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War, weather put ocean shippers on notice for rough seas
Reuters, Published on 06/01/2024
» LOS ANGELES - Recent hostilities in the Red Sea have thrown global shippers of vital goods for a loop — but it is hardly the only issue that big carriers are facing as 2024 kicks off.
El Niño nears historic intensity
Published on 14/12/2023
» El Niño is threatening to become one of the most intense events of its type in history as the weather pattern approaches its peak strength in the coming weeks.
Climate activists ask: ‘Where’s the money?’
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» PARIS - After a landmark call at a global climate summit for the world to move away from fossil fuels, experts say the pressure is on to fast-track — and fund — the global energy transition.
Indonesia tells army to help drought-hit farmers plant rice
Reuters, Published on 14/12/2023
» JAKARTA - Indonesia has ordered the military to help farmers plant rice as severe drought has reduced output of the staple in Southeast Asia's most populous country, lifting prices, requiring increased imports and threatening food security.
Heavier rains in East Africa due to human activity: study
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» NAIROBI - Climate change caused by human activity made torrential rains that have lashed East Africa since October and killed more than 300 people up to twice as intense, a scientific study said Thursday.
From the Israel-Gaza war to the Moon race: Events that defined 2023
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» PARIS - From Hamas's brutal attacks in Israel, and the fierce retribution it provoked, to the kiss that caused a revolt in Spanish football, here are 10 events that marked a tumultuous 2023:
Death toll from Kenya floods almost doubles to 120
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» NAIROBI - The death toll from floods that have devastated many parts of Kenya has almost doubled to 120, a government official said on Tuesday.
Kenya's Ruto pledges action to tackle deadly flood emergency
AFP, Published on 25/11/2023
» NAIROBI - Kenya is drawing up measures to tackle a flood disaster that has killed 70 people and driven tens of thousands from their homes, President William Ruto said on Saturday, describing it as an "emergency situation".
China on alert for extreme winter weather as El Nino adds to global warming mix
South China Morning Post, Published on 12/11/2023
» Each part of the country should prepare for its own combination of extreme weather risks this winter, the China Meteorological Administration said on Saturday, with the world on track to have its hottest year on record in 2023.
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon down 22% in a year
AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» BRASíLIA - Brazilian Amazon deforestation fell 22.3 percent in the year through July, hitting a five-year low, officials said Thursday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government fights to curb destruction of the world's biggest rainforest.