Environment

Scientists find Antarctic ice is melting faster

Scientists find Antarctic ice is melting faster

The summer ice melt in parts of Antartica is at its highest level in 1,000 years, Australian and British researchers…
OpenOil archive to promote oil and gas industry transparency

OpenOil archive to promote oil and gas industry transparency

Researching the oil and gas industry and the details of its practices in Egypt can be an extremely exhausting task.…
Climate change forcing Egypt to change agriculture practices

Climate change forcing Egypt to change agriculture practices

Agriculture Minister Salah Abdel Momen commissioned the Agricultural Research Center to review their recommendations for harvesting wheat, corn, cotton and…
When sharks are prey

When sharks are prey

News about the slaughtering of three whale sharks in Suez in the past weeks triggered a wave of anger among…
Ministry: Hot weather, giant sponges cleaned up Lake Nasser diesel spill

Ministry: Hot weather, giant sponges cleaned up Lake Nasser diesel spill

Ninety percent of the diesel that spilled into Lake Nasser on Sunday has already evaporated due to high temperatures in…
Shale-gas rich Spanish region bans ‘fracking’

Shale-gas rich Spanish region bans ‘fracking’

Lawmakers in Spain's northern Cantabria region unanimously voted on Monday to ban hydraulic fracturing on environmental concerns, shooting down the…
Oceans may explain slowdown in climate change: study

Oceans may explain slowdown in climate change: study

Climate change could get worse quickly if huge amounts of extra heat absorbed by the oceans are released back into…
Amid political instability, farmers’ plight goes from bad to worse

Amid political instability, farmers’ plight goes from bad to worse

As government politics continues to remain in a state of turbulent and violent uncertainty and instability — clashes abound, parliamentary…
Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant leaking contaminated water

Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant leaking contaminated water

As much as 120 tons of radioactive water may have leaked from a storage tank at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear…
Egyptian professors discuss benefits of nuclear and solar energy to fight blackouts

Egyptian professors discuss benefits of nuclear and solar energy to fight blackouts

It has become a recurring phenomenon: Every day at dusk, the power shuts down, plunging street after street into darkness,…
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