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El Nino weather pattern enters record territory: scientist
Sep 21, 2026 (AFP)
The strengthening El Nino weather pattern has tied for the most intense on record on a widely-used metric, a senior scientist told AFP Monday, even as its influ...
Indonesia doing 'everything' but still struggling to curb fires
Sep 21, 2026 (AFP)
Indonesia is doing "everything" to fight huge forest fires but dozens of planes and thousands of personnel are still struggling to contain them, a senior offici...
Climate crisis a job for world leaders, not just activists: UK FM
Sep 21, 2026 (AFP)
The world's climate change crisis is a security issue that belongs on the desks of generals and prime ministers, not just green campaigners, Britain's foreign m...
CORRECTED: COP31 host says AI's climate footprint to be a summit priority
Sep 21, 2026 (AFP)
COP31 host Turkey said Monday that pursuing "climate-responsible AI" and pushing tech companies to power data centers with clean energy would be priorities when...
COP31 host says AI's climate footprint to be a summit priority
Sep 21, 2026 (AFP)
COP31 host Turkey said Monday that pursuing "climate-responsible AI" and pushing tech companies to power data centers with clean energy would be priorities when...
Renewables hit record in 2025, but world must move faster: report
Sep 21, 2026 (AFP)
Global renewable power capacity grew by record levels last year, a report showed Monday, hailed as a sign by the UN climate chief that the "brute power of marke...
New Zealanders pick endangered black robin as Bird of the Year
Sep 21, 2026 (AFP)
A record number of New Zealanders turned out at the polls this month, not for national elections but to vote for their Bird of the Year -- the critically endang...
A Cuban zoo, and its animals, in epic battle for survival
Sep 21, 2026 (AFP)
Every day, veterinarians and zookeepers make their way to Cuba's National Zoo by whatever means they can, determined to not abandon the nearly 1,000 animals in ...
New Zealanders pick endangered black robin as Bird of the Year
Sep 21, 2026 (AFP)
A record number of New Zealanders turned out at the polls this month, not for national elections but to vote for their Bird of the Year -- the critically endang...
California declares state of emergency ahead of El Nino
Sep 21, 2026 (AFP)
California's governor on Monday declared a state of emergency as the US west coast readies for what is expected to be a damaging El Nino.
California declares state of emergency ahead of El Nino
Sep 21, 2026 (AFP)
California's governor on Monday declared a state of emergency as the US west coast readies for what is expected to be a damaging El Nino.
Climate crisis a job for world leaders, not just activists: UK FM
Sep 21, 2026 (AFP)
The world's climate change crisis is a security issue that belongs on the desks of generals and prime ministers, not just green campaigners, Britain's foreign m...
Activist group suing Sweden over climate inaction expects trial in 2027
Sep 21, 2026 (AFP)
Activists suing Sweden for allegedly failing to take sufficient action on climate change told AFP Monday they expected the trial to start in the second half of ...
Ten lions die in suspected poisoning at Tanzania wildlife reserve
Sep 20, 2026 (AFP)
Ten lions have been found dead in a suspected poisoning incident at Tanzania's UNESCO-listed Ngorongoro Conservation Area, according to the authorities.
Sri Lanka flies monks over drought-hit areas to seek divine help
Sep 20, 2026 (AFP)
Sri Lanka's Air Force said on Sunday it had flown Buddhist monks who prayed and sprinkled holy water over drought-hit areas in an attempt to encourage rain.
Thousands protest inaction over climate crisis in Switzerland
Sep 19, 2026 (AFP)
Several thousand people marched in the Swiss cities of Geneva and Lausanne on Saturday to protest government inaction in the face of global warming.
Indonesia accepts Malaysia's help to tackle wildfires
Sep 19, 2026 (AFP)
Malaysia will send aircraft and dozens of firefighters to help tackle blazes in Indonesia, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Saturday, after rece...
Baby orangutans in India expose 'frightening' scale of trafficking
Sep 18, 2026 (AFP)
Five baby orangutans abandoned in an Indian forest have exposed a "massive" exotic wildlife trade, with traffickers smuggling increasingly rare species into the...
Denmark inaugurates CO2 storage facility in North Sea
Sep 18, 2026 (AFP)
Energy group INEOS announced Friday that its Greensand carbon capture and storage (CCS) project had begun storing carbon dioxide under the seabed beneath an old...
Hushing and hedging: US companies retreat on climate
Sep 18, 2026 (AFP)
Some companies are talking less about their climate commitments, while others are shifting the goalposts or quietly letting targets lapse.
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