Environment
Greenpeace activists climb Deutsche Bank HQ in climate protest
June 14, 2023
Greenpeace activists climb Deutsche Bank HQ in climate protest
Greenpeace activists scaled Deutsche Bank’s headquarters in Frankfurt Wednesday and strung up a large yellow banner to protest against the…
Air quality over the US and Canada is slowly getting better. But the threat of more wildfires sending smoke across the border looms
June 12, 2023
Air quality over the US and Canada is slowly getting better. But the threat of more wildfires sending smoke across the border looms
CNN — Major US cities trapped under a thick, orange blanket of smog this week will soon get a reprieve,…
Siberia swelters in record-breaking temperatures amid its ‘worst heat wave in history’
June 9, 2023
Siberia swelters in record-breaking temperatures amid its ‘worst heat wave in history’
Dozens of heat records have fallen in Siberia, as temperatures climbed above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 Celsius). Despite only being…
The Arctic may be sea ice-free in summer by the 2030s, new study warns
June 7, 2023
The Arctic may be sea ice-free in summer by the 2030s, new study warns
The Arctic could be free of sea ice roughly a decade earlier than projected, scientists warn – another clear sign…
Australia to triple size of protected marine park to area larger than Germany
June 5, 2023
Australia to triple size of protected marine park to area larger than Germany
CNN — Australia plans to triple the size of an ecologically important marine park and close off an area larger…
Black Sea urchins have disappeared from the Gulf of Aqaba. Their loss could kill off an entire coral reef
June 2, 2023
Black Sea urchins have disappeared from the Gulf of Aqaba. Their loss could kill off an entire coral reef
Eilat, Israel CNN — Under the bright blue water of the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea, the view…
Investment in solar power to outstrip oil for first time, says IEA
May 28, 2023
Investment in solar power to outstrip oil for first time, says IEA
Investment in clean energy will extend its lead over spending on fossil fuels in 2023, the International Energy Agency (IEA)…
Global temperature rise could see billions live in places where human life doesn’t flourish, study says
May 23, 2023
Global temperature rise could see billions live in places where human life doesn’t flourish, study says
CNN — If the current pace of global warming goes unchecked, it will push billions of people outside the “climate…
Global loss of wildlife is ‘significantly more alarming’ than previously thought, according to a new study
May 23, 2023
Global loss of wildlife is ‘significantly more alarming’ than previously thought, according to a new study
CNN — The global loss of wildlife is “significantly more alarming” than previously thought, according to a new study that…
‘Sounding the alarm’: World on track to breach 1.5 degrees of warming in the next five years
May 17, 2023
‘Sounding the alarm’: World on track to breach 1.5 degrees of warming in the next five years
CNN — The world is now more likely than not to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels…