Environment
Scientists Map Antarctic Canyons to Better Predict Climate Impacts
August 1, 2025
Scientists Map Antarctic Canyons to Better Predict Climate Impacts
Scientists Map Antarctic Canyons to Better Predict Climate Impacts ……………… Researchers have mapped 332 submarine canyon networks around Antarctica to improve understanding of climate change effects, according to Marine Geology. Led by teams from the University of Barcelona and University…
Green Muslims Unite in “Fish for the Future” Campaign to Protect Great Lakes
July 30, 2025
Green Muslims Unite in “Fish for the Future” Campaign to Protect Great Lakes
Green Muslims Unite in “Fish for the Future” Campaign to Protect Great Lakes ———————————- Wisconsin and Michigan Green Muslims, alongside over 70 organizations, culminated their “Fish for the Future” campaign on July 12, 2025, in Milwaukee, according to wisconsinmuslimjournal.org. The…
Rising Temperatures Fuel a Silent Mental Health Crisis, Experts Warn
July 30, 2025
Rising Temperatures Fuel a Silent Mental Health Crisis, Experts Warn
As the planet grapples with escalating wildfires, extreme heatwaves, and devastating floods, experts are increasingly highlighting a less visible but equally profound consequence of climate change: a silent mental health crisis. Rising temperatures and extreme weather events are significantly contributing…
Marine heatwaves may have pushed world’s oceans to a critical tipping point, scientists warn
July 29, 2025
Marine heatwaves may have pushed world’s oceans to a critical tipping point, scientists warn
Marine heatwaves may have pushed world’s oceans to a critical tipping point, scientists warn ————————————- Scientists warn that the oceans’ prolonged hotter state may now represent the “new normal,” Euro News reported. In 2023, marine heatwaves surged to unprecedented levels,…
Study Warns of Rapid Global Freshwater Loss Due to Climate Change and Overuse
July 27, 2025
Study Warns of Rapid Global Freshwater Loss Due to Climate Change and Overuse
Study Warns of Rapid Global Freshwater Loss Due to Climate Change and Overuse ……………….. A new study published in Science Advances on July 25 reveals that Earth’s continents are undergoing unprecedented freshwater loss, with major implications for global water security…
International Court of Justice Declares Climate Crisis a Legal Obligation for States
July 26, 2025
International Court of Justice Declares Climate Crisis a Legal Obligation for States
International Court of Justice Declares Climate Crisis a Legal Obligation for States ——————————- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a unanimous advisory opinion affirming that addressing climate change is an international legal obligation, Human Rights Watch reported. The court…
UN Chief: Clean Energy Era Nears as Fossil Fuels Lose Ground
July 23, 2025
UN Chief: Clean Energy Era Nears as Fossil Fuels Lose Ground
UN Chief: Clean Energy Era Nears as Fossil Fuels Lose Ground ………………. The world is approaching a pivotal shift toward clean energy, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, as reported by The Guardian. He highlighted falling renewable energy costs…
Young Recyclers Transform Cairo’s Garbage City, Tackling Plastic Pollution
July 18, 2025
Young Recyclers Transform Cairo’s Garbage City, Tackling Plastic Pollution
Young Recyclers Transform Cairo’s Garbage City, Tackling Plastic Pollution ————————— Manshiyet Nasr, a neighborhood on Cairo’s outskirts known as Garbage City, is home to 200,000 residents who handle up to 80% of the city’s waste, The Guardian reported. Despite its…
Billions Wasted: Global Gas Flaring Reaches 17-Year High
July 18, 2025
Billions Wasted: Global Gas Flaring Reaches 17-Year High
Billions Wasted: Global Gas Flaring Reaches 17-Year High ——————– The amount of gas burned off by the fossil fuel industry hit its highest level since 2007 last year, releasing as much climate-warming pollution as the entire country of France, The…
Brazil Passes Controversial ‘Devastation Bill’ Weakening Environmental Protections
July 18, 2025
Brazil Passes Controversial ‘Devastation Bill’ Weakening Environmental Protections
Brazil Passes Controversial ‘Devastation Bill’ Weakening Environmental Protections ——————————— Brazil’s Congress has approved a highly contentious bill that significantly weakens the country’s environmental safeguards, raising fears of increased deforestation and harm to Indigenous communities, The Guardian reported. The legislation, known…