Environment

Mudslides, rain leave 80 dead in Central America

Mudslides, rain leave 80 dead in Central America

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - The death toll from rains and mudslides across Central America rose to at least 80,…
Expert makes case for engaging residents in urban planning

Expert makes case for engaging residents in urban planning

In an attempt to address various issues facing the urban development of Cairo, the Institut Francais d’Egypte has been hosting…
Comet Elenin passes Earth largely unnoticed

Comet Elenin passes Earth largely unnoticed

Anticipated by doomsayers as a potentially catastrophic event, Comet Elenin traversed the closest point in its trajectory around Earth (35,000km)…
Popular committees pressure Giza governor to address trash problem

Popular committees pressure Giza governor to address trash problem

Popular committees have started to carry piles of garbage from different neighborhoods in Giza in front of the governorate headquarters…
No environmental damage for Red Sea oil spill

No environmental damage for Red Sea oil spill

Recent oil seepage from the earth in the Gulf of Gemsha, 60km northwest of Hurghada, has not had any impact…
UN prepares Egyptian children for natural disasters

UN prepares Egyptian children for natural disasters

Children and young people are extremely vulnerable when a natural disaster strikes. When an earthquake hit Haiti last year, 80…
First toxic waste management facility in region opens in Alexandria

First toxic waste management facility in region opens in Alexandria

The city of Alexandria last month became home to the first poisonous chemical waste management facility in the Middle East…
Ban Ki-Moon calls for universal access to clean energy

Ban Ki-Moon calls for universal access to clean energy

OSLO - UN chief Ban Ki-moon, who himself studied by candlelight as a child, pleaded on Monday for universal access…
Oil from stuck ship washes onto New Zealand beach

Oil from stuck ship washes onto New Zealand beach

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Small amounts of oil from a container ship stuck on a reef for days began washing…
A green push for measuring the economy

A green push for measuring the economy

Measuring the gross domestic product (GDP) of a nation continues to be the main indicator of its economic strength. GDP…
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