Focus on Environment
Scientists see 9.6% drop in emperor penguin populations in just under a decade
Scientists have seen a drop of almost 10% in emperor penguin populations in just under a decade. A new study from a group...
Native groups sit on a treasure trove of lithium, but mines threaten water, culture and wealth
TUSAQUILLAS, Argentina — Irene Leonor Flores de Callata, 68, treks along a bone-dry riverbed, guiding a herd of llamas and sheep through stretching...
Zimbabwe predicts a sharp decline in tobacco crop as El Niño takes toll, a year after record harvest
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe, Africa’s largest tobacco producer, began its annual tobacco-selling season on Wednesday, with officials and farmers projecting a sharp decline...
Smog and sick kids: Thai pupils endure air pollution
Hundreds of Thai children strain to sing the national anthem, reedy voices and fragile lungs competing against eight lanes of belching traffic next...
IAEA chief reassures residents that water discharge at Fukushima is safe
TOMIOKA, Japan — The head of the U.N. atomic agency on Wednesday told local Japanese representatives at a meeting in Fukushima that the...
Australian farmer confidence bounces back after rains douse dry pastures
CANBERRA – Widespread rainfall and improving livestock prices have lifted confidence levels among Australian farmers to their highest in two years, a survey...
Colombia’s Caribbean jewel slowly sinking as sea waters rise
A skeleton lies exposed to the elements as turquoise Caribbean waters lap the shores near a shattered tomb – a grisly reminder that...
In Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, the lure of the city grows amid climate shocks
CAN THO, Vietnam — Dao Bao Tran and her brother Do Hoang Trung, 11-year-old twins growing up on a rickety houseboat in the...
Efforts to adapt to climate risks ‘falling far short’, Government warned
Efforts to make the UK resilient to the impacts of climate change fall “far short” of what is needed, independent advisers have warned....
Government pledges to ‘stand with’ companies investing in new gas power
The Government will “stand with” electricity generators as they invest in building more gas-fired power stations, Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho has said. In...
