Environment
Receding Chilean glacier a sign of accelerating climate change
March 16, 2019
Receding Chilean glacier a sign of accelerating climate change
In the space of just two weeks, two large icebergs broke off the Grey Glacier in Chilean Patagonia — a…
Egypt to implement €32 mn climate change plan
March 15, 2019
Egypt to implement €32 mn climate change plan
During her visit to Kafr al-Sheikh governorate last week, Minister Yasmine Fouad presented a national plan that aims to curtail…
‘No Planet B’: Global youth demo for climate kicks off
March 15, 2019
‘No Planet B’: Global youth demo for climate kicks off
Tens of thousands of young people across Asia skipped school Friday to march through the streets, kicking off a global…
Aswan launches “Tashgeer” initiative aiming to plant 100 thousand trees
March 14, 2019
Aswan launches “Tashgeer” initiative aiming to plant 100 thousand trees
Minister of Agricultural and Land Reformation Ezz El Din Abu Steit and Governor of Aswan Ahmed Ibrahim launched the workshop…
Environment damage behind 1 in 4 global deaths, disease: UN
March 13, 2019
Environment damage behind 1 in 4 global deaths, disease: UN
A quarter of all premature deaths and diseases worldwide are due to manmade pollution and environmental damage, the United Nations…
UN environment talks open under shadow of Ethiopian plane crash
March 11, 2019
UN environment talks open under shadow of Ethiopian plane crash
A world forum on addressing the planet’s environmental crisis opened in Nairobi on Monday, the mood darkened by the Ethiopian…
Climate change forces Arctic animals to shift feeding habits: study
March 6, 2019
Climate change forces Arctic animals to shift feeding habits: study
Seals and whales in the Arctic are shifting their feeding patterns as climate change alters their habitats, and the way…
Unusual alliance in Sri Lanka forged to save blue whales
March 5, 2019
Unusual alliance in Sri Lanka forged to save blue whales
When the feeding grounds of blue whales overlap with busy shipping lanes, business interests often supersede those of the endangered…
Russia’s Arctic plans add to polar bears’ climate woes
March 5, 2019
Russia’s Arctic plans add to polar bears’ climate woes
Last month’s visit by roaming polar bears that put a Russian village on lockdown may be just the beginning. For…
Plastic found in deepest ocean animals
February 27, 2019
Plastic found in deepest ocean animals
Animals living in the deepest ocean trenches have been found with plastic fragments in their gut, according to new research…