Environment

MUNICH (Reuters) – Forest fires caused by climate change are costing insurers more than ever, with the deadly fire that ravaged northern California the single most expensive natural disaster in 2018, Munich Re said in its catastrophe report on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: A group of U.S. Forest Service firefighters monitor a back fire while battling
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A cat is seen inside the archaeological site of the ancient Temple of Zeus following a snowfall in Athens, Greece, January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis ATHENS (Reuters) – Residents of the Greek capital, Athens, woke on Tuesday to rare snowfall as the country shivered in the grip of a cold spell, with sub-freezing temperatures in
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will take action against highly-polluting diesel trucks by imposing tougher fuel and engine standards, raising rail freight volumes and strengthening its monitoring capabilities, new guidelines published by the environment ministry said. A worker drives a motorised vehicle past trucks parked outside ceramics factories in rural Gaoyi county near Shijiazhuang, Hebei province,
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – A heatwave sweeping Australia engulfed the densely-populated southeast on Friday, boosting temperature records, spurring fire bans and arousing concern about the health of contestants in this month’s tennis Open. Children jump into the water off Altona pier in Melbourne, Australia January 4, 2019. AAP Image/David Crosling/via REUTERS A week after Australia’s hottest
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Jae Jae, a Sumatran Tiger examines a noticeboard during an event to publicise the annual stocktake at London Zoo in London, Britain, January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – Keepers at London Zoo began the arduous task of counting some 600 different species on Thursday, carrying out the park’s week-long annual stocktake. From tigers
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TANJUNG LESUNG, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities warned on Wednesday of “extreme weather and high waves” around the erupting Anak Krakatau volcano, urging people to stay away from the coast already devastated by a tsunami that killed more than 400 people. Debris is seen along a beach after a tsunami, near Sumur, Banten province, Indonesia
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