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Patrick Galey
Global science and environment correspondent for AFP.
Ocean climate changes a threat to sea life
The world’s seas have absorbed about a third of all carbon pollution produced since the Industrial Revolution
Slash emissions now or miss 1.5°C goal, UN warns
The UNEP said that global emissions need to fall by 7.6%, each year, every year until 2030 to limit global temperature rises to 1.5°C
New universe map unearths 300 000 more galaxies
The known universe just got a lot bigger
Smart ants cut the needless chatter
A new study suggests they build super-highways without having to communicate with each other
Two thirds of African cities face ‘extreme climate risk’
Eight African cities featured in the 2018 Climate Vulnerability Index
Fears for Amazon after Bolsonaro wins Brazil presidency
Bolsonaro, who won 55% of the vote in a run-off on Sunday, issued a series of campaign pledges that left many fearing for the future of the Amazon
Women scientists still ‘undervalued’ despite twin Nobel wins
Canadian scientist Donna Strickland became just the third woman in history to win the Nobel Physics Prize
Nations round on US, allies as UN climate talks wrap up
Talks foundered over the key issue of how efforts to limit climate change are funded and how contributions are reported.