China’s launches a plan to plant 10 billion trees in Saudi Arabia and initiate an eco-solar desert control project BEIJING, China – China and Arab nations have signed a deal to establish an international research center to fight drought, desertification, and land degradation. Chinese media reported on Monday that a memorandum of un...
Climate-induced water crisis will lead to more hunger, diseases, displacement, warns Oxfam LONDON (AA) – Climate-induced water insecurity poses one of the biggest threats to humanity and will lead to more hunger, diseases, and displacement, according to a report by a UK-based charity on Thursday. In its report titled Water Dilemmas, Oxfam pres...
HONOLULU, Hawaii – The death toll from the Hawaii wildfire has risen to 96, making it the deadliest wildfire in the U.S. in more than a century. The fire, which broke out Wednesday morning in the coastal town of Lahaina, has destroyed more than 2,200 buildings and left thousands homeless. Many residents say they were […]
HELENA, Montana – A Montana state judge has ruled in favor of 16 young residents who claimed the state violated their constitutional rights by encouraging fossil fuel extraction. The plaintiffs, who range in age from 5 to 22, argued that the Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) violates the Montana Constitution because it prevents the...
-New method for upcycling plastic waste is environmentally friendly and will help reduce plastic pollution RICHMOND, Virginia – Guoliang Liu, a researcher at Virginia Tech, has discovered a new method for upcycling plastic waste into soap. The process involves breaking down the plastic’s long polyethylene chains into shorter chains...
-Authorities have appealed to people to stay indoors and avoid landslide-prone areas NEW DELHI, India – Heavy rains have killed at least 33 people and injured many others in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In the state capital Shimla, a landslide at a temple killed at least nine people. According to the state […]
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AA) – Temperatures in Iraq’s capital Baghdad, which averaged between 45 and 48 degrees Celsius in July, rose to 50 degrees Celsius on Saturday afternoon. The Met Department said that temperatures will remain elevated until Monday. To make matters worse, citizens are dealing with frequent power cuts. Only three to five hour...
WASHINGTON – As environmentalists urge President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency, he said such an emergency practically already exists. He said the emergency is “for all practical purposes” already there, although he has not declared it. Pointing to steps his administration has taken, he said the U.S. has joined the ...
HONOLULU, Hawaii – At least 55 people have died and 1,000 are missing in devastating wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The fire has also destroyed the historic town of Lahaina, the former capital of Hawaii. Many of the buildings burned to the ground. The fires were fueled by unusually dry weather and 80-mile-per-hour […]
GENEVA (AA): Climate change is not a distant future threat but is already affecting daily weather patterns and forcing people to migrate, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has said. Omar Baddour, the head of the WMO’s Climate Monitoring Division, told the media in a written statement: “Climate change interconnects directly or indirec...
