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Slovenia's umbrella doctor weathers the economic s...
While most people believe a malfunctioning umbrella means you have to buy a new one, Slovenian Marija Lah -- one of Europe's last...
'Harvesting data': Latin American AI startups tran...
For centuries, farmers used almanacs to try to understand and predict weather patterns.
US says two 'forever chemicals' are hazardous, tel...
The US Environmental Protection Agency on Friday classified two so-called "forever chemicals" as hazardous substances, meaning tho...
Ecuador hit by power cuts of up to 13 hours amid d...
Parts of Ecuador were facing power cuts of up to 13 hours on Thursday amid an electricity crisis sparked by a drought that has lef...
Slow recovery as Dubai airport, roads still plague...
Dubai's airport, one of the world's busiest, witnessed major disruption for the third day in a row on Thursday after the heaviest...
Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by near...
Climate change caused by CO2 emissions already in the atmosphere will shrink global GDP in 2050 by about $38 trillion, or almost a...
Dubai roads, airport reel from floods after record...
Dubai's giant highways were clogged by flooding and its major airport was in chaos as the Middle East financial centre remained gr...
Lightning, downpours kill 65 in Pakistan, as April...
At least 65 people have died in storm-related incidents including lightning in Pakistan, officials said, with rain so far in April...
Dubai reels from floods chaos after record rains
Dubai's giant highways were clogged by flooding and airport passengers were urged to stay away on Wednesday as the glitzy financia...
Snake on a train delays Japanese bullet service
Even small delays in Japan's much-vaunted bullet trains are rare, and more unusual still are snakes on board holding up the speedy...
Australia's Great Barrier Reef hit by record bleac...
Australia's spectacular Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its worst bleaching event on record, the country's reef authority repor...
Queen bumblebees surprise scientists by surviving...
Bumblebees can surprisingly withstand days underwater, according to a study published Wednesday, suggesting they could withstand i...
World in grip of new major coral bleaching event,...
The world is currently experiencing the second major coral bleaching event in 10 years, with reef systems from Australia to Florid...
Record heat rots cocoa beans threatening Ivory Coa...
Surrounded by cocoa trees and intense heat, Christian Andre Yapi is forced to admit that the precious beans are no longer growing...
Russian governor warns of 'very difficult' plight...
Floodwaters in southern Russia on Sunday threatened to submerge thousands more homes in the Kurgan region, where the governor pred...
'The water is coming': Russians flee flooded homes
Alexander Budargin, 25, stood outside his block of flats in the Russian city of Orenburg with knee-deep water lapping in the court...
Mayor orders 'mass evacuations' in Russia flood ci...
Flooding in the Russian city of Orenburg became "critical" Friday forcing "mass evacuations" as the Ural river level rises, the ma...
Peru court sentences killers of Indigenous land de...
A Peruvian court on Thursday imposed near three-decade sentences on five men who were being retried for the murders of four Indige...
EU to make pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries...
The European Union's parliament Wednesday approved a package of rules that will make the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries co...
Canada readies for another 'explosive' wildfire se...
Canada is bracing for another "explosive" wildfire season after last year's marked the worst that Canadians have ever known, feder...
Global warming will 'decimate' G20 economies witho...
UN climate chief Simon Stiell on Wednesday warned G20 nations their economies face decimation and they must overcome geopolitical...
US announces tough tap water standards for 'foreve...
US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced the first nationwide tap water standards to protect the public from...
Top Europe court condemns Switzerland in landmark...
Europe's top rights court on Tuesday said Switzerland was not doing enough to tackle climate change, in the first such ruling on t...
Bogota restricts water as reservoirs hit 'critical...
The mayor of Colombia's capital Bogota on Monday announced water restrictions as reservoirs in the sprawling Andean city hit "crit...
To each their own: In Texas town, reasons vary for...
Shelli Ezell wants to watch the upcoming solar eclipse so she can feel the presence of her late daughter, with whom she observed o...
Rare Javan rhino calf spotted in Indonesia
A new Javan rhinoceros calf has been spotted at an Indonesian national park, giving hope for the conservation of one of the world'...
US nuclear industry upbeat on small reactors, desp...
Despite the recent cancellation of a next-generation US nuclear plant, backers of the carbon-free power source remain hopeful new...
Thunberg detained twice at Dutch climate protest
Dutch police twice detained climate activist Greta Thunberg on Saturday after a group of marchers blocked a main road in The Hague...
Denmark holds 'funeral' for a polluted fjord
A fjord in the east of Denmark received last rites on Saturday from a group of local activists in an effort to draw attention to t...
Austria risks becoming largely 'ice-free' in 45 ye...
Austria is set to become largely "ice-free" within 45 years, the country's Alpine Club warned Friday, as two of its glaciers last...
China's green-tech manufacturing powerhouse
China has extended its manufacturing domination to clean energy industries in recent years, alongside a global push for climate ch...
Tokyo crowds revel as cherry blossoms reach full b...
Tourists and residents packed Tokyo's top cherry blossom spots on Thursday to enjoy the full bloom that has arrived in the Japanes...