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Madagascar cyclone Gamane kills at least 11, displaces thousands, government says

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - A tropical cyclone that swept across the island of Madagascar this week killed at least 11 people and displaced thousands more, according to the country's disaster management

‘Adopt a penguin egg’ Easter campaign helps endangered African birds

By shafiek tassiem and Tim Cocks CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Bored of buying eggs made of chocolate and wrapped in foil with predictable bunny motifs? This Easter in South Africa you could instead spend

Secret planting operation boosts critically endangered Welsh shrub

By Helena Williams LONDON (Reuters) - At a secret location in the Welsh countryside, naturalists have planted 30 young specimens of a once-common plant that has been collected - and nibbled - almost

Aerial surveys show US landfills are major source of methane emissions

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Over half of U.S. landfills observed by aerial surveys are super-emitting sources of methane, according to a new study in the journal Science published on

Citi says 42% of energy clients lack climate transition plans

By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) - Almost half of the energy companies Citi lends to are lacking plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the fourth-largest U.S. bank said in a climate report released

In Iraq, water crisis leaves farmers clinging to sidr trees

By Mohammed Aty BASRA (Reuters) - Faced with a failing date palm business due to scarce resources, Iraqi farmer Ismail Ibrahim has planted "sidr", or jujube, trees which require far less water during

New England offshore wind auction draws multiple bidders

By Scott DiSavino and Laila Kearney (Reuters) -Several offshore wind developers bid in a combined Connecticut-Massachusetts-Rhode Island offshore wind solicitation on Wednesday, including units of

Boat Race rowers told to avoid the water as UK sewage dumping surges

By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Victorious rowers in Britain's University Boat Race have been warned not to jump into the River Thames this weekend due to alarming levels of E. coli bacteria, as

Big turnout expected in New England offshore wind power auction

By Scott DiSavino and Laila Kearney (Reuters) - Several offshore wind developers are on track to bid in the combined Connecticut-Massachusetts-Rhode Island offshore wind solicitation on Wednesday,

Climate change, AI in focus at Commonwealth’s Oct meet in Samoa

By Cordelia Hsu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Climate change and efforts to keep up with advances in artificial intelligence top the agenda for a Commonwealth meeting set for the small Pacific Islands nation of

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How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

Germany, Spain await key decision as Navy seeks proven tech for submarines to stay underwater longer

Navy is looking to acquire six new submarines with Air Independent Propulsion technology, which allows vessels to stay underwater for longer periods.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?