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  Hobart, Australia (SPX) Jan 24, 2025 
The size of the Antarctic ice sheet can be hard to comprehend. Two kilometres thick on average and covering nearly twice the area of Australia, the ice sheet holds enough freshwater to raise global ... more |
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 Stockholm (AFP) Jan 23, 2025 
Sweden and Finland, Europe's most forested countries, are not doing enough to protect their primary and old-growth forests, falling short of EU commitments, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in a report Thursday. ... more |
 Buffalo NY (SPX) Jan 24, 2025 
In the quest to take the "forever" out of "forever chemicals," bacteria might be our ally.
Most remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) involves adsorbing and trapping them, ... more |
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Bangkok (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 
Air pollution in the Thai capital forced more than 350 schools to close on Friday, city authorities said, the highest number in five years. ... more |
 Washington (AFP) Jan 23, 2025 
Billionaire entrepreneur Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday that his foundation will step in to fund the UN climate change body after President Donald Trump declared the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement for the second time. ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 24, 2025 
Hydrogen derived from coke oven gas, a byproduct of steel production, has emerged as the most cost-effective option for supporting "calcium looping," a promising method for carbon capture. Researche ... more |
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Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 
France on Friday asked the European Union to suspend "indefinitely" landmark new rules on environmental and human rights supply chain standards, saying they were too burdensome for businesses. ... more |
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Hua Hin, Thailand (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 
Flying through Bangkok's cloudless blue skies, a small aircraft sprays a white mist over a thick haze of pea soup smog below. ... more |
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London, UK (SPX) Jan 24, 2025 
Climate change, while posing major challenges to agriculture, could also expand the range of crops grown in the UK by 2080. According to a study led by the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH ... more |
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Baghdad (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 
Iraqi grocery store owner Abu Amjad al-Zubaidi is grappling with asthma, a condition his doctor blames on emissions from a nearby power plant that fills his Baghdad neighbourhood with noxious smoke. ... more |
 Tokyo (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 
Japan's much-loved "tonkatsu" pork cutlets come with a mound of freshly shredded cabbage, but a surge in the price of the humble vegetable has prompted chef Katsumi Shinagawa to skimp on servings. ... more |
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Lahore, Pakistan (AFP) Jan 23, 2025 
A winter drought is ravaging crops in Pakistan's breadbasket, farmers said Thursday, with the region parched by a 40 percent drop in rainfall. ... more |
 Dublin (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 
Ireland recorded its strongest-ever wind gusts on Friday as "destructive" Storm Eowyn barrelled in from the Atlantic, cutting power, grounding flights and shutting schools, officials said. ... more |
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 Valencia, Spain (AFP) Jan 23, 2025 
Spain's central government will cover the full cost of rebuilding schools, libraries and other municipal buildings damaged in last year's deadly floods, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Thursday. ... more |
 Washington (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 
Donald Trump has derided the Delta smelt as a "worthless fish," blaming efforts to protect the species for the devastating Los Angeles wildfires on social media, in a press conference, and even a White House order. ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Jan 23, 2025 
Legislation to reduce the impact of increasingly devastating forest fires on US federal land passed the House of Representatives on Thursday as firefighters battled to tame the latest in a series of blazes threatening southern California. ... more |
 Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 
The Taliban authorities that rule Afghanistan have imposed a severe interpretation of Islamic law on the population, heavily restricting all aspects of women's lives. ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2025 
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, has announced a contract with Orora Technologies (OroraTech) to launch a mission dedicated to wildfire dete ... more |
 Paris (AFP) Jan 23, 2025 
A type of "forever chemical" linked to health problems and birth defects has been found in the tap water of many French cities and towns including Paris, according to a study released on Thursday. ... more |
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United Nations, United States (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 
Extreme weather disrupted the schooling of about 242 million children in 85 countries last year - roughly one in seven students, the UN children's agency reported Thursday, deploring what it said was an "overlooked" aspect of the climate crisis. ... more |
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Front Royal, United States (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 
On a snow-blanketed field in Virginia, a handful of workers were silent but for the groan of a chainsaw chopping through bamboo - a delicacy for their furry clients down the road in the US capital of Washington. ... more |
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