MONSTER, Netherlands (AFP) - On the beach at Monster, bulldozers painstakingly turn sand dredged from the bottom of the North Sea bed into dunes in an ambitious effort to safeguard the Netherlands from flooding. More »
MONTEVIDEO (AFP) - From a devastating food crisis in Guatemala to water cuts in Venezuela, El Nino has compounded drought damage across Latin America this year. More »
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India, a stronghold of vegetarianism where the cow is a sacred animal for the majority Hindu population, has urged the rest of the world to give up eating beef to help reduce global warming. More »
Heavy rain has continued to batter parts of Britain as householders are warned again of a high risk of flooding. More »
JAKARTA (AFP) - Environmentalists claimed a small victory on Thursday after Indonesia ordered one of the country's biggest pulp and paper companies to halt forest clearing in the Kampar Peninsula. More »
The Environment Agency and weather forecasters are warning of a high risk of flooding to property, with heavy rain set to continue in northern England, Wales and south-west Scotland. More »
RIER, Sudan (AFP) - Visitors to Rier, in southern Sudan, are welcomed by a large rectangular tank and a freshly-painted sign trumpeting the White Nile Petroleum Operating Company's initiative to supply drinking water. More »
The Environment Agency and the Met Office have warned of a high risk of flooding to property on Thursday. More »
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India on Wednesday tightened air quality rules and said it will enforce a single standard for industrial and residential pollution. More »
Heavy rain has already caused flooding in some parts of the country as more severe weather is being predicted for the days ahead. More »

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