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Fijian coral study reveals over 600 years of rising sea temps across Southwestern Pacific
Sep 19, 2024 (SPX)
A core sample over two meters in length was extracted from a coral colony in Fiji that grows between 3 to 6 millimeters per year. This core allowed scientists t...
Congo-Brazzaville hydroelectric dam construction to begin in 2025
Sep 18, 2024 (AFP)
"The government, through the Ministry of Energy and Hydraulics, has signed a memorandum of understanding with China Overseas Co Ltd for the development of the S...
Nigeria issues flood warning as Cameroon opens dam
Sep 18, 2024 (AFP)
Umar Ibrahim Mohammed, director general of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), a federal body managing water resources, said Cameroonian authoriti...
Ecuador to impose blackouts due to severe drought
Sep 17, 2024 (AFP)
The measures, which will be implemented from Thursday, are due "to the worst drought in the last 61 years and aim to responsibly manage the control of our elect...
Peru seizes 1.3 tons of shark fins; S.Africa police arrest 3 for abalone poaching
Sep 17, 2024 (AFP)
The discovery was made at the warehouse of an export company from where they were to have been shipped, without the necessary license, to Asia, the Sunat custom...
Lakes drying up leave Greeks in despair
Sep 13, 2024 (AFP)
Where once fishermen pulled trout and tench into their boats, youths on motorbikes now joyride in the dust. Locals say they can see the 42-square-kilometre (16-...
Pacific Islands Forum targeted in 'cyber incident'
Sep 12, 2024 (AFP)
Leaders from the 18-member bloc travelled to Tonga in August for an annual meeting dominated by the growing Pacific rivalry between China and the United States....
UN revises down slightly likelihood of La Nina in 2024
Sep 11, 2024 (AFP)
There is now a 55-percent chance of La Nina conditions emerging between September and November, and a 60-percent chance between October and next February, the U...
Greece unveils water network overhaul amid drought troubles
Sep 11, 2024 (AFP)
Environment and energy minister Theodoros Skylakakis told a news conference that the project involving new works and upgrades to the existing water network were...
Parched Iraqi Kurdistan town navigates regional water diplomacy
Sep 10, 2024 (AFP)
The Little Zab originates in neighbouring Iran and flows through the outskirts of Qaladiza, a hillside town of 90,000 residents around 30 kilometres (19 miles) ...
Nestle to pay 2 mn euros to close France water probes
Sep 10, 2024 (AFP)
The prosecutor in the eastern town of Epinal, Frederic Nahon, said the non-prosecution agreement was the "biggest concerning the environment signed in France to...
Dam overflow sparks new crisis in insurgency-hit Nigerian city
Sep 10, 2024 (AFP)
Several aerial videos and photos shared by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) with AFP showed rows of houses submerged in murky water. An epicentre...
'Astonishing': Eaten eels recorded escaping from fish guts
Sep 09, 2024 (AFP)
The remarkable last-gasp getaway also marks the first time this kind of defensive tactic has been caught on video across the animal kingdom, according to the Ja...
Satellites enable accurate monitoring of groundwater use with OPENet
Sep 06, 2024 (SPX)
In a new study published in 'Agricultural Water Management' on August 8, DRI scientists compared groundwater meter data with OpenET estimates for fields in Neva...
Poland's weather agency warns most river levels low
Sep 06, 2024 (AFP)
The IMGW institute said climate change was to blame, as milder winters with less snow alongside fewer days of rain and higher temperatures push down water level...
New Zealand's Maori anoint new queen
Sep 05, 2024 (AFP)
Nga Wai hono i te po Paki was cheered by thousands as she ascended a high-backed wooden throne during an elaborate ceremony on the country's North Island. She i...
Making desalination more efficient, by way of renewable energy
Sep 05, 2024 (SPX)
Yangying Zhu, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UC Santa Barbara, wants to address that conundrum. Now, a two-year, $500,000...
New Zealand's Maori anoint new queen, bury late king
Sep 05, 2024 (AFP)
Nga Wai hono i te po Paki was cheered by thousands as she ascended a high-backed wooden throne during an elaborate ceremony on the country's North Island. She i...
UK tightens the screws on polluting water company bosses
Sep 04, 2024 (AFP)
Water pollution was an issue in the recent general election campaign, with promises to get tough on polluters and clean up the country's waterways. The Labour g...
Gabon electrical company schedules power cuts after failed rains
Sep 04, 2024 (AFP)
Equipment problems at two power plants are also contributing to what the Water and Energy Company of Gabon (SEEG) called "an energy crisis without precedent". I...
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