Sat 09 May 2026: Massive oil slicks were spotted near Iran’s Kharg Island, the country’s main oil export terminal, with satellite imagery showing suspected leaks spreading across Gulf waters, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported. It said images captured by the European Copernicus Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 satellites between May 6 and 8, showed traces of […]
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Sat 02 May 2026: From heatwaves to wildfires and shrinking ice cover, Europe is facing a ‘severe’ impact from climate change, UN body says. Nearly all of Europe experienced above-average annual temperatures in 2025, a year that included record-high marine temperatures and wildfires from the Arctic to the Mediterranean, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The United […]
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Fri 01 May 2026: Researchers from Shanghai Advanced Research Institute move their conversion process beyond laboratory aiming for large-scale production Chinese scientists are advancing a new technology that could transform greenhouse gases into aviation fuel, offering a potential lifeline to an airline industry strained by surging energy costs, the South China Morning Post reported Wednesday. […]
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Thu 30 April 2026: Several Indian states have rolled out relief measures amid sweltering temperatures witnessed in several parts of the South Asian nation. The Indian Meteorological Department in a statement said that maximum and day temperatures were in the range of 40-46 degrees Celsius (104-114.8 degrees Fahrenheit ) over most parts of the country except the Himalayan […]
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Wed 29 April 2026: The researchers credit the slowdown to policies implemented by Brazil’s President Lula da Silva to curb deforestation. The pace of tropical forest destruction eased last year from a record high but has remained at alarming levels, according to a new study that praises “decisive government action”. The world lost 4.3 million […]
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Tue 28 April 2026: Six years behind 2020 deadline, milestone marks one third of way to 2030 target, expert warns coverage alone is not enough More than 10% of the world’s oceans have been formally designated as protected areas for the first time, according to a joint study published by the UN Environment Program World […]
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Thu 16 April 2026: In recent years, residents of Spain, France and the UK have looked up to see an eerie sight: deep orange sunrises and skies thick with a yellowish haze. These hazy skies often deposit “blood rain”, rust-colored precipitation that leaves a fine grit on cars and windows. These events are caused by […]
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Tue 14 April 2026: Introduced by Pablo Escobar in the 1990s, the hippos are a tourist attraction but a headache for authorities and locals. Colombia has approved plans to cull dozens of hippos roaming across a region in the centre of the country. Environment Minister Irene Velez announced the decision on Monday, with up to […]
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Sat 04 April 2026: A rare cross-border conservation effort between Japan and Indonesia is offering new hope for the survival of critically endangered orangutans, as two zoos collaborate on a carefully planned breeding program, media reports said Saturday. At the Tobe Zoological Park in western Japan, a 15-year-old male Bornean orangutan named Hayato has reached […]
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Mon 30 March 2026: In a world where more than 3 million children die each year from hunger-related causes, about 1.3 billion tons of food-roughly one-third of all food produced globally-is wasted, according to the UN food agency. The UN has designated “food waste” as the theme for this year’s International Zero Waste Day on March 30, urging […]
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