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What If We Covered the Sahara With Solar Panels?

Planting trees will save the climate. At least, that’s the claim of many environmental organizations. As a result, massive reforestation efforts are taking place worldwide. But just how effective are these campaigns?

ix months into the Ukraine war, Western observers are now anticipating an escalation from Russia on another front. Experts say that Russia may be preparing to challenge the US and its allies in the Indo-Pacific region. Kremlin is currently conducting a ma...

South Africa’s Catastrophic Water Problem

In Borodianka, a Ukrainian town in the Bucha district, northwest of Kyiv, 81-year-old Taisia Herasymenko says her son was shot dead by Russian soldiers. She is seeking justice and hopes a trial will come soon. The case is one of many that Ukrainian and i...

Argentina's vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has narrowly avoided assassination after a gunman's weapon jammed as he aimed at her. Footage shows the moment de Kirchner - surrounded by a mob of supporters - found herself face-to-face with the...

There are the links between the biggest global series of the year - the cost of living crisis, climate change, China, Covid and the war in Ukraine. The BBC’s analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at the connections.

Dr. Richard Alley, professor of geosciences at Penn State, explains the phenomenon called "zombie ice" and how it is expected to raise sea levels.

A team of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine on Thursday, Ukrainian state nuclear firm Energoatom said on Telegram. The UN agency's head, Rafael Grossi, visited the site...

Estonia is banning Russian tourists from entering the country, and calling for the rest of Europe to follow. Some say the ban punishes ordinary Russians, while others argue it sends a powerful message.

Much of Europe and the Northern Hemisphere is battling either wildfires, low water levels, harvest warnings, water use restrictions or a mixture of all these. In Germany, one core focus of the drought is the Rhine River, which ultimately connects the Alps...

Is the history of WW2 repeating?

Swiss glaciers, which attract skiers and climbers and are essential to Europe’s water supply, have been disappearing at record speed. A new study shows that Switzerland’s glaciers have lost more than half their volume in less than 100 years. This year’s h...

or the past few months, the sense in Europe seems to have been that the energy crisis will magically vanish after the coming Winter season. A narrative has been created that suggests Europe’s energy woes will resolve themselves after the continent survive...

A lot of questions arise out of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Why did Russia invade Ukraine, to begin with? Was it due to NATO’s supposed expansion in Eastern Europe, and talk of Ukraine eventually becoming a member of the U.S.-led military alliance again...

Retired General Wesley Clark discusses threats to a Ukrainian nuclear power plant and analyzes Ukraine's counteroffensive attacks against Russia in Kherson. #CNN #News