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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Wed 25 March 2026: A new global report has found that only 13 countries met safe air quality standards in 2025, as pollution levels worsened worldwide due to climate-related factors and continued reliance on fossil fuels. According to the World Air Quality Report released by Swiss monitoring firm IQAir, just 14% of cities globally recorded […]
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Mon 16 March 2026: Fires at Iran’s oil storage facilities and refineries have released large amounts of greenhouse gases and pollutants into the atmosphere, potentially worsening air quality in neighboring countries. Air quality alerts have been issued in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, while pollution could also affect western Afghanistan and Pakistan. According to the […]
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Fri 13 March 2026: South Africa is home to 88% of the world’s colonies of African penguins (Spheniscus demersus). The species is classified as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This means there is a high risk the birds could go extinct in the wild following rapid population declines. This species was once abundant […]
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Wed 11 March 2026: Türkiye has decided to phase out single-use plastics in line with the European Union’s acquis, aiming to further contribute to its environmental progress. The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change is finalizing a new regulation modeled after the EU’s Single-Use Plastics (SUP) directive, which was adopted in 2019 to prevent […]
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Wed 11 March 2026: Türkiye has decided to phase out single-use plastics in line with the European Union’s acquis, aiming to further contribute to its environmental progress. The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change is finalizing a new regulation modeled after the EU’s Single-Use Plastics (SUP) directive, which was adopted in 2019 to prevent […]
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Fri 06 March 2026: A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) shows that for every dollar invested in protecting nature, $30 is spent destroying it. The State of Finance for Nature 2026 report builds on UNEP’s 2023 analysis that found government subsidies and private investments equivalent to roughly 7% of the global […]
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Wed 03 December 2025: US space weather forecasters have issued a geomagnetic storm watch for December 3–4, warning of possible minor disruptions to power grids, satellite operations, and high-frequency communications. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center classified the alert as a G2 level on Monday, meaning “moderate” storm conditions are […]
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Tue 02 December 2025: The death toll from the ongoing floods and landslides in four countries in South and Southeast Asia climbed to over 1,400, as hundreds are still missing amid continued search and rescue operations, according to data shared by local governments. Unprecedented floods, landslides, storms, and cyclones have wreaked havoc across Indonesia, Malaysia, […]
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Tue 25 November 2025: According to a new World Bank report released on Monday, by 2030, around 90% of people in South Asia could face extreme heat risks, while nearly 25% may be vulnerable to severe flooding. The report, titled “From Risk to Resilience: Helping People and Firms Adapt in South Asia,” based on case […]
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