Fri 15 November 2024: The population of both savannah and forest elephant species has declined sharply in the past half a century across the sub-Saharan African region, according to a research report released in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. Published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the report, which was released Monday evening, […]
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Thu 14 November 2024: Toxic smog obscured India’s famed monument to love, the Taj Mahal, as well as Sikhism’s holiest shrine, the Golden Temple in Amritsar, and delayed flights on Thursday, becoming too thick to see through in several places. The city of Lahore in neighbouring Pakistan ranked as the world’s most polluted in winter’s […]
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Wed 13 November 2024: A new fire season crackles to life in Kalimantan as 29-year-old Emmanuela Shinta monitors the air quality and distributes face masks to thousands of villagers expecting the worst. But she knows it is not enough. Each year, the region is prone to deadly fires caused by deforestation, trapping Borneo in a […]
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Wed 13 November 2024: Countries must accelerate the conservation and restoration of kelp forests to meet international targets, Australian researchers said on Thursday. According to the State of the World’s Kelp report, which was published by scientists from University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney on Thursday, 16 percent of the global kelp biome was […]
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December 2023 – Dakar, Senegal launched sub-Saharan Africa’s first all-electric bus rapid transit network of 23 bus stations. Mon 11 November 2024: In sub-Saharan Africa, high levels of particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution from vehicle tailpipe emissions cause poor health, developmental stunting, and even death. Vehicle emissions also contribute to global warming. Electric vehicles could help solve these problems but they’ve been […]
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Mon 11 November 2024: Australian researchers have developed a new method to effectively spot plastic waste on beaches from space. Plastic waste on beaches is a global environmental crisis, as tons of plastic waste, including bottles, bags, straws, and fishing gear, wash up on shorelines every day. This waste mainly comes from improperly managed plastic […]
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Sun 10 November 2024: Thousands of people have demonstrated in Spain’s eastern city of Valencia to protest the authorities’ handling of one of Europe’s deadliest natural disasters in decades and call for accountability. Large crowds gathered in the central part of the city on Saturday night, with some clashing with riot police in front of […]
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Sat 09 November 2024: Global heatwaves and deadly storms throughout the year suggest that 2024 is on track to become the hottest year on record. According to projections from the European Climate Service, average global temperatures for 2024 will exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, a threshold that serves as a warning for the devastating impacts of […]
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Wed 06 November 2024: Authorities in the Pakistani province of Punjab have ordered educational institutions in several areas to close until November 17 and shift to online teaching to protect children and curb pollution. The province, home to more than half of Pakistan’s 240 million people, had earlier closed primary schools, curbed tuk-tuks and shuttered some […]
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Mon 04 November 2024: Britain’s Prince William landed in Cape Town on Monday for a four-day trip to South Africa centred on his annual Earthshot Prize for environmental innovators. The heir to the British throne will attend a global wildlife summit and meet with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during the trip, which is his first to South Africa since 2010. […]
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