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Climate activists staged a demonstration in the public space in front of Citigroup Headquaters in Tribeca, New York City, holding a large sign reading "Greenwasher"

What is greenwashing?

May 21, 2024
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May 21, 2024

Germany: Lightning strike in Dresden injures 10

May 21, 2024

Japanese town blocks tourists from seeing Mount Fuji

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A worker is layering bricks on a building site in Kampala, Uganda.

Helping bricks go green in Uganda

Helping bricks go green in Uganda

Bricks used in construction have a huge climate footprint. An engineer in Uganda wants to change that.
UgandaMay 21, 202404:42 min
Ägypten Korallen

Mass tourism increasing the pressure on coral reefs

Mass tourism increasing the pressure on coral reefs

The Red Sea coral reefs are threatened by mass tourism and greed for profit. Creative ideas are needed to protect them.
EgyptMay 21, 202406:27 min
Island Grindavik

Volcanic threat looms over Iceland

Volcanic threat looms over Iceland

Volcanic activity in southern Iceland continues to threaten communities.
IcelandMay 21, 202406:46 min
An aerial view of Karachi, Pakistan's largest city

How Karachi could stop another deadly heatwave

How Karachi could stop another deadly heatwave

Pakistan's largest city has been struggling to cool down its streets ever since the devastating 2015 heatwave.
PakistanMay 17, 202403:35 min
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Red fire ants in Italy threaten Europe

Red fire ants in Italy threaten Europe

Scientists in Sicily are battling red fire ants, an extremely aggressive species from South America.
ItalyMay 17, 202404:59 min
People work in a wildflower meadow outside the Jewish Museum in Warsaw

Creating a green oasis in the center of Poland's capital

Creating a green oasis in the center of Poland's capital

Residents of Warsaw have been invited to help turn the area outside the Jewish Museum into a flower meadow.
PolandMay 16, 202402:59 min
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Introducing: Feet in 2 Worlds

New York City is trying to make its playgrounds more climate resilient. What does this mean for children's play?
May 16, 202429:47 min
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A glass box is filled with a green liquid on a street

Serbia's surprising solution to air pollution — liquid trees

Serbian scientists are trialing innovative liquid trees to help improve air quality in urban areas.
SerbiaMay 15, 202401:30 min
A man dressed in a yellow and black striped shirt takes a photograph, with the camera pointed directly at the photographer

Indian photographers snap marginalized groups in Chennai

A photo exhibition in North Chennai is showcasing the lives of those living in poverty in the industrial region.
IndiaMay 13, 202405:41 min
A view of an art installation on the beach, showing several concrete statues of swimmers holding signs protesting sewage pollution

UK seaside town fighting water company pollution

Residents in an English seaside town are fed up with unfiltered wastewater, and are refusing to pay their water bills.
United KingdomMay 13, 202406:49 min
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Climate change

Increased levels of carbon dioxide and other human-caused emissions being released into the atmosphere have caused global surface and ocean temperatures to rise at unprecedented speed.

Guarani Indigenous people are seen at Pindo Poty village after it was flooded in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil

Brazil: Tens of thousands devastated by record floods

Brazil: Tens of thousands devastated by record floods

Scientists warn that southern Brazil, ravaged by record flooding since April, remains at dangerously high water levels.
BrazilMay 17, 202402:39 min
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Taliban's poor response to flash floods criticized

Taliban's poor response to flash floods criticized

International aid organizations are once again facing a familiar dilemma: cooperate with the Taliban or not?
AfghanistanMay 15, 202403:22 min
A girl stands on a pile of debris next to a damaged car buried in mud in an area heavily affected by torrential rains and flash floods in Kenya in 2024

The race to fix Africa's poor weather forecasting

The race to fix Africa's poor weather forecasting

Most of Africa's 1.3 billion people have little advance knowledge of the weather. Knowing the forecast could save lives.
AfricaMay 15, 2024
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A jar marked "aMethanol" is filled with a clear liquid

Carbon capture: How to turn air into clean fuel

"Green methanol" has many uses. Could it help propel the transition to renewables by replacing gasoline?
GermanyMay 13, 2024
A yellow drone flies above a field and trees

How Ghana is using AI to improve food security

Artificial intelligence is helping Ghanaian farmers in the country's east fight crop disease and boost yields.
GhanaMay 13, 202405:14 min
R-Create co-founder Adina Humă shows her reusable packaging solution

Romanian startup boosts sustainable online shopping

Online shopping generates tons of waste. This Romanian startup has devised a returnable and reusable packaging solution.
RomaniaMay 8, 202402:40 min