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Tunisian startup turns olive waste into clean energy

In a northern Tunisian olive grove, Yassine Khelifi's small workshop hums as a large machine turns olive waste into a valuable energy source in a country heavily reliant on imported fuel.

Clouds changing as world warms, adding to climate uncertainty

People have always studied the skies to predict the weather, but recently scientists have noticed that clouds are changing on a global scale -- posing one of the greatest challenges to understanding our warming world.

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Doubts over climate funding as donors squeeze aid

There are growing doubts about a pledge by rich nations to provide more climate finance to poorer nations, as foreign aid budgets are slashed and the US guts environmental spending.

On the Mongolian steppe, climate change pushes herders to the brink

Over a year after a devastating winter wiped out virtually his entire sheep flock, herder Zandan Lkhamsuren is still reckoning with the damage wrought by Mongolia's increasingly erratic extreme weather.

Milei pledges funds for deluge-stricken Argentine city

Argentine President Javier Milei promised some $185 million Wednesday for the reconstruction of the city of Bahia Blanca as the search continued for two little girls and others missing after flash floods last week killed at least 16 people.

Trump administration unveils sweeping environment rollbacks

President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday announced a wave of environmental rollbacks targeting Biden-era green policies, including carbon limits on power plants, tailpipe emissions standards and protections for waterways.

Trump cuts environment program for low-income, minority communities

President Donald Trump's administration is set to eliminate environmental justice offices that address pollution in low-income and minority communities across the United States, such as Louisiana's "Cancer Alley."

Many animal 'geomorphs' under threat, study warns

More than a quarter of our planet's natural "geomorphs" -- animals such as beavers and hippos that, collectively, can reshape entire landscapes -- are threatened or have shrinking populations, a new study says.

Dog shoots man in bed, 'paw stuck in trigger'

An American dog owner was shot by his pet after it jumped on his bed and set off a loaded gun, police said Wednesday.

Snorkel with me to understand climate change, Palau president tells Trump

The leader of climate-vulnerable Palau wants US President Donald Trump to come snorkelling with him to understand the "slow death" caused by climate change, he told AFP in an interview on Wednesday.

UK makes manslaughter arrest of ship captain over North Sea crash

British police on Tuesday arrested on suspicion of manslaughter the captain of a ship that crashed into a tanker in the North Sea, sparking a massive blaze and leaving one crew member missing, presumed dead.

Baby elephant separated from mother rescued in Indonesia

Indonesian authorities rescued a critically endangered baby Sumatran elephant after it became separated from its mother at a palm oil plantation, a local official said on Tuesday.

Argentina searches for baby, sister swept away by floods

Rescuers in Argentina searched Monday for two sisters, aged one and five, swept away by flash floods that killed 16 people in the city of Bahia Blanca at the weekend.

What we know about the North Sea tanker collision

More than 30 people were injured, but all the tanker crew were reported rescued.

Trump's Energy Secretary vows reversal of Biden climate policies

The US Energy Secretary vowed Monday to reset federal energy policy to favor fossil fuels and deprioritize climate change as industry leaders gathered at their biggest event since President Donald Trump returned to office.

UN climate summits must deliver on promises: COP30 head

The Brazilian head of the next UN climate conference acknowledged Monday the limitations of such global negotiations, and the need to deliver on promises made at these summits.

Argentina declares national mourning as flood death toll hits 16

Argentina announced three days of national mourning late Sunday after authorities raised the death toll from recent flash flooding to 16, with more still missing.

Scientists say Trump cuts threaten climate research, public safety

Climate scientist Tom Di Liberto had dreamed of working at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since college. After more than a decade as a contractor, he finally secured a full-time position nearly two years ago.

Nigeria seeks to cash in on soaring cocoa prices

Booming cocoa prices are stirring interest in turning Nigeria into a bigger player in the sector, with hopes of challenging top producers Ivory Coast and Ghana, where crops have been ravaged by climate change and disease.

'We have to rebuild a city,' Argentine official says after storm kills 10

"We have to rebuild a city," a top official of Buenos Aires province said Saturday, after torrential rains and flooding claimed at least 10 lives in the city of Bahia Blanca, south of the capital.

Attack on Iran nuclear plant would leave Gulf without water, Qatar PM warns

Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani has warned that an attack on Iran's Gulf coast nuclear facilities would leave countries across the region without water.

Protections drop for wolves in most of Europe

Wolves became less protected in most of Europe on Friday as new conservation regulations came into force, except in three countries that objected to the move including the United Kingdom, the Council of Europe said.

Three dead, five missing in Indonesia floods and landslides

Floods and landslides on Indonesia's main island of Java killed three people and left five more missing after heavy rains inundated two dozen towns, an official said Friday.

Golden eagle soars again after rescue in Tunisia

Aquila, a rescued golden eagle, was grounded after captors in Tunisia clipped his wings, but after months of rehabilitation he was set free -- a rare success story in a country where wildlife is threatened by climate change and human activity.

Goodall, Shatner to receive environmentalist awards from Sierra Club

Jane Goodall and William Shatner are set to receive honors from the Sierra Club, the major environmental group said Thursday, at a time when climate and conservation protections are being drastically rolled back in the United States.

South Africa, Indonesia say US withdrawing from climate finance deal

The United States has pulled out of a climate funding deal struck by rich nations to help their developing counterparts transition to clean energy, the programme's first beneficiary South Africa and Indonesia said Thursday.

In El Salvador, a river without fish feeds fear of mining

El Salvador's San Sebastian river has no fish. The runoff from a gold mine upstream, already shuttered two decades ago, has long killed them all.

Singapore splashes millions to flush out dirty toilets

Already renowned for its cleanliness, Singapore will spend $7.5 million to upgrade and deep clean public toilets at coffee shops, the environment ministry has said.

Rain offers hope in Japan's worst wildfire in 50 years

Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century Wednesday in a region hit by record-low rainfall, as wet weather gave hope for some relief.

US embassies end pollution data popular in China and India

The United States on Tuesday ended pollution tracking by its embassies that had been a vital source of data especially in Beijing, as President Donald Trump slashes overseas and environmental spending.

World's biggest iceberg runs aground, sparing wildlife haven island

The world's biggest iceberg appears to have run aground roughly 70 kilometres from a remote Antarctic island, potentially sparing the crucial wildlife haven from being hit, a research organisation said Tuesday.

Japan's worst wildfire in half a century spreads

Firefighters were Tuesday battling Japan's worst wildfire in half a century, which has left one dead and forced the evacuation of nearly 4,000 local residents.

Japan deploys 2,000 firefighters to tackle forest blaze

More than 2,000 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday, as some 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory.

Heat wave shuts down schools in nearly half Philippine capital

Soaring temperatures shut down schools in nearly half the Philippine capital on Monday, local officials said, as the torrid dry season started in the tropical Southeast Asian country.

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