Environment

Nearly 200 countries are gathering in Cali, Colombia, for the 16th United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16), which runs until November 1, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. This summit follows the 2022 Montreal meetings, where 196 nations committed to the Kunming-Montreal Global…

New research indicates that smoke pollution from wildfires, exacerbated by global heating, may be responsible for an additional 12,000 deaths each year, The Guardian reported yesterday. The study, led by Dr. Chae Yeon Park from Japan’s National Institute for Environmental…

A key pre-COP meeting in Azerbaijan concluded Friday with little progress on funding a new financial deal for poorer nations ahead of the UN COP29 climate summit, Arab News reported yesterday. Delegates were urged to set aside differences, but the…

Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm on October 9, with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (205 kph), CBS News reported today. The source put the confirmed death toll from the tragedy at 16. The…

As we approach late 2024, global temperatures have surged to an unprecedented 17.16°C (62.89°F), intensifying drought conditions worldwide, Earth.com reported. This extreme heat has led to accelerated soil water evaporation, severely impacting biodiversity and vegetation. Major river basins, including the…

The Negro River, a major tributary of the Amazon, has reached its lowest recorded level in over 122 years due to a severe drought affecting the region, Arab News reported today. As of October 4, 2024, the river’s water level…

A recent study reveals that wildfires are consuming humanity’s carbon budget, jeopardizing efforts to limit global warming, The Guardian reported yesterday. Researchers from the UK Met Office warn that we may have already surpassed a critical temperature threshold of 1.34°C,…

According to WHO, electronic waste (e-waste) is rapidly becoming one of the world’s fastest-growing solid waste streams, with an estimated 62 million tonnes produced globally in 2022. Alarmingly, only 22.3% of this waste was formally recycled. Informal recycling practices, often…

Recent research from the University of Barcelona reveals alarming rates of ice melt in Greenland, with 610 gigatons lost in the summer of 2012 alone, equivalent to 244 million Olympic swimming pools, SciTech Daily revealed yesterday. The study, published in…

Switzerland and Italy have officially redrawn part of their Alpine border beneath the Matterhorn due to melting glaciers, which are altering historically defined frontiers, The Guardian reported yesterday. The agreement affects regions in Switzerland’s Zermatt and Italy’s Aosta Valley and…