Environment

Drought tests a changed Ethiopia

Drought tests a changed Ethiopia

On a treeless plain in eastern Ethiopia, thousands of destitute pastoralists have set up camp outside the tiny village of…
Leonardo DiCaprio meets pope to talk about environment

Leonardo DiCaprio meets pope to talk about environment

There have been 13 popes named Leo in the history of the Roman Catholic Church but perhaps none of them…
Zimbabwean farmers fear the worst as cattle, crops succumb to drought

Zimbabwean farmers fear the worst as cattle, crops succumb to drought

In the dusty village of Mafomoti, southern Zimbabwe, farmers have already lost cattle and crops in the severest drought to…
Canada to set climate change tests in pipeline reviews: Trudeau

Canada to set climate change tests in pipeline reviews: Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged on Tuesday to require that environmental reviews of oil pipelines and LNG export projects…
Blue skies over Beijing? Decaying suburbs bear cost as China cuts pollution

Blue skies over Beijing? Decaying suburbs bear cost as China cuts pollution

On the outskirts of Beijing, the disused factories of Chaomidian show the impact of China's drive to shut down thousands…
Oslo trash incinerator starts experiment to slow climate change

Oslo trash incinerator starts experiment to slow climate change

Oslo's main waste incinerator began the world's first experiment to capture carbon dioxide from the fumes of burning rubbish on…
Red Sea employees spray-paint trees to conceal irrigation blunder

Red Sea employees spray-paint trees to conceal irrigation blunder

A few meters away from the Red Sea Governorate's office, and in a garden housing a memorial statue, employees at…
As China cuts green car subsidies, automakers’ electric dreams differ

As China cuts green car subsidies, automakers’ electric dreams differ

China will maintain plans to gradually phase out subsidies for green energy vehicles until they are fully eliminated in 2021…
Eritrea president dismisses food crisis fears despite drought

Eritrea president dismisses food crisis fears despite drought

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Saturday dismissed fears the Horn of African nation faces a food crisis, despite sweeping drought…
Storks spend winter eating rubbish in landfills not flying to Africa

Storks spend winter eating rubbish in landfills not flying to Africa

Some white storks have taken to spending the winter in rubbish dumps eating garbage rather than making the usual, exhausting…
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