WASHINGTON, July 20, 2016 (BSS/AFP) – Last month was the hottest June in modern history, marking the 14th consecutive month that global heat records have been broken, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday. “The globally averaged temperature…
The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Cairo on Wednesday for its penultimate stop as the solar-powered plane nears the end of its marathon tour around the world. After the two-day flight from Spain, just one final leg lies between it…
Authorities will plant 18 million trees in Mexico City and its surrounding suburbs as part of efforts to combat air pollution, the government said Monday. Environment Minister Rafael Pacchiano dubbed it a “historic reforestation” to reinforce the “green belt in…
The world should brace for potentially devastating impacts on human health due to climate change, top policy makers and officials from around the globe meeting in Paris said Thursday. Some of these consequences may be avoided if humanity radically curbs…
By Phillip Kaeding UN, (IPS) – The response to the 2015-2016 severe El Nino – which has effected over 60 million people from Southern Africa, to South-East Asia to Latin America – remains severely underfunded. In a statement released Tuesday…
TEN finalists have been announced for South Australia’s Low Carbon Entrepreneur Prize as part of a push for the state’s capital Adelaide to become the world’s first carbon neutral city. The finalists will each receive AU$10,000 form a total prize…
Rangpur Correspondent Innovation of stress-tolerant crop varieties, newer technologies and mechanization of agriculture have become inevitable to keep agro-production increasing in ensuring food security amid changing climate. Agriculture and environmental experts put maximum emphasis on innovation of need-based newer ways…
Ethiopis Tafara Washington, DC – Two years ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk decided to open access to his company’s patents to anyone – a move that ran completely counter to traditional competitive behavior. Why would a company give away its…
The hole in the ozone layer has diminished by 4 million sq km since 2000 and could heal completely by 2050, scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have shown in their latest study, which appeared in the journal Science.…
Britain’s exit from the European Union may erode the bloc’s leadership role in fighting climate change and stymie crucial efforts to set more ambitious targets for cutting greenhouse gases, officials and experts said Tuesday. The damage will become worse the…
A California woman who defaced some of America’s most iconic landmarks in the name of art pleaded guilty Monday and was sentenced to two years’ probation and 200 hours of community work. Casey Nocket, 23, of San Diego, had documented…
Natural disasters in May resulted in 113 deaths, 12 missing people and affected the lives of millions across China, according to official figures. The disasters included floods, wind and hail, as well as droughts, earthquakes, freezing temperatures, snow, and forest…
Scientists have turned carbon dioxide into stone in a matter of months by pumping it deep underground, offering a revolutionary new way of storing the greenhouse gas to tackle climate change. The pioneering experiment in Iceland mixed CO2 emissions with…
Rajshahi Correspondent Adverse impact of climate change has been triggering natural disasters including drought and flood posing a serious threat to the overall public health especially relating to water and sanitation in the region including the vast Barind tract. To…
Officials running the Panama Canal said Wednesday they have lifted restrictions on the depth of ships passing through that had been imposed since April because of low water levels caused by severe drought. The start of the tropical rainy season…
Referring to the adverse impact of climate change in the region discussants at a participatory meeting mentioned there should have adequate measures of boosting level of knowledge of the students on the issue. They viewed school, college and university level…
More storms are expected during the coming Atlantic hurricane season which should be “near-normal,” after three years of unusually low storm activity, US government scientists said Friday. The Atlantic could see 10 to 16 tropical storms, of which four to…
Dhaka-Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya on Tuesday said houses and roads damaged by cyclonic storm ‘Roanu’ will be reconstructed very soon.
Using up all known fossil fuel reserves would render Earth even more unliveable than scientists had previously projected, researchers said on Monday. Average temperatures would climb by up to 9.5 degrees Celsius (17 degrees Fahrenheit) — five times the cap…
Bonn (Hilary Chiew) – Developing countries stressed the importance of maintaining balance and coherence among the various bodies in implementing the work arising from the decisions from Paris under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This they…
By Rafiqul Islam Dhaka (IPS) – Abdul Aziz, 35, arrived in the capital Dhaka in 2006 after losing all his belongings to the mighty Meghna River. Once, he and his family had lived happily in the village of Dokkhin Rajapur…
A city in India’s Rajasthan state has broken the country’s temperature records after registering 51C, the highest since records began, the weather office says. The new record in Phalodi in the desert state comes amid a heatwave across India.
Bonn (Indrajit Bose) — The Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA), a new body established by the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the UNFCCC, convened its first session in the morning of…
As an earthworm biologist and soil scientist, Anne Zangerlé has spent most of her research career looking down. Trekking through the steamy tropical wetlands of Colombia and Venezuela in search of strange, six-foot-tall (two-meter-tall) towers called surales, however, forced her…
Thai villagers on Wednesday celebrated a junta move to shutter a controversial gold mine, a rare blow to big business in a kingdom where environmental concerns are often secondary to profit-making. The Chatree mine complex straddles three provinces in northern…
Authorities battling a forest fire in Canada looked to Mother Nature for more help Monday, as cooling temperatures and rain slowed the spread of the blaze that had forced the evacuation of an entire city. There was more good news…
Loren Legarda and Marcela Guerrero Manila/San Jose – On April 22, dignitaries representing no fewer than 175 parties signed the global climate change agreement concluded in Paris in December, setting a record for the adoption of an international accord. The…
Five islands have disappeared in the Pacific’s Solomon Islands due to rising sea levels and coastal erosion, according to an Australian study that scientists said Saturday could provide valuable insights for future research. A further six reef islands have been…
Dhaka – After several days of hot spell, people heaved with sigh of relief as a nor’wester accomompanied with shower swept many parts of the country, including the capital city, on Sunday evening. Officials at the Meteorology Department said the…
As young boys plunge into a murky dam to escape the blistering afternoon sun, guards armed with guns stand vigil at one of the few remaining water bodies in a state hit hard by India’s crippling drought. Desperate farmers from…