climate change
Moderate weather expected for Friday, Cairo: 20C
Environment
December 20, 2018
Moderate weather expected for Friday, Cairo: 20C
Meteorologists anticipate moderate weather on Friday, between Egypt’s north coasts and the north of Upper Egypt. Meanwhile, warm weather is…
Nations agree to rule book for Paris climate treaty
Environment
December 16, 2018
Nations agree to rule book for Paris climate treaty
Nations on Sunday struck a deal to breathe life into the landmark 2015 Paris climate treaty after marathon UN talks…
Nations inch towards climate deal at marathon UN summit
Environment
December 15, 2018
Nations inch towards climate deal at marathon UN summit
Nations on Saturday inched towards a deal to implement the Paris climate goals, after all-night negotiations to hammer out…
Weary climate envoys stumble toward last stretch at UN talks
Environment
December 14, 2018
Weary climate envoys stumble toward last stretch at UN talks
KATOWICE, Poland (AP) — Bleary-eyed and pale after almost two weeks of negotiations, officials from almost 200 countries gathered…
Green thumb spruces up Bangladesh one tree at a time
Environment
December 13, 2018
Green thumb spruces up Bangladesh one tree at a time
Ohid Sarder pries a rusted nail from a tree and drops it into his bucket, another eyesore scrubbed from the…
Mild weather expected Wednesday, Cairo: 21C
Egypt
December 11, 2018
Mild weather expected Wednesday, Cairo: 21C
Meteorologists expect mild weather in Egypt’s northern coast, and a warm climate in the rest of the country on…
Fighting climate change in the shadow of Mount Everest
Environment
December 11, 2018
Fighting climate change in the shadow of Mount Everest
Formed in the shadow of Mount Everest, the turquoise depths of Nepal’s Imja glacial lake would be a breathtaking miracle…
CO2 emissions up 2.7%, world ‘off course’: study
Environment
December 6, 2018
CO2 emissions up 2.7%, world ‘off course’: study
Global emissions of carbon dioxide mainly from fossil fuel burning will rise 2.7 percent in 2018, scientists said Wednesday, signaling…
Child marriage loses countries billions: World Bank
World
December 6, 2018
Child marriage loses countries billions: World Bank
In a case of child marriage, Respect Ruvimbo Topodzi was 15 and walking home from school in her native Zimbabwe…
Siberia fights to preserve permafrost
Environment
December 5, 2018
Siberia fights to preserve permafrost
Eduard Romanov points to a spot on a block of flats in Siberia where a major supporting beam has sagged…