MORE THAN ONE IN THREE TREE SPECIES AT RISK OF EXTINCTION: REPORT

Sun 03 November 2024: More than one in three species of trees are at risk of extinction worldwide, threatening life as we know it on Earth, according to a report published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. The report published on Monday has warned that over 16,000 tree species […]

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RECORD-BREAKING RAINFALL AND DESTRUCTION IN VALENCIA, SPAIN LEAVES 51 DEAD

Wed 30 October 2024: Tragic flooding in Spain’s Valencia region has led to the loss of 51 lives, as reported by the Interior Ministry’s Center for Integrated Operational Coordination. The storm, labeled as the most severe in the past century, unleashed devastation reminiscent only of major storms from the 1980s, according to Spain’s meteorology agency. […]

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GLOBAL WARMING WORSENING DEADLY FLOODING IN AFRICA, WARN SCIENTISTS

Thu 24 October 2024: Africa is bearing the brunt of climate change despite producing tiny percentage of global emissions. Global warming intensified the rainy season in many African countries in 2024, sparking deadly floods, according to scientists. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) network said on Wednesday that human-driven climate change, caused by the use of […]

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HURRICANE MILTON: STORM SURGES HIT FLORIDA, OVER 3 MILLION LOSE POWER

Thu 10 October 2024: Hurricane Milton has weakened further and is now a Category 1 hurricane, according to the US National Hurricane Center’s (NHC) latest advisory. The storm struck Florida as a Category 3 storm late on Wednesday after weakening from a Category 5 storm, leaving more than three million people without power and causing an unknown […]

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WILDLIFE NUMBERS PLUMMET 73 PERCENT OVER PAST HALF-CENTURY, REPORT FINDS

Thu 10 October 2024: Wildlife numbers plummet 73 percent over past half-century, report finds Wildlife populations across the globe have shrunk by more than 70 percent over the past half-century, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The conservation charity published a stocktake on Thursday, assessing more than 5,000 species of mammals, birds, […]

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GAZA FACES ONE OF LARGEST CASES OF ECOCIDE IN RECENT HISTORY

Tue 08 October 2024: – Head of Biodiversity and Sustainability Center at Bethlehem University tells Anadolu that some of environmental damage in region is now irreversible ISTANBUL Since Oct. 7, 2023, thousands of civilians have lost their lives in Gaza, where Israel has continued its attacks, turning the destruction caused by these assaults into ecocide. […]

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DEVASTATING FLOODS DISPLACE OVER 30,000 FAMILIES IN THAILAND 

Mon 07 October 2024: Severe flooding has impacted more than 30,000 families across Thailand, with rescue and relief operations currently in full swing. As of Sunday, local media reported that 20 northern and northeastern provinces, including Chiang Mai, Ayutthaya, and Ubon Ratchathani, remain overwhelmed by the devastation. According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and […]

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KENYA LAUNCHES ELEPHANT TRANSLOCATION TO BOOST CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY SAFETY

Sun 06 October 2024: In a bold move to improve human-wildlife coexistence and protect the fragile ecosystems of central Kenya, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) embarked on an extensive elephant translocation operation on Thursday. The initiative aims to address the growing conflict between humans and elephants, while enhancing wildlife conservation in the region. The operation […]

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THOUSANDS OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS LOST AT SEA EACH YEAR, CAUSING HAZARDS

Fri 04 October 2024: Some 250 million containers cross the oceans every year, but not everything arrives as planned — more than 20,000 shipping containers have tumbled overboard in the last decade and a half, according to the World Shipping Council (WSC), an industry group. “Their varied contents have washed onto shorelines, poisoned fisheries and […]

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