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Peru glaciers decimated by climate change -report

By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru has lost 56% of its tropical glaciers in the last six decades due to climate change, according to a new government inventory released on Wednesday. Peru holds 68%

Bolivians use hoses, water bottles to battle wildfire blazes

By Monica Machicao and Santiago Limachi LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivians are battling wildfire blazes that have torn through 3 million hectares (11,583 square miles) of land this year, with firefighters

Explainer-Global fossil fuel subsidies on the rise despite calls for phase-out

By Sarah McFarlane (Reuters) - World governments agreed at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow two years ago to phase out "inefficient" fossil fuel subsidies to help fight global warming. Since then,

Sultan al-Jaber: the UAE oil boss steering COP28

By Maha El Dahan DUBAI (Reuters) - Sultan al-Jaber, the United Arab Emirates oil chief executive and leader of COP28 climate talks, has a formidable reputation for earnestly pursuing results. His

Brazil agency to rule if Petrobras can drill near Amazon mouth by early 2024

By Lisandra Paraguassu RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's environment protection agency Ibama is expected to decide by early next year if state-run oil company Petrobras can drill near the mouth of

Oil spill off Nigeria’s Egina field under control, agency says

By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities are closely monitoring and working to contain an oil spill that occurred during loading operations at the Total Energies operated Egina field on

Water sports fest, fireworks near Assam Ramsar site trigger alarm over endangering birds, elephants

Conservationists say biodiversity at Deepor Beel wetland affected by raised water level in lake during Rising Sun Water Fest. Forest dept says level raised to improve water quality.

EU to use satellites to track climate threats to forests

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a forest monitoring system that will use satellites to track threats such as climate change-fuelled wildfires and

Explainer-Climate activists, companies lawyer up for courtroom battles

By Gloria Dickie DUBAI (Reuters) - As global temperatures and emissions climb, people are increasingly turning to courtrooms to challenge fossil fuel companies' activities, leading to wins on issues

Economic models buckle under strain of climate reality

(Corrects attribution of GRAPHIC) By Mark John (Reuters) -Ahead of international climate talks in Dubai this month, economists are updating estimates of the impact of global warming on the world

On Camera

Euphoria season 3 is an empty spectacle. Fans are upset, they want it cancelled

Euphoria's characters, who once carried moral ambiguity and emotional density, now feel like flat archetypes of the people they once were.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.