Environment

Cairo’s over-congestion vexes urban planners

Cairo’s over-congestion vexes urban planners

Day after day, Cairo is increasingly resembling an oversized car park, rather than a functioning metropolis. In a city designed…
Global warming: Study finds natural shields being weakened

Global warming: Study finds natural shields being weakened

In a vicious cycle with long-term implications for the climate system, the soil and the ocean are being weakened as…
Workshop shows how to make compost for growing food on rooftops

Workshop shows how to make compost for growing food on rooftops

As food prices increase and food security is a cause for concern, experimenting with organic food gardening is not only…
Biomimicry: Learning from nature’s advanced problem-solving skills

Biomimicry: Learning from nature’s advanced problem-solving skills

One of the fastest trains in the world, the Japanese 500 Series Shinkansen bullet train, was designed to run quietly…
Lion Village: A zoo on the edge

Lion Village: A zoo on the edge

In recent years, the environmental office has been regularly asked by visitors and activists to take measures to improve the…
Japan pushes forward with solar power projects in Egypt

Japan pushes forward with solar power projects in Egypt

Although the economic slump of past months has stalled most of Egypt’s industrial projects, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA),…
Malaysian tanker fined for oil spill

Malaysian tanker fined for oil spill

A Malaysian ship called African Lark has been fined for an oil spill it caused at the Alexandria Port Monday.…
Japan idled reactors could restart after stress test

Japan idled reactors could restart after stress test

Japan's idled nuclear reactors could restart work if they pass the first stage of two-step post-Fukushima safety checks, the government…
Small tsunami reaches Japan after major quake

Small tsunami reaches Japan after major quake

TOKYO - Small tsunami waves reached the Pacific coast of northern Japan Sunday after a major quake hit the region…
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