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Environment - Page 19

Severe drought devastates Sicily’s agriculture, livestock

A crushing drought in Sicily has withered fields of grain, deprived livestock of pastures and fanned a spate of wildfires, causing damage already estimated at 2.7 billion euros ($2...

Amazon degradation emits more carbon than deforestation: Study

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva came into office in 2023, pledging to tackle deforestation in the Amazon and restore his country as a climate leader after years o...

Drought and fires: Forests struggle to combat carbon emissions

Forests and other land ecosystems failed to curb climate change in 2023 as intense drought in the Amazon rainforest and record wildfires in Canada hampered their natural ability to...

Silent sands: Mauritania’s date palms fade amid climate struggles

Wandering atop a small sand dune in central Mauritania, Aliene Haimoud gazed despondently at the yellowing date palms before him – the trees were dying if they were not already dea...

Firefly conservation efforts illuminate environmental challenges

On a muggy July evening, Delaware state biologist Jason Davis is doing what kids have done for ages: Trying to catch a firefly. It's nowhere near as easy as the summer evening...

Emergence of Peru’s largest uncontacted tribe sparks logging concerns

Rare images of the largest uncontacted indigenous tribe in the world were published by Survival International, a human rights organization working with indigenous peoples. More th...

Record-breaking June 2024 sets stage for hottest year yet

Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Monday, continuing a streak of exceptional temperatures that some scientists said...

Climate talks urgently seek new aid package for vulnerable nations

The head of the upcoming climate negotiations told world leaders that a new financial aid package for disadvantaged and disaster-struck nations is the urgent, make-or-break goal of...

Albania’s butterflies face extinction threat due to climate change

Bright yellow, black, red and blue, Alexanor butterflies once fluttered abundantly on southwestern Albania's flowery slopes. Like many related species, scientists say they are...

Greece shuts tourist sites, schools as heatwave roasts country

Greece closed several ancient tourist sites in Athens, shut schools and provided designated air-conditioned spots for elderly people to seek refuge Thursday as a heat wave roasted...

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