water
‘Can’t be called water’: Brazil marks two months since dam disaster
World
March 23, 2019
‘Can’t be called water’: Brazil marks two months since dam disaster
Brazilian fisherman Jose Geraldo dos Santos uses a long pole to push his boat down the reddish-brown Paraopeba River, taking…
Egypt launches campaign to rationalize water consumption
Egypt
March 20, 2019
Egypt launches campaign to rationalize water consumption
Egypt’s Holding Company for Water and Wastewater (HCWW) has launched a campaign to rationalize water consumption across the country. In…
Water woes hit henna plant farms in Iraq’s Fao peninsula
Middle East
March 18, 2019
Water woes hit henna plant farms in Iraq’s Fao peninsula
Walking past dead palm trees on land so dry it cracks, farmer Abbas Abdul Hassan said water shortages and ensuing…
Remote Cape with ‘world’s cleanest air’ offers smog respite
Environment
March 18, 2019
Remote Cape with ‘world’s cleanest air’ offers smog respite
As much of Asia wheezes, coughs and sniffles its way through another smog season, one isolated and windswept corner of…
Managing water resources is essential to Egypt’s future: Irrigation Minister
Egypt
March 17, 2019
Managing water resources is essential to Egypt’s future: Irrigation Minister
Egypt’s water resources are one of the most important pillars of national security and sustainable development in all aspects of…
Israeli startups join firms making lab-grown meat
Food
February 25, 2019
Israeli startups join firms making lab-grown meat
NES ZIONA, Israel (AP) — Several Israeli start-ups have joined a handful of companies around the globe trying to develop…
In Iran, parched lands hollowed by water pumping now sinking
Middle East
January 24, 2019
In Iran, parched lands hollowed by water pumping now sinking
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Fissures appear along roads while massive holes open up in the countryside, their gaping maws a…
Human diet causing ‘catastrophic’ damage to planet: study
Life & Style
January 17, 2019
Human diet causing ‘catastrophic’ damage to planet: study
The way humanity produces and eats food must radically change to avoid millions of deaths and “catastrophic” damage to the…
Thousands stung in Australian jellyfish ‘invasion’
Environment
January 7, 2019
Thousands stung in Australian jellyfish ‘invasion’
Highly venomous jellyfish have stung more than three thousand people on Australia’s northeastern shores in just a few days,…
100 marathons, 100 days: A punishing run for water
Health & Fitness
December 11, 2018
100 marathons, 100 days: A punishing run for water
From ankle-deep mud in Central Asia to the scorching heat of Australia, Mina Guli is running 100 marathons in…