Environment
Sohag authorities announce state of emergency over burning waste pollution
October 24, 2018
Sohag authorities announce state of emergency over burning waste pollution
Sohag governorate announced a state of emergency on Tuesday as a result of increased pollution caused by agricultural waste…
‘Extremely dangerous’ Category 4 Hurricane Willa nearing Mexico’s Pacific coast
October 23, 2018
‘Extremely dangerous’ Category 4 Hurricane Willa nearing Mexico’s Pacific coast
(CNN) – Hurricane Willa is nearing the Pacific coast of Mexico as a Category 4 storm, bringing the potential…
Melting glacier in China draws tourists, climate worries
October 21, 2018
Melting glacier in China draws tourists, climate worries
The loud crack rang out from the fog above the Baishui No. 1 Glacier as a stone shard careened…
Red Sea Governorate prepares to face floods
October 19, 2018
Red Sea Governorate prepares to face floods
Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdallah has instructed locals to prepare to face the danger of potential flooding, which the…
EU-Egyptian water conference aims to help ‘12.5 million Egyptians’
October 18, 2018
EU-Egyptian water conference aims to help ‘12.5 million Egyptians’
Amid an approaching freshwater crisis, the first “EU-Egypt Water Cooperation Days” conference was inaugurated on Wednesday, by the European…
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…