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  Paris, France (SPX) Apr 28, 2025 The European Space Agency's (ESA) Biomass mission, the seventh Earth Explorer project under its FutureEO programme, has officially launched to advance global climate monitoring through cutting-edge satellite technologies. Germany, contributing around 20 percent to the mission budget under the German Space Agency at DLR, has taken a leading role, especially through its development of the P-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) instrument. Designed to map forest biomass and carbon storage worldwide, this ra ... read more |
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Trump scraps US office on climate diplomacyWashington (AFP) April 25, 2025 President Donald Trump's administration has abolished the office that runs US climate diplomacy, potentially meaning the world's largest economy will be a no-show at November's COP30 summit in Brazil. ... more  
UK water sector faces massive upgrade costsLondon (AFP) April 25, 2025 Britain's water sector will need to pour GBP290 billion ($386 billion) into its outdated infrastructure over the next 25 years to meet environmental and supply challenges, the public spending watchdog warned Friday. ... more 
Don't make 'disappointing' retreat on climate, COP30 CEO urges EUParis (AFP) April 25, 2025 Europe is "absolutely vital" to the fight against global warming and its leadership must not waver as climate ambition backslides elsewhere, the CEO of November's COP30 summit in Brazil told AFP. ... more 
China says US deep-sea mining plan 'violates international law'Beijing (AFP) April 25, 2025 A US push to approve deep-sea mining in domestic and international waters "violates international law", China warned on Friday, after a White House order to ramp up permits. ... more |
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Myanmar marks month of misery since historic quakeYangon (AFP) April 28, 2025 Myanmar marked one month since suffering its fiercest earthquake in more than a century on Monday, with military bombardments unabated despite a humanitarian truce as thousands of survivors camp in makeshift shelters. ... more |
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Four dead, 13 injured in Algeria landslideAlgiers (AFP) April 27, 2025 Four people have died and 13 others injured in a landslide in Algeria's western coastal city of Oran, authorities said on Sunday. ... more
India, Pakistan and threats of a water war: what we knowSrinagar, India (AFP) April 26, 2025 India, furious after a deadly attack, has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, with Islamabad warning any attempt to stop water flows would be considered an "act of war". ... more  
AU Somalia mission says needs 8,000 more peacekeepersNairobi (AFP) April 25, 2025 The African peacekeeping mission in Somalia requires an additional 8,000 troops, even as Burundi is expected to withdraw its contingent, a statement from military heads from troop-contributing countries said on Friday. ... more  
Iraq farmers turn to groundwater to boost desert yieldNajaf, Iraq (AFP) April 25, 2025 Farmer Hadi Saheb cannot wait to see his wheat fields flourish in the heart of the desert after he tapped into groundwater reserves in water-starved Iraq. ... more |
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Nepal's long road to quake resilience Kathmandu (AFP) April 25, 2025 A decade has passed since a massive earthquake ripped through Nepal, but in Ram Bahadur Nakarmi's home the damage is still visible - and so is the fear another might strike. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Tradition stokes pollution at Myanmar 'slash and burn' festivalPekon, Myanmar (AFP) April 25, 2025 A charred Myanmar hillside is wreathed by flames, spewing ochre smoke that smothers out sunlight in an apocalyptic scene. ... more  
Teen charged as New Jersey blaze scorches 15,000 acresNew York (AFP) April 24, 2025 Authorities charged a teenager with aggravated arson, prosecutors said Thursday, after a forest fire scorched 15,000 acres of land in New Jersey, in the northeastern United States, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes. ... more  
Chinese Catholics mourn Pope Francis, mull Church's futureBaoding, China (AFP) April 24, 2025 In a small church tucked into a side street in northern China's Hebei province, a group of around 10 people gathered for their weekly meeting, the day after Pope Francis died aged 88. ... more  
Trump admin cuts 'mean more dirty air': advocacy groupWashington (AFP) April 23, 2025 The Trump administration's planned drastic cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) "mean more dirty air" across the United States, an advocacy group warned Wednesday. ... more |
Coral reefs pushed to brink as bleaching crisis worsensParis (AFP) April 23, 2025 An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84 percent of the world's reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis that could kill off swathes of the essential ecosystems, scientists warned Wednesday. ... more  
Landmark Nepal survey estimates nearly 400 elusive snow leopardsKathmandu (AFP) April 22, 2025 Nepal's first nationwide survey of the threatened snow leopard estimated nearly 400 of the elusive big cats in the Himalayan nation, wildlife officials said Tuesday. ... more
Morocco volunteers on Sahara clean-up missionM'Hamid El Ghizlane, Morocco (AFP) April 25, 2025 It may be the gateway to the vast Sahara desert, but that does not mean it's free of that modern scourge of the environment - the rubbish humanity discards. ... more
Iraq farmers turn to groundwater to boost desert yieldNajaf, Iraq (AFP) April 25, 2025 Farmer Hadi Saheb cannot wait to see his wheat fields flourish in the heart of the desert after he tapped into groundwater reserves in water-starved Iraq. ... more |
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Chinese tea hub branches into coffee as tastes change Pu'Er, China (AFP) April 27, 2025 At a mountainside cafe in southwestern China, Liao Shihao brews handfuls of locally grown beans into steaming cups of coffee, a modern twist on the region's traditional drink. ... more
Saudi 'city of roses' offers fragrant reminder of desert's beautyTaif, Saudi Arabia (AFP) April 23, 2025 After decades spent pruning thorny bushes and working arduous harvests, Khalaf Allah al-Talhi has perfected the art of capturing the fragrant aroma of the desert rose in a bottle. ... more 
Philippine typhoon victims remember day Pope Francis brought hopeTacloban, Philippines (AFP) April 24, 2025 Fourteen months after the deadliest storm in Philippine history, Pope Francis stood on a rain-swept stage to deliver a message of hope to the battered town of Tacloban. ... more 
Still reeling a year on, Brazil's Porto Alegre fears next floodPorto Alegre, Brazil (AFP) April 23, 2025 Armed with brushes and paint, volunteers touch up houses left standing after devastating floods last year that killed nearly 200 people and displaced half a million in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre. ... more |
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Nepal marks 10 years since devastating 2015 quakeKathmandu (AFP) April 25, 2025 Nepal marked on Friday the 10th anniversary of a massive earthquake that killed almost 9,000 people and left millions more homeless. ... more |
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Powerful 6.2-magnitude quake hits off Istanbul coast Istanbul (AFP) April 23, 2025 Hours after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook Turkey's biggest city, sending panicked residents racing onto the streets, Istanbul remained on edge late Wednesday as a string of aftershocks continued to rattle nerves. ... more
Hundreds of buildings damaged, dozens injured in 6.3 Ecuador quakeEcuador (AFP) April 26, 2025 A shallow 6.3-magnitude earthquake left more than 30 people injured, damaged more than 800 buildings and caused widespread power cuts in the Ecuadoran port city of Esmeraldas on Friday. ... more 
Vietnam village starts over with climate defences after landslideLao Cai, Vietnam (AFP) April 23, 2025 Nguyen Thi Kim's small verdant community in northern Vietnam no longer exists, wiped away in a landslide triggered by Typhoon Yagi's devastating heavy rains last year. ... more
Thailand to test disaster alerts after quake criticismBangkok (AFP) April 23, 2025 Thailand will conduct tests of a cellphone disaster alert system, senior officials said on Wednesday, after criticism that no alarm was sent after last month's deadly Myanmar earthquake caused damage in Bangkok. ... more |
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