The U.S. Export-Import Bank agreed to lend $65 million for Peruvian wind farms that will use Siemens AG (SIE) turbines made in Kansas and Iowa. The projects will support almost 800 jobs at Siemens’
A prolonged drought in Brazil has already claimed about half of Jose Francisco Pereira’s coffee crop. Next year could be even worse as the country heads for the first three-year output decline since 1965.
The Democratic Republic of Congo said as many as 13 people have died of Ebola in a separate outbreak from the one raging in three West African nations. It is the sixth reported outbreak in that country
Iceland is monitoring rumbling at the Bardarbunga volcano for a second week after it yesterday retracted an announcement of an eruption and eased a warning to airlines over a possible ash plume. The
More than $430 million will be needed to bring the worst Ebola outbreak on record under control, according to a draft document laying out the World Health Organization’s battle strategy. The plan sets
China invested a total of 30 billion yuan ($4.87 billion) on water infrastructure projects in the Tibet autonomous region in the last two decades, data from the Ministry of Water Resources showed on Saturday.
China's drought-hit northeast provinces are awaiting rainfalls while the southwestern part of the country will see thunderstorms during the next three days, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said
More than 5,000 people are to be relocated to protect a colony of red-crowned cranes, an endangered species with a worldwide population of only 2,000. The bird is an important symbol in Chinese mythology,
An analysis of Tianjin's air pollutants has identified dust as the main component of the city's smog. Tianjin, about 100 kilometers southeast of Beijing, is the second city after the capital to release
SHENYANG - Northeast China's Liaoning province is in the midst of the most severe drought since 1951, suffering huge damage to crops and threatening the local people's livelihood. The province received
SURKHET: Thirty-three-year-old Maiti BK of Tatapani VDC-6, Surkhet went visiting her parental home at Lumki of Kailali to join in the mourning for her uncle’s death, leaving her husband and three daughters
China's State Council has published a guideline to promote the purchase and trading of emissions permits in regions piloting the scheme. The pilot regions must establish mechanisms for the purchase
The first research into the effects of oil and gas development on babies born near wells has found potential health risks. Government officials, industry advocates and the researchers themselves say more
A small group of politicians could be spotted in Parliament Square last month struggling to squeeze wires and tubes into jacket pockets and handbags. As traffic thundered around them, members of the
Construction of the world’s largest tidal energy array is ready to begin offshore Scotland. Atlantis Resources Ltd. (LON:ARL), the project’s developer, said it raised the £51 million ($85 million) it needs
Scientists have been left shocked by the surprising appearance of hundreds of methane vents off the US East Coast. More than 500 vents have been found where methane is seeping into the ocean. And there
Proponents of curbing carbon emissions often point to the additional benefits of cleaner air and healthier families. The high cost of climate change policies, they reason, will be largely offset by health
The education and science ministry plans to file an ¥8.1 billion budget request for research related to dismantlement of reactors at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant. From that total, ¥2 billion
The death toll from the devastating landslides in the city of Hiroshima rose Tuesday to 60, with 26 people still missing as rescuers continued the search for possible survivors. In the morning, rescuers
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck southern Peru on Sunday, shaking the capital Lima 300 miles away but triggering no widespread damage or injuries. The quake hit at 1921 EST at a depth of 36.6 miles
