy that includes a path for decarbon...
May 14, 2024
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Wine Growers on Tip of Africa Race to Adapt to Climate Change
STELLENBOSCH, South Africa (AFP-Jiji) — At a South African wine farm, dry, uprooted grapevines ar...
May 8, 2024
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In Ecuadorean Amazon, Butterflies Provide a Gauge of Climate Change
CUYABENO, Ecuador (AFP-Jiji) — Biologists on a trail in the Ecuadorean Amazon hold their breath a...
May 8, 2024
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NASA Chief Asks Nations to Work Together on Climate Change
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — NASA is hoping that nations will work together more closely in the future...
May 2, 2024
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Rising Temperatures Upend Migratory Bird Habitats
LEZHE, Albania (AFP-Jiji) — Long considered a Garden of Eden for migratory birds, the Vain Lagoon...
May 1, 2024
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Coral Reefs Are Bleaching. What Does That Mean?
LONDON (Reuters) — Huge stretches of coral reef around the world are turning a ghostly white this...
April 25, 2024
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Jellyfish Invade Venezuelan Waters, Worrying Fishermen
CHORONI, Venezuela (AFP-Jiji) — A thick bloom of jellyfish of varying hues drifts in the turquois...
April 20, 2024
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Austria Risks Becoming Largely ‘Ice-free’ within 45 Years
VIENNA (AFP-Jiji) — Austria is set to become largely “ice-free” within 45 years, the country’s Al...
April 19, 2024
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U.N. Climate Chief Presses for Faster Action
OXFORD, England (AP) — Humanity has only two years left “to save the world” by making dramatic ch...
April 17, 2024
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‘Extremely Active’ Hurricane Season Predicted for 2024
HOUSTON (Reuters) — Weather forecasters at Colorado State University (CSU) on April 4 predicted a...
April 11, 2024
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‘Trust Science,’ Paris Mayor Tells Air Conditioning Athletes
PARIS (Reuters) — With competing nations split over whether to enter into the spirit of the “Gree...
March 29, 2024
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