Environment

Washington (AFP) - Human-driven warming of ocean temperatures increased the maximum wind speeds of every Atlantic hurricane in 2024, according to a new analysis released Wednesday, highlighting how climate change...

Washington (AFP) - Brenda Diaz Valencia's life was upended nearly two years ago when the bullet-riddled truck driven by her father, Mexican environmental defender Antonio Diaz Valencia, and lawyer Ricardo...

Washington (AFP) - G20 leaders affirmed their commitment to shifting away from fossil fuels after talks this week in Washington, according to a ministerial statement released Friday. Recalling commitments made...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - An enormous lithium mine in the Nevada desert was granted final government approval Thursday in a project the miner predicts will quadruple US production...

New York (AFP) - Amazon announced significant investments in nuclear energy on Wednesday, joining other tech giants in aiming to meet the high electric power demands of artificial intelligence using...

Washington (AFP) - Two giant pandas arrived at the Washington zoo on Tuesday in the latest chapter in China's campaign of international "panda diplomacy. "Bao Li, a male panda, and...

Washington (AFP) - Two giant pandas destined for the Washington zoo arrived in the United States from China on Tuesday. Live television images showed the arrival of the three-year-old pandas,...

Siesta Key (United States) (AFP) - Florida resident Kristin Hale weathered Hurricane Milton tired and scared, but like many of her fellow Floridians, she refuses to move away -- even...

New York (AFP) - US firefighters used some 190,000 liters of water to extinguish a blaze involving an electric Tesla Semi truck this month following a crash, a government agency...

New York (AFP) - A French ship navigating past New York City to harbor laden with Champagne, Cognac and jam under sail might recall a long-forgotten age of wind navigation. But...