MEXICO CITY — As the Super Bowl approaches, there could be problems for guacamole, a favorite game-time food in America: A lack of rain and warmer temperatures has resulted in fewer avocados being shipped from Mexico. The western state of Michoacan, which supplies almost 90% of the creamy textured fruit for the big game, has … Read more
NAKIVALE, Uganda — Enock Twagirayesu was seeking sanctuary when he and his family fled violence in Burundi, and they found it in Uganda, the small East African nation that has absorbed thousands of refugees from unsettled neighbors. Twagirayesu’s family has grown from two children when they arrived more than a decade ago to eight now, … Read more
TALLINN, Estonia — Christmas trees started appearing in Central Europe and the Baltic States, including Estonia, as early as the Middle Ages and have now become traditional across much of the world. Dec. 22 is the shortest day of the year and in Estonia, as in many parts of the world, trees covered with lights … Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO — Dozens of young people kneeled under the scorching sun this week in Rio de Janeiro’s rural interior, planting a green corridor that will be a future safe passageway for an emblematic and endangered species, the golden lion tamarin. The 300 tree seedlings they planted this week — only inches tall at … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave RIO DE JANEIRO — Few creatures are more feared in the Amazon forest than the surucucu-pico-de-jaca. Considered the largest venomous snake in the Americas — and the world’s longest viper — the South American bushmaster injects up to 500 milligrams of venom into its victims, who develop … Read more
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Kenyan government announced Monday a surprise public holiday on Nov. 13 for a nationwide tree planting day, part of its ambitious plan to plant 15 billion trees by 2032 Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki made the announcement via a gazette notice posted on the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, following … Read more
Donald Trump suggested that California keep its vast forests damp to prevent wildfire. Trump said he would “get it done so fast” but added that Gov. Newsom probably couldn’t be convinced. The former president also criticized the state for “very poor land management.” Former President Donald Trump revealed an unusual plan to stop wildfires from … Read more
ANDRIIVKA, Ukraine — The Russian bullet struck the sergeant simply above the left ear. The chief of the Ukrainian platoon was down. Headquarters radioed a battlefield promotion to the personal who had known as him “brother” — a person often known as Courier. Courier knew the platoon’s orders have been to maneuver ahead by the … Read more
Up to date September 4, 2023 at 5:46 p.m. EDT|Printed September 2, 2023 at 4:00 a.m. EDT The Monastery of Panagia Ipseni, on the Greek island of Rhodes, was surrounded by fast-paced fires in July. (Nicole Tung for The Washington Submit)Touch upon this storyComment RHODES, Greece — As flames approached the nineteenth century Monastery of … Read more
BELEM, Brazil — For the primary time in 14 years, Amazon rainforest nation leaders are assembly to guard the ecosystem and tackle the organized crime threatening it. Assembling Tuesday and Wednesday within the Brazilian metropolis of Belem are members of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Group. The 45-year-old alliance that has met solely thrice earlier than. … Read more