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18 08 2021 | 11:08

Oregon declares state of emergency as another ‘extreme heatwave’ looms

Pacific north-west prepares for triple-digit temperatures just months after heat resulted in hundreds of deaths in region The Oregon governor declared a state of emergency on Tuesday as the region…

18 08 2021 | 11:06

Winds feed California's largest fire as blazes scorch West

It could be days before officials will be able to assess the damage California’s largest wildfire has done to a small town It could be days before officials will be able to assess the damage done to…

18 08 2021 | 11:01

Irregular rains, prolonged dry seasons threaten Cameroon's cocoa economy

Nkengué, Cameroon, Aug 10 (Reuters) - For more than six decades, the cocoa that Richard Ambassa Mbassiga harvested from his plantation in central Cameroon paid for everything his family needed.…

18 08 2021 | 11:00

How Ghana’s DigiExt helps farm cooperatives develop and grow

Ghanaian agri-tech startup DigiExt is helping farm cooperatives grow via a variety of tech-based platforms and then assisting them in selling their produce to processing companies and export agencies…

18 08 2021 | 10:58

Site of ancient Olympic Games threatened as Greece battles wildfire

ATHENS, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Greek authorities ordered villages near the site of the ancient Olympic Games in the western Peloponnese to be evacuated on Wednesday as wildfires raged across the country,…

18 08 2021 | 10:58

Zanzibar’s women sponge off the sea — in a good way

Jambiani — Nasir Hassan Haji never thought of herself as a farmer or a swimmer, but as she waded into Zanzibar’s blue waters with goggles pulled over her headscarf to examine her floating sponge farm…

18 08 2021 | 10:55

Spain, Portugal brace for wildfire threat as temps soar

Spain and Portugal are bracing for temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in coming days, as a mass of hot, dry air from Africa pushes north into the Iberian peninsula.…

18 08 2021 | 10:50

From rubber snakes to crawdad traps: Lake Tahoe dive cleanup pulls out more than 8,000 pounds of trash

Clean Up The Lake is a nonprofit which began removing trash from lake in 2019 Colin West is standing on the shores of Lake Tahoe and surveying mounds and mounds of trash, mulling over the weirdest…

18 08 2021 | 10:33

How floating wind turbines could change the global energy map

For many years, offshore wind turbines have been fixed to the seabed, meaning they could only be located in shallow areas. The problem is that most countries’ coastlines soon descend to much deeper…

18 08 2021 | 09:58

This Photo Exhibition is a Must-See

Although last year’s edition was cancelled because of the pandemic, the Rencontres de la Photographie d’Arles returned this year with a series of groundbreaking exhibitions. One of the world’s most…

18 08 2021 | 09:52

Nigeria seizes record $54 million in pangolin parts and elephant tusks

Officials in Nigeria - a hub for illegal wildlife trafficking - have seized a record amount of pangolin scales and claws and elephant tusks as the government attempts to combat the trade, the head of…

18 08 2021 | 09:51

Vaccinating teenagers is beneficial, even if their vulnerability to COVID-19 is low

The UK government has announced that all 16 to 17-year-olds will be offered a first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in the coming weeks. Many countries are already vaccinating children over 12,…

18 08 2021 | 09:30

Ghana court frees 21 arrested for attending May LGBTQ+ event

Acquittal comes after attorney general said evidence insufficient to prosecute for unlawful assembly A Ghanaian court has acquitted and freed 21 people who were arrested during a crackdown on…

18 08 2021 | 08:38

Η πράσινη στροφή της Κίνας αλλάζει τον ενεργειακό χάρτη.

Ο στόχος της να καλύψει το 90% των αναγκών της από ΑΠΕ προκαλεί αναταράξεις Η Κίνα θα αλλάξει τον ενεργειακό χάρτη. Αφού καθόρισε επί δεκαετίες την εξωτερική της πολιτική η εξάρτησή της από άλλες…

18 08 2021 | 08:37

H Κεφαλονιά case study για Κλιματική Αλλαγή & Ενεργειακή Μετάβαση

Εκπαιδευτική επίσκεψη στην Κεφαλονιά πραγματοποίησαν οι φοιτητές του αγγλόφωνου Μεταπτυχιακού Προγράμματος «Ενέργεια: Στρατηγική Δίκαιο & Οικονομία» του Πανεπιστημίου Πειραιώς.

16 08 2021 | 09:44

Φωτόπουλος: Κρατήστε σε λειτουργία τις λιγνιτικές μέχρι εξαντλήσεως των αποθεμάτων

Πλησιάζουν δύο χρόνια από τότε που ο πρωθυπουργός της χώρας χωρίς να έχει στα χέρια του καμία επίσημη μελέτη που να του το επιτρέπει, αγνοώντας το ΕΣΕΚ του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ, που είχε εγκριθεί από την αρμόδια…

16 08 2021 | 08:55

The water cycle is intensifying as the climate warms, IPCC report warns – that means more intense storms and flooding

The world watched in July 2021 as extreme rainfall became floods that washed away centuries-old homes in Europe, triggered landslides in Asia and inundated subways in China. More than 900 people died…

16 08 2021 | 08:50

Climate change’s trillion dollar problem just got more urgent for investors

The money tied up in fossil fuels is everyone’s problem, writes Anna Isaac There’s a £16 trillion problem that’s been keeping central bankers past and present up at night: “stranded assets”. It’s…

16 08 2021 | 08:50

Millions more people vulnerable to flooding in next decade, study shows

Populations in flood-prone regions is increasing, with 57 countries especially susceptible From Germany to New York City, this summer has demonstrated the destructive force of floods. Now, a new…

16 08 2021 | 08:42

Reduce methane or face climate catastrophe, scientists warn

Exclusive: IPCC says gas, produced by farming, shale gas and oil extraction, playing ever-greater role in overheating planet Cutting carbon dioxide is not enough to solve the climate crisis – the…