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Climate change puts Yemen even more at risk
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has warned that ‘Yemen is suffering one of the worst food crises in the world’. The territory's food supply is in serious danger due to climate change. The institution has detailed...

How bad can climate damage get? Worse than you imagine
Just seven years ago, IPCC scientists projected global average warming of 1.5 degrees would not occur till 2040. But that warming level has now been reached, 15 years earlier than forecast. Both 2023 and 2024 reached 1.5 degrees, and the running...
How to get the best bang for your climate buck
Governments can offer carrots and sticks to drive change, and the beauty of sticks is that you can let the market sort out how to achieve the desired outcome. In Australia, we famously had the Gillard-era carbon pricing scheme, but we still have...

Flooding: Monarch Introduces Weekly Environmental Sanitation
Share The Paramount Ruler of all Awori-speaking people, Oba Sulaiman Adekunle Bamigbade, Ayodele III, has directed residents of estates and communities within his domain to commence weekly environmental sanitation to mitigate the risk of flooding....

Environment Authority confirms no abnormal radiation levels in Oman
Muscat: The Environment Authority has affirmed that environmental conditions across the Sultanate of Oman remain stable, with no signs of elevated radiation levels or any unusual environmental impact detected to date. The Authority’s statement...

Scooter used as environmental awareness campaign

Billions issued urgent climate warning as horror target to be reached in just 'three years'
18:59, 22 Jun 2025Updated 18:59, 22 Jun 2025 Earth is set to exceed the 1.5°C global warming threshold in just over three years if current carbon emissions continue to spiral. The stark study published by the Indicators of Global Climate Change...

Climate-resilient seedlings to help revive Bhutan’s declining orange production
Can climate-resilient seedlings help combat citrus greening and revive Bhutan’s declining orange production? The agriculture and livestock minister said that it is one of the solutions introduced to address the issue. This was highlighted during...

Environmental situation in Oman is stable, no signs of elevated radiation
Muscat: The Environment Authority (EA) has confirmed that the environmental situation in the Sultanate of Oman is stable, with no signs of elevated radiation levels or any abnormal environmental impacts recorded so far. The EA noted that it is...

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change confirms no abnormal radiation levels detected in Qatar
The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, through the country's National Radiation Monitoring and Early Warning Network, confirms that no abnormal radiation levels have been detected in the air or territorial waters of the State of Qatar....

Environmental activists detained, protest curtailed in Jaipur over ‘Dol Ka Badh’ forest conservation
Police denied permission to environmental activists to hold a dharna on Sunday in Jaipur, aimed at saving the ‘Dol Ka Badh’ forest grove. As a result, the planned protest was reduced to a brief, symbolic public assembly. “We were to hold a...

Who Heals the Earth’s Healers? Ways to Avert Burnout for Environmental Advocates
By Colleen M. Crary, Ph.D. Caring about the environment can feel especially daunting these days. Even before our current political challenges, environmentalists faced long, drawn-out battles that take a toll on their mental health. With the...

NGT Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Environmental Degradation Of Nagpur's Futala Lake
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Jun 22 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report highlighting the declining condition of Futala Lake in Maharashtra's Nagpur.A bench, headed by judicial member Justice Arun...
Advisory warns of 'heightened threat environment' in US after Iran strikes

UM Crowned Champion Of 31st Environmental Debate Competition
SERI ISKANDAR, June 22 (Bernama) -- Universiti Malaya (UM) emerged as the champion of the 31st Environmental Debate Competition held at Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) here tonight, defeating 28 other institutions of higher learning....

Advisory warns of 'heightened threat environment' in US after Iran strikes
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An advisory from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned on Sunday of a "heightened threat environment in the United States" following overnight U.S. military strikes on Iran's nuclear sites. Rights...

The turbulent globe: Resources and climate change in the background
It should come as no surprise that the two major conflicts raging in the world today involve large energy producers and exporters, namely, Iran and Russia. Energy resources, especially fossil fuels, attract conflicts because they are so unevenly...

Environment Minister warns of biodiversity disturbances in Raja Ampat
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq reminded that many disturbances threaten Indonesia's biodiversity, including on various small islands such as Raja Ampat, which have high ecological value. "Disturbances to biodiversity...

Assam Cabinet clears 900 MW pumped storage project for Hinduja Renewables
Guwahati: Assam cabinet has cleared the allotment of a self-identified PSP site to Hinduja Renewables Energy Private Limited for development of 900 MW off-stream Pumped Storage Project (PSP) in West Karbi Anglong District. With an investment of...
No sign of widespread environmental impacts after U.S. attacks
Iranian authorities are reporting no signs of off-site radiation or contamination in the wake of U.S. attacks on three of the country's nuclear sites. That's according to a statement put out by the International Atomic Energy Agency on Sunday....