The likelihood of a planet-warming super El Niño is rising sharply, according to an updated forecast released Sunday by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. The new outlook signals a high
Canada’s raging wildfires have been worrying since the beginning of this year. Living in Ottawa, I’ve personally experienced the detrimental effects of wildfires on air quality and pollution. Meanwhile, punishing heat waves
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Population growth and climate change are stretching America’s water supplies to the limit, and tapping new sources is becoming more difficult each year—in some cases, even impossible. New Mexico, California, Arizona, and
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On Aug. 15, 2005, Xi Jinping, who was then Party secretary of China’s Zhejiang Province, paid a visit to the beautiful, forest-clad, hillside town of Anji, about an hour from Hangzhou. At
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(Xinhua) — The World Elephant Day was celebrated Saturday across Kenya, with the country’s wildlife agency calling upon key stakeholders to enhance the protection of the iconic land mammal amid multiple threats.
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Gabon is seeking to replace $450 million in higher-priced debt with lower-priced borrowing and use the savings for conservation, reported Reuters. The country is the first in Africa to attempt a so-called “debt-for-nature
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A new technology that has arrived in rural villages in El Salvador makes it possible for small farming families to generate biogas with their feces and use it for cooking—something that at
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In 2023, different climatic anomalies have been recorded that set new historical records in the tragic progression of climate change at the global level. Thus, in June, the surface temperature in the
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The Kaduwela Municipal Council opened the first of four Plastic Recycling Centers at 567/3, Yashodara Mawatha, Dedigamuwa as a pilot to improve standards in plastic waste collection and apply environment, health, and
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In 2019, the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks published a statement that identified 14 emerging health and environmental issues. Right near the top of that list was plastic waste.
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Important progress has been made in ending violence in Yemen for the first time since 2015 when the Saudi Arabia-led coalition invaded the country. However, the eight years of war have created the “world’s
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The United Nations on Monday adopted a historic agreement for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction which cover over two-thirds of the ocean. “The ocean
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In May 2023, the Arizona Department of Water Resources imposed restrictions on the construction of new housing in the Phoenix area, citing a lack of groundwater. The decision aims to slow population
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Today we talk much about tree plantation and increasing forest cover in our Country. How many trees we planted in a year? How many trees which we planted with much effort perish
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