World Feb 17 Turkish quake victims left homeless sheltering in trains, tents, greenhouses Hundreds of thousands of people are seeking shelter after the Feb. 6 earthquake in southern Turkey left homes unlivable.
World Nov 09 Russia aims to make its largest island carbon neutral by 2025 Tree growth will absorb as much planet-warming carbon dioxide as the island’s half-million residents and its businesses produce, an idea the Russian government 4,000 miles to the west in Moscow hopes to apply to the whole country.
World Nov 09 Russia launches forest plan as testing ground for climate action More than two-thirds of Sakhalin Island is forested. With the Kremlin’s blessing, authorities there have set an ambitious goal of making the island — Russia's largest — carbon neutral by 2025.