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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 643

Patrick Galey

The body of a wild elephant lies in an open landfill in Pallakkadu village in Ampara district, about 210 kilometers (130 miles) east of the capital Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. (AP/Achala Pussalla)
October 13, 2022, 5:14 am
World’s wildlife populations obliterated by nearly 70% since 1970 — landmark study
‘Truly frightening’ data from 32,000 tracked species shows average decline of 69%, with parts of Latin America seeing losses as high as 94% from 52 years ago, WWF says
By Patrick Galey
Wildfires rage in the forest close to the village of Novelo, Slovenia, on July 21, 2022. (Jure Makovec/AFP)
July 22, 2022, 3:40 am
Fires torch Europe: Continent set for record forest loss as heat fuels flames
Wildfires in Spain, France, Portugal burn 1.3 million acres, more than in all of 2021, as brutal heatwave kills hundreds and experts warn worst is yet to come
By Stephane ORJELLET and Patrick Galey
Audience members raise their hands to ask questions as John Kerry, United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate speaks immediately after a press conference given by China's Special Envoy for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua at the COP26 UN Climate Summit, in Glasgow, Scotland, November 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
November 10, 2021, 11:00 pm
US, China agree to boost climate cooperation, in surprise pledge at COP26 summit
Biden had criticized Chinese counterpart for not attending the Glasgow conference; both nations’ envoys stress they agree to put differences aside for climate
By Kelly MacNamara and Patrick Galey
People participate in a protest rally during a global day of action on climate change in Glasgow, on November 6, 2021, during the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference. (Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP)
November 6, 2021, 11:37 pm
Tens of thousands rally for climate action in Glasgow, amid ongoing COP26 summit
Protesters say over 100,000 gathered near conference venue, as part of a global demonstration calling for a response to global warming
By Kelly MacNamara and Patrick Galey
Highway BR-163 stretches between the Tapajos National Forest, left, and a soy field in Belterra, Para state, Brazil, November 25, 2019. (Leo Correa/AP)
November 2, 2021, 7:41 am
COP26 leaders to pledge 2030 target for end to deforestation
UK Prime Minister Johnson to warn forests are essential for survival, but campaigners want action sooner to save the planet’s lungs
By Jitendra Joshi and Patrick Galey
In this Feb. 17, 2021 file photo, a floating dock sits on the lakebed of the Suesca lagoon, in Suesca, Colombia (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)
August 9, 2021, 12:46 pm
Humanity almost entirely to blame for hotter Earth: The key UN report findings
With dire warning over the state of the planet, intergovernmental panel says global warming is unfolding more quickly than feared
By Marlowe HOOD and Patrick Galey
Healthcare workers take on a stretcher a patient suspected of having COVID-19 from an ambulance, at the HRAN public hospital in Brasilia, Brazil, March 23, 2021 (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
April 7, 2021, 12:56 pm
1 in 3 of COVID survivors suffer long-term mental, neurological problems – study
Largest study so far on long COVID’s toll shows higher incidence of anxiety, hemorrhages and strokes within 6 months of recovery
By Patrick Galey
This time exposure photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department shows a series of lightning strikes over Santa Barbara, Calif., seen from Stearns Wharf in the city's harbor, Tuesday evening, March 5, 2019. A(Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP)
March 17, 2021, 2:35 am
Study finds lightning strikes could have sparked life on Earth
While scientists long believed meteorites brought to Earth enough phosphorus, a vital building block of life, new research indicates it could have come from bolts from the blue
By Patrick Galey
Illustrative -- In this Nov. 9, 2018 underwater photo, a dead pen shell stands open in a seagrass meadow in the Aegean Sea's Saronic Gulf (AP Photo/Elena Becatoros)
January 6, 2021, 3:36 pm
Warming sea causing species collapse on Israel’s Mediterranean coast, says study
Researchers finds mollusk population has dropped to barely 12% of historical levels, and among those that remain, 60% don’t reach reproductive size
By Patrick Galey
A bottle containing the drug Remdesivir is shown by a health worker at the Institute of Infectology of Kenezy Gyula Teaching Hospital of the University of Debrecen in Debrecen, Hungary, October 15, 2020. (Zsolt Czegledi/MTI via AP)
November 20, 2020, 1:44 pm
WHO advises against using drug remdesivir for treating COVID patients
UN organization claims the medicine, which has received approval as a coronavirus treatment from several health agencies, has ‘no important effect’ on improving survival chances
By Patrick Galey
A man wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus stands on a hilltop at a public park in Beijing, Saturday, April 25, 2020. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
October 14, 2020, 1:29 pm
Pandemic caused steepest emissions drop in modern history — study
But ‘unprecedented’ dip won’t help the climate emergency in the long term, researchers warn
By Patrick Galey
A woman undergoes a swab test for coronavirus at a drive-through testing site of the Santa Maria della Pieta hospital in Rome on October 12, 2020. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP)
October 13, 2020, 7:44 pm
Coronavirus reinfections are possible. Are they cause to worry?
Researcher warns development means aiming for herd immunity ‘too dangerous,’ says vaccines need to generate longer-lasting immunity in people than infection
By Patrick Galey
Illustrative: Marie L'Hoest, wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of coronavirus, breastfeeds her newborn daughter Anouk at the MontLegia CHC hospital in Liege, Belgium, Friday, June 26, 2020.(AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
July 10, 2020, 4:50 pm
‘Strong evidence’ mothers can transmit coronavirus to newborns
Researchers in Italy studied 31 pregnant women hospitalized with COVID-19, and found virus in an at-term placenta, umbilical cord, the vagina of one woman and in breast milk
By Patrick Galey
In this Nov. 26, 2014 file photo, the brain-scanning MRI machine that was used at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
July 8, 2020, 3:06 pm
Brain problems linked to even mild coronavirus infections, UK study finds
Team finds acute disseminated encephalomyelitis diagnoses not linked to severity of COVID-19; survey carried out on 43 patients hospitalized in confirmed or suspected virus cases
By Patrick Galey
A boy cries standing beside a relative being treated for tuberculosis at a TB hospital on World Tuberculosis Day in Hyderabad, India, March 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
May 7, 2020, 6:06 pm
Millions at risk from other diseases pushed to margins by COVID-19 crisis
Health experts warn the coronavirus pandemic is already denying untold numbers of patients treatment for illnesses such as tuberculosis, pneumonia and malaria
By Patrick Galey
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