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Brazil's Bolsonaro promises Biden to end deforestation, seeks financial help

By AFP News

In the 12 months to August 2020, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon increased 9.5 percent, destroying an area bigger than Jamaica,...

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Japan to release treated Fukushima water into the sea: PM

The ALPS filtration process removes most radioactive elements from the water, but some remain, including tritium.

By AFP News

Climate change driving marine species poleward

Worldwide, about 1.3 billion people live in coastal tropical areas, many of which rely on fisheries for food.

By Marlowe Hood

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis conducting a helicopter

Florida homes evacuated as wastewater leak risks 'catastrophic' flood

Governor Ron DeSantis on Saturday declared a state of emergency to free up funds to tackle the crisis.

By Leila Macor

Australia disaster: Fresh rain brings biggest flood in decades

Residents of official disaster zones are eligible for emergency government support payments of Aus$1,000 (US$770) per...

By AFP News

Deadly winter storm blankets eastern US in snow

More than 30 storm-related deaths have been reported by US media since the cold weather arrived last week, many in...

By Peter Hutchison with Francois Picard in Houston

200 missing in India after burst glacier causes flash flooding

The increased pace of development in the poor Himalayan regions has also heightened fears about fallout from...

By Jalees Andrabi

Huge snowstorm hits US east coast, disrupting virus vaccinations

Snowfall was expected to continue into Tuesday morning, with forecasters predicting 20 inches in total before the storm...

By Peter Hutchison

Biden says US will lead way on 'existential' climate crisis

Environmentalists have called for the US to set a goal of reducing 2030 emissions by up to 50 percent compared to 2005.

By Issam Ahmed

Spain races to clear snow before cold snap freezes roads

The army also had to clear the snow from Madrid airport, where flights have been cancelled since late Friday, resuming...

By AFP News

Brazil wildfires surge again in 2020

Experts say the fires in the Amazon are mostly set by people clearing land for farming and ranching.

By AFP News

Super cyclone Yasa levels Fiji villages

The human cost of Yasa could have been worse had it not landed in the sparsely populated Bau province.

By Leon Lord

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Environment

Brazil's Bolsonaro promises Biden to end deforestation, seeks financial help

Japan to release treated Fukushima water into the sea: PM

Climate change driving marine species poleward

Florida homes evacuated as wastewater leak risks 'catastrophic' flood

Australia disaster: Fresh rain brings biggest flood in decades

Deadly winter storm blankets eastern US in snow

200 missing in India after burst glacier causes flash flooding

Huge snowstorm hits US east coast, disrupting virus vaccinations

Biden says US will lead way on 'existential' climate crisis

Spain races to clear snow before cold snap freezes roads

Brazil wildfires surge again in 2020

Super cyclone Yasa levels Fiji villages

Fifth mysterious metal monolith appears in a shrubland in the Netherlands

New mysterious metal monolith spotted in Compton Beach in the Isle of Wight

With bee species rapidly dying off, scientists create first global map to save them

Climate change worsening Australia's extreme weather: Scientists

Colorado fires raze through East Troublesome as evacuations clog highway

Japan develops deer-friendly bags in effort to stop plastic ingestion of deer population

High stakes for Earth's climate future in US vote

Groundbreaking technology from MIT uses solar energy to draw water from air

Here is exactly why Trump's supporters like him

Here is exactly why Trump's supporters like him

Why governments should pick up the phone faster

Why governments should pick up the phone faster

How to build resilience for a post-COVID-19 world

How to build resilience for a post-COVID-19 world