Environment/Science
Environment/Science
New data released by the UN on Monday indicated that greenhouse gases have hit a record high showing once again that urgent action and not words is needed from the world’s major polluters to protect us all from climate change, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) insisted. more
Scientists alert world is on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster

An international team of scientists, including Associate Professor Thomas Newsome from the University of Sydney, is warning that the Earth is stepping into a critical and unpredictable ne ...

U.S. scientists David Baker and John Jumper and Britain’s Demis Hassabis win Nobel Prize in Chemistry for works on protein

U.S. scientists David Baker and John Jumper and Britain’s Demis Hassabis have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for cracking the code for proteins’ amazing structures. ...

Global energy sector's transformation to achieve COP28 targets is 'feasible', says IEA

Paris: The International Energy Agency (IEA) has stated in its latest report that tripling renewable energy capacity and doubling energy efficiency by 2030 to meet the goals set at COP28 ...

New study finds climate-change-triggered landslide caused Earth to vibrate for nine days

A landslide in a remote part of Greenland caused a mega-tsunami that sloshed back and forth across a fjord for nine days, generating vibrations throughout Earth, according to a new study ...

Iceland hosts world's first global glacier graveyard

Iceland´s glaciers are retreating so rapidly that future generations may wonder how the ancient island nation got its name.

White beluga whale Hvaldimir, dubbed 'Russian Spy', found dead off Norwegian coast

A white beluga whale, which was often suspected to have been trained by Russia to act as its spy but conservationists said had bridged the gap between humans and wild animals in a way tha ...

Zimbabwe faces deteriorating food crisis situation amid El Nino droughts

A new report from the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) reveals that food insecurity levels in Zimbabwe are rapidly deteriorating after it was hit with historic droughts due to the El Ni& ...

World Meteorological Organization says another heat record has been shattered

Last month saw another extreme weather milestone with the world’s hottest day on recent record registered on 22 July – yet another indication of the extent to which greenhouse ...

We must rise to the challenge of rising temperatures, says UN chief Antonio Guterres

The UN chief on Thursday issued an urgent call to action to better protect billions around the world exposed to crippling effects of extreme heat, as global temperature rise continues una ...