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Iceland marks death of first glacier due to climate change
Iceland has commemorated the demise of Okjokull – its first glacier to be lost to climate change – with a memorial plaque on the barren …
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New biodegradable and sustainable alternative to pesky plastic…
With growing awareness of the problem of plastics entering the waters across the globe, people worldwide are searching for new and …
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French children test positive for arsenic poisoning
Thirty-eight children in France, including babies, living near what was once Europe’s largest gold mine have tested positive for arsenic …
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‘Bear wars’ heat up in French Pyrenees
French farmers in the Pyrenees mountains blame brown bears for a spike in attacks on sheep in an ongoing dispute over the efforts to bring …
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Brazil's Bolsonaro dismisses Germany's move to freeze €35M over Amazon deforestation
Germany has suspended millions of euros worth of conservation funds to Brazil saying that President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration is not …
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France’s Green Monday challenge to be served up in University…
As of 11 October, the network of university restaurants across France will be offering a wider selection of vegetarian options to fit in …
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Four French departments on thunderstorm alert
Following intense stormy weather in the north of France – including a rare tornado – the country's weather service Meteo France again …
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Niger shrinks major reserve to allow for Chinese oil
Environmental activists have started a petition to stop the Niger government from moving the boundaries of the African continent’s largest …
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Rare tornado batters Luxembourg, France
A violent and rare tornado crossed the Franco-Luxembourg border late Friday – packing gusts of up to 154 km/h and leaving at least seven …
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A quarter of the world's population 'extremely water stressed',…
A quarter of humanity faces an immediate risk of water scarcity sharply increased by global warming, a report by the US-based World …
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Saving the planet means stopping land abuse, warns leaked IPCC report
Scientists meeting in Geneva are to release a report Thursday warning that abuse of land around the world is a major contributor to the …
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EU citizens' plan pays people to cut back on carbon
With carbon dioxide pricing around the world on the rise, citizen lobbyists in the EU are calling for a "carbon fee and income" scheme …
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Zero carbon footprint as Thunberg takes campaign across the Atlantic
Staying true to her cause, Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenage climate activist will cross the Atlantic aboard a bare bones racing boat to …
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Discovery of dinosaur thigh bone in France thrills scientists
French paleontologists are excited about the discovery of a thigh bone belonging to a giant dinosaur, dating from the late Jurassic era, …
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French rail tracks can’t keep up with recent extreme heat
As temperatures have soared in France so have the length of some train trips. Trains have been slowed or cancelled because tracks can …