Environment
Russian space probe to crash on Earth within hours
January 15, 2012
Russian space probe to crash on Earth within hours
MOSCOW — A Russian probe designed to travel to a moon of Mars but stuck in Earth orbit will come…
Millennium Dam committee to meet in Sudan
January 15, 2012
Millennium Dam committee to meet in Sudan
Khartoum is hosting a two-day meeting of the tripartite technical committee that will evaluate Ethiopia’s Millennium Dam on Sunday. Four…
Urban planner David Sims explodes myths on Cairo’s dysfunction
January 12, 2012
Urban planner David Sims explodes myths on Cairo’s dysfunction
What springs to mind when you think of Cairo? The gentility of Zamalek? The bustle of downtown? The mercantile rush…
Rising sea levels endanger the Delta
January 10, 2012
Rising sea levels endanger the Delta
The Nile Delta region produces no less than 65 percent of the Egypt’s total agricultural production. It is also part…
Grounded New Zealand ship breaks apart
January 8, 2012
Grounded New Zealand ship breaks apart
Wellington — A cargo ship grounded off the New Zealand coast since October has split in two, spilling sea containers…
Red Sea: Seagrasses filter carbon and prevent coastal erosion
January 7, 2012
Red Sea: Seagrasses filter carbon and prevent coastal erosion
Seagrasses are underwater meadows of green, lush leaves that carpet a good portion of the world’s ocean and sea beds.…
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Egypt’s enemy or a blessing in disguise?
January 5, 2012
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Egypt’s enemy or a blessing in disguise?
Preliminary construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GRD) began in April 2011 on the Blue Nile River near the…
Traditional farming can save threatened species, study finds
January 2, 2012
Traditional farming can save threatened species, study finds
Traditional farming methods are crucial for protecting a number of threatened bird species in the developing world, including bustards, cranes,…
A year in review: The ups and downs of environment news
December 31, 2011
A year in review: The ups and downs of environment news
The past year saw an unprecedented number of environmental catastrophes worldwide, starting with the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, which…
Migratory birds on collision course with wind parks
December 29, 2011
Migratory birds on collision course with wind parks
Egypt hopes to harness the wind to help meet its soaring demand for energy, but plans to build a network…