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Global study maps regions most threatened by ocean plastic pollutionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2025 As plastic waste grows into a critical global environmental challenge, Tulane University researchers have released the first worldwide evaluation of where plastics create the highest ecological dang ... more  
Global trade drives one third of rising methane emissionsLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 A new study shows that global methane emissions are still climbing, with international trade responsible for nearly one third of the total. Researchers at the Universities of Birmingham and Groninge ... more  
Mapping every street block in Africa shows road to sustainabilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 08life, 2025 Using a new dataset covering more than 415 million buildings across 50 sub-Saharan nations, University of Chicago scientists have introduced a method to study urban growth at block level detail. The ... more  
China 'elephant in the room' at fraught Pacific Islands summitWellington (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Pacific Islands leaders are meeting in the Solomons this week for an influential summit clouded by differences over China's mounting influence in the region that risks scuppering regional cooperation. ... more |
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Global genome moonshot targets 150000 species in four yearsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 Published in Frontiers in Science, the Earth BioGenome Project (EBP) outlines an accelerated plan to build a digital DNA library of Earth's eukaryotes, aiming to safeguard biodiversity, bolster food ... more  
Greece rattled by 5.4-magnitude offshore earthquakeAthens (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck off the Greek island of Evia early on Tuesday and was felt in Athens, authorities said. ... more 
Ethiopia inaugurates Africa's biggest damGuba, Ethiopia (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 Ethiopia was set to inaugurate Africa's largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday that has promised to revolutionise the country's energy sector but sparked diplomatic rows with downstream neighbour Egypt. ... more  
August third-hottest globally on record, says climate monitorParis (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 Devastating wildfires and blistering heatwaves during the world's third-hottest August on record underscored the urgency of tackling climate change and preparing for its deadly consequences, the European global warming monitor said Tuesday. ... more |
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Pentagon chief makes surprise visit to Puerto RicoWashington (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth made surprise visits to Puerto Rico and a US Navy ship Monday as the United States employs military assets in the Caribbean to target drug cartels. ... more |
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Drought hit over half of Europe in mid-August: EU dataParis (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 More than half of Europe and the Mediterranean basin was hit by drought in mid-August, according to an AFP analysis of data from the European Union's climate monitor. ... more  
Morocco earthquake survivors protest to demand housing aidRabat (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Survivors of Morocco's 2023 earthquake that killed nearly 3,000 people rallied in Rabat on Monday, demanding their houses be rebuilt as part of the government's reconstruction programme. ... more 
Philippine contractors allege lawmaker payoffs in flood control scandalManila (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Philippine construction firms paid off 17 lawmakers to secure government contracts, their owners claimed Monday at a hearing on graft in flood control projects. ... more  
'Last generation': Greek island's fading pistachio traditionAegina, Greece (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Four farmhands whacked a pistachio tree with sticks, and ripe nuts rained down onto tarps. The bounty seemed plentiful but the crew was unimpressed. ... more |
Rescue boat capsizes in Pakistan, killing fiveKarachi (AFP) Sept 7, 2025 A boat rescuing people from floods in eastern Pakistan flipped over, killing a 70-year-old woman and four children, authorities said Sunday. ... more  |
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Experts say great white shark likely killed Australian surferSydney (AFP) Sept 7, 2025 Australian biologists said Sunday a great white shark measuring up to 3.6 metres (12 foot) likely killed a 57-year-old surfer off Sydney this weekend, as authorities stepped up surveillance for the predators. ... more  
Australia halts logging for koala haven on eastern coastSydney (AFP) Sept 7, 2025 Australia halted logging in a large stretch of woodland on the country's eastern coast Sunday to create a retreat for koalas and save the local population from extinction. ... more  
Wildfires break out in Portugal, Spain; McConaughey unveils 'urgent' California fire film 'The Lost Bus'Lisbon (AFP) Sept 6, 2025 Hundreds of firefighters battled fresh wildfires in Portugal and Spain on Saturday, civil protection authorities said, following a summer of devastating blazes in the region. ... more  
Killing Hong Kong's Lai would strengthen democracy message, son saysWashington (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 Locked up for more than four years and ailing, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai would only become a greater symbol if he died in prison, his son said. ... more |
France, Switzerland agree on Rhone, Lake Geneva water managementGeneva Sept 4, 2025 France and Switzerland on Thursday signed two agreements on how to manage their shared waters of Lake Geneva and the River Rhone - an increasingly pressing issue as climate change takes its toll. ... more  
EU clamps down on food waste, fast fashionStrasbourg, France (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 EU lawmakers are to give a final green light Tuesday to a law on slashing back the mountains of food wasted in Europe each year, and curbing the environmental impact of so-called fast fashion. ... more
Drought forces drastic water restrictions in S. Korean citySeoul (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 An unprecedented drought has led a South Korean coastal city to significantly restrict water use in many people's homes, close public restrooms and scrap sports events, officials said Friday, underscoring the country's climate woes. ... more 
Former federal workers bring back climate portal killed by TrumpWashington (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 First came orders to scrub references to how climate change disproportionately harms marginalized communities. Then demands to erase mentions of the "Gulf of Mexico." ... more |
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Global warming linked to consumption of sugary drinks, ice creamParis (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 People consuming more sugary drinks and ice cream on warmer days, particularly those with less money could pose a growing threat to health as climate change drives up temperatures, new research warned Monday. ... more 
Spain's average August temperature matched 2024 recordMadrid (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 Spain's average temperature in August hit 25C, matching the national record set the same month last year, the national meteorological agency AEMET said Friday. ... more 
Spain to hold state funeral for 2024 flood victimsMadrid (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Spain will pay tribute to the victims of last year's floods with a state funeral marking the anniversary of its deadliest such disaster in decades, government sources said Monday. ... more 
African Union chief calls for more 'climate justice' fundsAddis Ababa (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Africa, which emits only four percent of greenhouse gases but suffers disproportionately from the impact of global warming, called Monday for more funding for adaptation in the name of "climate justice". ... more |
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Hegseth, top general visit Puerto Rico amid Trump drug cartel fightWashington DC (UPI) Sep 8, 2025 U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his top general made a surprise visit Monday to Puerto Rico as the Trump administration targets drug cartels in Latin America and the Caribbean. ... more |
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Baghdad clashes kill six, including four police: ministry; Two killed after bridge collapses in Iraq: rescuersBaghdad (AFP) Sept 7, 2025 Clashes between members of two local tribes in Iraq's capital Baghdad have killed at least six people, including four policemen who intervened in the violence, the interior ministry said on Sunday. ... more  
Treat carbon storage like 'scarce resource': scientistsParis (AFP) Sep 03, 2025 The amount of carbon dioxide that can be stored underground is vastly overestimated, new research said Wednesday, challenging assumptions about the "limitless" potential this approach holds to reducing global warming. ... more 
Trump amps up crackdown rhetoric with Chicago 'war' threatWashington (AFP) Sept 6, 2025 President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to unleash his newly rebranded "Department of War" on Chicago, further heightening tensions over his push to deploy troops into Democratic-led US cities. ... more 
50-plus archaeological sites on Easter Island could become submergedWashington DC (UPI) Sep 5, 2025 Rising sea levels could flood more than 50 archaeological sites on Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, by 2080 - including the iconic Ahu Tongariki, according to a new study from the University of Hawaii ... more |
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