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Heatwave today and tomorrow, black cloud for another 20 years

Heatwave today and tomorrow, black cloud for another 20 years

The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) has warned citizens of a sharp rise in temperatures to 38C, especially in Cairo, with…
Environmental degradation and the ‘poverty trap’

Environmental degradation and the ‘poverty trap’

Yesterday, 17 October, the world observed the 19th International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. In the words of Kofi…
China aims to cut energy intensity 17.3 percent by 2015

China aims to cut energy intensity 17.3 percent by 2015

Reuters--China, the world's top energy consumer, will cut the energy used for each dollar of economic output by 17.3 percent…
Environmental voices: Biodiversity our key to life

Environmental voices: Biodiversity our key to life

Biodiversity is a relatively new term. It is actually short for "biological diversity" and was first used in the eighties…
Four areas in al-Bahariya oasis chosen to be natural reserves

Four areas in al-Bahariya oasis chosen to be natural reserves

Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif has named the areas of al-Dast, al-Maghrafa, the British Mountain and the Black Desert--all located at…
Experts blame worse air quality on temperature increases

Experts blame worse air quality on temperature increases

The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) predicted that thick fog will settle on Cairo and other provinces today. Citizens were advised…
Report: China electric vehicles to hit 1 million by 2020

Report: China electric vehicles to hit 1 million by 2020

Reuters--China's output of electric vehicles is expected to reach one million units by 2020, the official Xinhua news agency said…
Seasonal ‘black cloud’ casts shadow over Upper Egypt

Seasonal ‘black cloud’ casts shadow over Upper Egypt

The Environment Ministry has received numerous complaints from residents of the Upper Egyptian city of Sohag about cases of asphyxiation…
Protectorates not Protected: Wadi Degla

Protectorates not Protected: Wadi Degla

Extending west over 30 kilometers from eastern Maadi to Ain al-Sokhna on the Red Sea, the Wadi Degla Protectorate is…
Environmental Voices: Save a suffocating village

Environmental Voices: Save a suffocating village

The following article is part of Al-Masry Al Youm's weekly "Environmental Voices" series, in which issues related to the environment--whether…
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