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With an economy so reliant on oil, Iraq has long faced a tough balancing act between the short-term gains that can come from ramping up production and the long-term problems that can arise from overproduction. Last week, the Iraqi oil…

When Josh Dubois fired up a generator Saturday night after losing power, it wasn’t to light up his house or save food in the refrigerator. His only thought was for the 18 eggs getting ready to hatch in his incubator. And how…

LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey tried to get ahead of a Washington Post “hit piece” during a stern press conference Saturday, vowing to sue the newspaper if it publishes a false story about her. Mulkey, 61, claimed during her…

By Sean Mowbray, Mongabay It’s estimated that we drink around 5 billion cups of tea every day. Producing this vast quantity of leaves to quench global thirst for black, green and other varieties is an industry that spans…

Hurricane Michael-caused erosion at the South End archaeological site on Ossabaw Island, Georgia, taken during the UGA Laboratory of Archaeology Field School. This…

Jerusalem —  Israel on Sunday warned that it may withdraw from this year's Eurovision Song Contest if organizers reject the lyrics from its entry as too political. Eden Golan and her song "October Rain" were chosen to compete in the…

Briefing the Security Council in New York, UN Special Representative Bintou Keita urged ambassadors to do all they can to prevent the fighting in North Kivu province from spreading beyond the border. “It is crucial to underscore the risk…

They must put aside self-interest, negotiate in good faith and reach an agreement on a unified government, while also ensuring national polls go ahead to avoid it from “sliding into disintegration”, Abdoulaye Bathily told ambassadors on…

1. IntroductionPlant growth and distribution are influenced predominantly by climate, with temperature and precipitation regulating water and heat conditions . Climate change, characterized by global warming, has emerged as one of the…

'It's three to six million cubic meters of soil, clay, and polluted dirt,' Olst resident Jan Kristian Jensen said. A small hamlet in the west…

In 2022 the US Northeast was battered by what authorities called the 'blizzard of the century' Forecasters warned on Friday that a deluge of…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Google's legal defeat at the hands of Fortnite maker Epic Games Inc. threatens to roil an app store…

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This is an online version of Carbon Brief’s weekly DeBriefed email newsletter. Subscribe for free…

A salt marsh in Barnstable, Massachusetts, shows signs of erosion and drowning as the sea level rises (December 2, 2022). Credit: Erin Peck Amid climate change, large dam removal projects have gained…

A salt marsh in Barnstable, Massachusetts, shows signs of erosion and drowning as the sea level rises (December 2, 2022). Credit: Erin Peck…

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the nonprofit group that minds the internet's infrastructure, is worried about chatter at the…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Monkeys are not usually a popular menu item for big cats. Primates are, after all, hard to catch: living…

The Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) and the Blue Flag Programme cooperate on the coastal tourism adaptation to climate changeIt is not accidental that in 2022 #beach ranked as the 46th most popular hashtag worldwide on Instagram.…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Nearly four million jobs in South Korea are at risk of being replaced by artificial intelligence…

The Antarctic Peninsula is warming at rates much greater than the rest of the planet, leading to large losses of sea ice, prime habitat for minke whales. Tiny, shrimp-like crustaceans called krill, which feed on algae and phytoplankton…

Scientists from the World Wildlife Fund released a report that says the oceans vast coral reefs the building blocks of marine life are under serious threat from climate change. Without drastic change, the scientists said, hundreds of…

Most parts of Africa are witnessing severe drought and torrential rainfall. In Nigeria for instance, the pace of desert encroachment in the country's far north is becoming very alarming while the south of the country continues to witness…

Climate change and regional development projects are threatening the health and livelihood of indigenous peoples in the Turkana region of northwest Kenya.

"Sustainable Development" = United Nations Greenwashing. STOP AGENDA 21: A clean environment is important to us all. We have an obligation to maintain our resources and sustain our environment for future generations. Sustaining our…

More DW News: warming is having an huge impact on the lives of communities in the Arctic. DWs David Levitz paid a visit to Sami reindeer herders in northern Sweden to see how their livelihoods and identity are under threat.

Delegates from 195 countries are meeting in Lima, Peru for the UNs 20th climate change conference. The mountains of Peru offer a sobering reminder of how urgent the negotiations more:

An Inuit village in northern Quebec is experiencing climate change firsthand. The animals they hunt are moving further north as the ice thins. Can innovative technologies help the Inuit culture survive?

Find more Earth Focus content at this episode of Earth Focus, witness the devastating effects of development on the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador. Responsible tourism may be the answer to protect the natural heritage of the…

Find more Earth Focus content at are critical to ensuring our food supply, yet they are disappearing at an alarming rate. Over thirty percent of our agricultural crops depend on bees for pollination, and bee pollination means about $15…

Greenpeace International says it will file criminal complaints over the treatment of 30 activists who staged a protest at an Arctic drilling platform.