カテゴリー: Environment
Countries and companies involved in oil and gas extraction to be asked to join scheme aimed at tackling global heatingFossil-fuel producing countries and companies are being asked to pay into a new international fund to help poor countries cope with th…
Six people dead, thousands evacuated and transport disrupted after at least 20 floods in major rivers China has been experiencing heavy and widespread rainfall since the start of the rainy season, which runs from May to September. It has resulted in at…
Misinformation and online rumours stoke fear of the venomous species, which has led to snakes being killed indiscriminately, warn conservationistsAmin Mandol was harvesting peanuts from a char – a bank of sand and silt – in the Padma, the lower part of…
Figure represents 64-66% of global output of tetrafluoromethane and hexafluoroethane, MIT study findsEmissions of two of the most potent greenhouse gases have substantially increased in China over the last decade, a study has found.Perfluorocarbons are…
Country on track reach 1,200GW of installed wind and solar capacity by end of 2024 – six years ahead of Beijing’s targetThe amount of wind and solar power under construction in China is now nearly twice as much as the rest of the world combined, a repo…
Experts say the new figures dispel the notion that the country is protected from extreme temperatures and raise fears for local marine lifeNew Zealand’s sea temperatures have hit record highs, outstripping global averages threefold in one region, and p…
Activists from the award-winning Mother Nature found guilty on charges of plotting against governmentTen activists from a prominent youth-led environmental group in Cambodia have been sentenced to between six and eight years in jail in a case human rig…
Incident reignites concerns over crackdown on media before crucial UN climate talks in Baku later this yearWestern journalists were refused entry to an energy industry conference in Azerbaijan earlier this month, reigniting concerns over the state’s cr…
Heavy rainfall in Guangdong causes flooding, landslides and mudslides, while northern China gripped by heatwaveGuangdong province in southern China has once more experienced severe flooding, two months after the late April floods and landslides led to …
For generations the Gurung community in Taap, about 175km (110 miles) west of the capital, Kathmandu, and other villages in the districts of Lamjung and Kaski, have scoured the steep Himalayan cliffs for honey. The villagers say the proceeds, split amo…
Emergency unit opens as much of north India has been battered by relentlessly high temperatures every single day since mid-MayAs Dr Amlendu Yadav flicks the switch, the large pipe starts gushing water while he shovels ice into the tub. In two minutes, …
Increasing use of fans, air coolers and air conditioners is placing ‘serious’ strain on grid in north of countryEngineers in India have warned of the possibility of prolonged power outages in the north, where a heatwave has brought misery for millions …
Seven Przewalski’s horses, the only truly wild species of the animal in the world, flown to central Asian country from zoos in EuropeA group of the world’s last wild horses have returned to their native Kazakhstan after an absence of about 200 years. T…
Plan to double mineral exports by 2035 and proposed law to fast-track major projects stir fears over environmental impactStretching down New Zealand’s rugged West coast, the land is rich in natural wonders – from rainforests to rock formations stacked …
Meteorologists found 52.9C reading to be false, though new record does appear to have been setA record temperature registered this week for the Indian capital of 52.9C (127.22F) was too high by 3C, the Indian government has said.The Indian Meteorologic…