Environment
Suez Canal Authority conducts virtual oil spill exercise
October 18, 2018
Suez Canal Authority conducts virtual oil spill exercise
On Wednesday, the Suez Canal Authority conducted a virtual exercise to control pollution of an imagined petroleum spill in…
Scientists spot six near-extinct vaquita porpoises
October 18, 2018
Scientists spot six near-extinct vaquita porpoises
The near-extinct vaquita marina, the world’s smallest porpoise, has not yet disappeared from its habitat off the coast of Mexico,…
Ocean plastic predicted to triple within a decade
October 16, 2018
Ocean plastic predicted to triple within a decade
(CNN) ̶ Without intervention soon, the amount of plastic littering the world’s oceans is expected to triple within a decade,…
IDSC denies tsunami wave to hit Egypt
October 15, 2018
IDSC denies tsunami wave to hit Egypt
The Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) denied all rumors about the expected exposure of Egypt during the…
Protecting nature the best way to keep planet cool: report
October 15, 2018
Protecting nature the best way to keep planet cool: report
The best — and fairest — way to cap global warming is to empower indigenous forest peoples, reduce food…
Thousands of young people participate to clean Egypt’s streets
October 14, 2018
Thousands of young people participate to clean Egypt’s streets
Thousands of young people participated on Saturday in the “Share and Clean” initiative, organized by the Ministry of Youth…
Environment Ministry to launch air pollution monitoring station in Kafr al-Sheikh
October 11, 2018
Environment Ministry to launch air pollution monitoring station in Kafr al-Sheikh
The Ministry of Environment and Cairo University revealed on Tuesday that they are cooperating to launch an instantaneous observatory station…
Divided EU ministers agree auto emission curbs
October 10, 2018
Divided EU ministers agree auto emission curbs
EU ministers battled Tuesday over the extent of emission cuts to be imposed on carmakers, in the wake of…
‘Carbon sink’ Bhutan counts cost of plans for green future
October 10, 2018
‘Carbon sink’ Bhutan counts cost of plans for green future
The gentle whirring of the wind turbine speaks volumes of Bhutan’s record as the world’s only carbon negative country,…
UN report spotlights government inaction on climate
October 1, 2018
UN report spotlights government inaction on climate
Diplomats gathering in South Korea Monday will find themselves in the awkward position of vetting and validating a major…