Environment
Australia to triple size of protected marine park to area larger than Germany
June 5, 2023
Australia to triple size of protected marine park to area larger than Germany
CNN — Australia plans to triple the size of an ecologically important marine park and close off an area larger…
Black Sea urchins have disappeared from the Gulf of Aqaba. Their loss could kill off an entire coral reef
June 2, 2023
Black Sea urchins have disappeared from the Gulf of Aqaba. Their loss could kill off an entire coral reef
Eilat, Israel CNN — Under the bright blue water of the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea, the view…
Investment in solar power to outstrip oil for first time, says IEA
May 28, 2023
Investment in solar power to outstrip oil for first time, says IEA
Investment in clean energy will extend its lead over spending on fossil fuels in 2023, the International Energy Agency (IEA)…
Global temperature rise could see billions live in places where human life doesn’t flourish, study says
May 23, 2023
Global temperature rise could see billions live in places where human life doesn’t flourish, study says
CNN — If the current pace of global warming goes unchecked, it will push billions of people outside the “climate…
Global loss of wildlife is ‘significantly more alarming’ than previously thought, according to a new study
May 23, 2023
Global loss of wildlife is ‘significantly more alarming’ than previously thought, according to a new study
CNN — The global loss of wildlife is “significantly more alarming” than previously thought, according to a new study that…
‘Sounding the alarm’: World on track to breach 1.5 degrees of warming in the next five years
May 17, 2023
‘Sounding the alarm’: World on track to breach 1.5 degrees of warming in the next five years
CNN — The world is now more likely than not to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels…
Ten lions killed in Kenya as conflict between humans and wild animals worsens
May 15, 2023
Ten lions killed in Kenya as conflict between humans and wild animals worsens
Ten lions have been killed in southern Kenya this past week, including six on Saturday alone, as human-wildlife conflict escalates…
Over 20 million people are under heat alerts in the northwestern US and western Canada, as summer-like heat increases the risk of wildfires
May 13, 2023
Over 20 million people are under heat alerts in the northwestern US and western Canada, as summer-like heat increases the risk of wildfires
More than 50 high temperature records could be broken through Monday as heat builds across the western US and Canada.…
Australia’s colossal bushfires likely made La Niña worse, study finds
May 11, 2023
Australia’s colossal bushfires likely made La Niña worse, study finds
CNN — Smoke from Australia’s worst wildfires in decades may have contributed to the rare triple La Niña weather event…
COP28 president says fossil fuels still have a role to play, prompting concerns about climate summit’s goals
May 4, 2023
COP28 president says fossil fuels still have a role to play, prompting concerns about climate summit’s goals
More than 80 countries supported a commitment to phase out oil, coal and gas at COP27 in Egypt last year,…