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Urban temps turning cities into 'ovens,' UN Chief Heat Officer warns May 14, 2025
Eleni Myrivili, Global Chief Heat Officer for UN-Habitat, said cities are 'the Ground Zero of heat' due to their dire impacts on...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 133 min read


As the world heats up, the UN cools itself the cool way: with water May 13, 2025
As more people want to stay cool in a planet that is steadily heating up, energy experts point to water-based systems as a good...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 123 min read


Salt of the earth: Pilot project helping reclaim Sri Lankan farms May 13, 2025
Sri Lankan Special Task Force soldiers work at a plantation in their model farm at Katukurunda. Increasing salinity is slowly swallowing...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 124 min read


Norway's Equinor May Scrap US Offshore Wind Project May 13, 2025
Construction began last year, and it was expected to start electricity production in 2027. Photo by Brigitta Schneiter on Unsplash By AFP...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 121 min read


UK lab promises air-con revolution without polluting gases May 13, 2025
A 'solid refrigerant' used by Barocal at their headquarters in Cambridge (HENRY NICHOLLS)HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP/AFP By AFP - Agence France...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 123 min read


Indians buy 14 million ACs a year, and need many more May 12, 2025
A record 14 million AC units were sold in India last year, with a ninefold increase in residential ownership forecast by mid-century...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 114 min read


Kazakhstan To Dredge Port For Key China-EU Trade Route May 12,2025
The Middle Corridor: How Kazakhstan is Carving its Niche in Europe-Asia Transport By AFP - Agence France Presse Kazakhstan To Dredge Port...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 112 min read


Copenhagen to provide giveaways to eco-friendly tourists May 12, 2025
Copenhagen will offer rebates at tourist sites to visitors who use bikes and pick up trash (Asger Korsgaard Jensen) By AFP - Agence...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 112 min read


Germany's Merz Urges EU To Scrap Green Business Rules May 11, 2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a joint press conference with the European Commission president at the EU headquarters in Brussels...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 101 min read


Floods In Eastern DR Congo Kill More Than 100: Local Officials May 11, 2025
People in Kinshasa’s Pompage district were affected after the Congo River overflowed. (AFP/Getty Images file) By AFP - Agence France...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 101 min read


African Charity Admits Abuses Against Locals At Congo Park May 11, 2025
Odzala-Kokoua National Park is one of 23 protected areas run by African Parks By AFP - Agence France Presse African Charity Admits Abuses...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 103 min read


Gabon Longs To Cash In On Sacred Hallucinogenic Remedy May 10, 2025
Gabon wants to cash in on iboga's popularity in treating mental illness and addiction ( Photo: Nao Mukadi) By AFP - Agence France Presse...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 94 min read


Thousands Confined Indoors By Toxic Chlorine Cloud In Spain May 10, 2025
The toxic cloud, near Barcelona, was caused by a blaze in a warehouse storing pool cleaning products © LLUIS GENE / AFP By AFP - Agence...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 92 min read


Two Men Found Guilty Of Chopping Down Iconic UK Tree May 10, 2025
The tree at Sycamore Gap had stood for nearly 200 years in northern England (OLI SCARFF) By AFP - Agence France Presse Two Men Found...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 93 min read


Nigeria Fishing River Reels From Changing Climate May 9, 2025
Fishermen use nets to catch fish as they lie on calabashes in the Sokoto river, locally called Maten Fada, in Argungu, Kebbi State, in...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 84 min read


THE GREEN VOICE OF THE VATICAN: THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGACY OF FRANCIS - OPINION May 9, 2025
Pope Francis is planting a tree (green oak) in the Vatican gardens. THE GREEN VOICE OF THE VATICAN: THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGACY OF FRANCIS...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 82 min read


Jungle music: Chimp drumming reveals building blocks of human rhythm May 9, 2025
The idea that ape drumming might hold clues to the origins of human musicality has long fascinated scientists (Adrian Soldati) (Adrian...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 82 min read


Global Temperatures Stuck At Near-Record Highs In April: EU Monitor May 9, 2025
Scientists are unanimous that Earth's climate is changing because of human activity and that global warming is making extreme weather...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 83 min read


French Hunter Given Suspended Term For Killing Endangered Bear 08/05/2025
A brown bear in the Pyrenees. Photograph: Hemis/Alamy By AFP - Agence France Presse French Hunter Given Suspended Term For Killing...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 73 min read


COP30 Can Be A Turning Point In Climate Fight, Says President May 8, 2025
André Corrêa do Lago, COP 30 president-designate. Foto: Rafa Neddermeyer/ COP30 By AFP - Agence France Presse COP30 Can Be A Turning...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 72 min read
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