BRUSSELS: In a small, refrigerated room at a Brussels university, parka-wearing scientists chop up Antarctic ice cores tens of thousands of years old in search of clues to our planet’s changing climate.Trapped inside the cylindrical icicles are tiny air bubbles that can provide a snapshot of what the earth’s atmosphere looked like back then.“We want … Read more
PARIS: One billion Africans have to cook on open fires or with fuel that is hazardous to their health and the environment, the international energy agency (IEA) said Friday.The problem, which its report says can be easily solved, causes as much greenhouse gas emissions every year as the aviation industry.Two billion people across the world … Read more
After decades working as a fisherman on a high-altitude Mexican lake, Froylan Correa is now helping to save an endangered amphibian with gills resembling a lion’s mane and a remarkable regenerative ability.The achoque, also known as the Lake Patzcuaro salamander, is a lesser known relative of the axolotl, the small friendly-faced amphibian battling extinction in … Read more
This image is used for representational purposes only SVISHTOV: Bulgarian villager Rumyana Tsoneva keeps opening the tap in her yard in Gorna Studena near the Danube, and keeps finding it dry.When water finally comes, it lasts only a few hours, and the retired agricultural expert has to choose between filling cans, running the washing machine … Read more
Iceland’s iconic tourist attraction, the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, was swiftly evacuated in a precautionary measure. The site has been closed multiple times due to ongoing volcanic activity in the Reykjanes Peninsula region since late 2023. (Image: X/ guidetoiceland) Source link
SYDNEY: Indigenous Australians living on a string of climate-threatened islands on Tuesday lost a landmark court bid to hold the government responsible for lacklustre emissions targets.Scattered through the warm waters off Australia’s northernmost tip, the sparsely populated Torres Strait Islands are threatened by seas rising much faster than the global average. Torres Strait elders have … Read more
Spreading Grand Canyon fire destroys historic lodge (Image: AP) LOS ANGELES: A growing wildfire at the Grand Canyon’s North Rim has now charred at least 50 structures, including a historic lodge inside the popular US tourist site and natural wonder, authorities said Monday.Hundreds of firefighters working from the air and ground in Arizona are battling … Read more
BEIJING: The European Union is seeking “fair competition” with China and not a race to the bottom in wages and environmental standards, the bloc’s vice president for the clean transition told AFP in Beijing on Monday.Deep frictions exist over economic relations between the 27-nation bloc and China.Brussels is worried that a manufacturing glut propelled by … Read more
Syria says wildfires contained after 10 days (Image: AP) DAMASCUS: Syria’s civil defence agency on Sunday said wildfires in the country’s west, which have burned vast tracts of forest and farmland and forced evacuations, had been brought under control after 10 days.In a statement on Facebook, the agency said that “with the spread of the … Read more
Climate change made European heatwaves deadlier; temperatures up by 4°C Human-induced climate change made the recent heatwaves across Europe significantly more intense, with temperatures in many cities up to 4°C higher than they would have been without global warming, according to a recent study.Researchers from five European institutions studied 12 cities, including major capitals such … Read more