environment
Zimbabwe’s severe drought killing elephants, other wildlife
Environment
November 6, 2019
Zimbabwe’s severe drought killing elephants, other wildlife
MANA POOLS, Zimbabwe (AP) — Weak from hunger and thirst, the elephant struggled to reach a pool of water in…
‘Ghost’ fishing gear: the trash haunting ocean wildlife
World
November 6, 2019
‘Ghost’ fishing gear: the trash haunting ocean wildlife
Far out in the South Atlantic Ocean, invisible to the South African coastline, diver Pascal Van Erp surfaced with an…
Scientists foresee ‘untold suffering’, another climate record falls
World
November 6, 2019
Scientists foresee ‘untold suffering’, another climate record falls
More than 11,000 scientists warned Tuesday of “untold suffering” due to global warming, even as another team said Paris carbon-cutting…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says ‘worst is yet to come’ on oil spill
World
November 4, 2019
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says ‘worst is yet to come’ on oil spill
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Sunday that “the worst is yet to come” with an oil spill that has affected…
Trash to treasure: Everest garbage given new lease of life
World
October 22, 2019
Trash to treasure: Everest garbage given new lease of life
A group of tourists sip water at a five-star hotel in Kathmandu, unaware that the green glasses in their hands…
Swiss glaciers shrink 10 percent in five years: study
World
October 15, 2019
Swiss glaciers shrink 10 percent in five years: study
Switzerland’s glaciers have lost a tenth of their volume in the past five years alone — a melting rate unmatched…
Red Sea Reserves officials seek to identify diver who harassed rare whale shark
Environment
October 14, 2019
Red Sea Reserves officials seek to identify diver who harassed rare whale shark
Red Sea Reserve officials have intensified efforts to identify a diver from a diving center in the Red Sea for…
From Med’s biggest nesting ground, turtles swim to uncertain future
World
October 9, 2019
From Med’s biggest nesting ground, turtles swim to uncertain future
Freed from its eggshell by a volunteer, the tiny turtle hatchling clambers across a pebble-strewn sandy Greek beach in a…
Global climate ‘rebellion’ sees mass arrests and blocked roads
World
October 8, 2019
Global climate ‘rebellion’ sees mass arrests and blocked roads
Climate protesters from Sydney to New York blocked roads Monday, sparking hundreds of arrests, as two weeks of civil disobedience…
Climate activists occupy Paris mall as global Extinction Rebellion protests begin
World
October 6, 2019
Climate activists occupy Paris mall as global Extinction Rebellion protests begin
Hundreds of climate activists barricaded themselves into a Paris shopping center on Saturday as security forces tried to remove them,…