Environment/Science
Environment/Science
With the Mediterranean glittering in the background, UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the Third United Nations Ocean Conference on Monday, delivering a blunt indictment of humanity’s fractured relationship with the sea. more
Drifting architects: Plankton, climate, and the race to understand our changing ocean

They drift unseen, but everything depends on them. Plankton – the ocean’s lifeblood – regulate the climate, feed the seas, and shape life on Earth. On the French Riviera ...

New study reveals 1.5°C target too high for polar ice sheets and sea level rise

Efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C under the Paris Climate Agreement may not go far enough to save the world’s ice sheets, a new study revealed.

Israel wildfire brought under control, thousands evacuated

Thousands of people were evacuated after a massive wildfire broke out on the outskirts of Jerusalem in Israel, media reports said on Friday.

UN report says climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence

Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of intimate partner violence by the end of the century.

Turkey: Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Istanbul, no casualties

An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit Turkey's Istanbul city, triggering panic and forcing people to flee their apartments on Wednesday.

Two and a half million tonnes of debris need to be removed in earthquake-hit Myanmar, says UNDP

At least two and a half million tonnes of debris, roughly 125,000 truckloads, must be removed in Myanmar following the strong earthquake that rocked the nation last month,  United Na ...

Magnitude 5 earthquake hits Pakistan, tremors felt in Jammu and Kashmir

A magnitude 5 earthquake hit Pakistan on Saturday, with strong tremors being felt in India's Jammu and Kashmir, as per the United States Geological Survey.

US: Growing wildfire triggers evacuations in California

A wildfire is raging through the Eastern Sierra in the US state of California that has prompted authorities to evacuate multiple counties in the region.

Myanmar-Thailand earthquake: More than 1,600 reported killed, as UN aid operation supports rescue efforts

Latest news reports indicate that over 1,600 have been killed in Myanmar with thousands injured following two powerful earthquakes on Friday which have left hundreds trapped under rubble. ...