Environment
Severe Drought Hits Amazon’s Negro River, Lowest Level in 122 Years
October 5, 2024
Severe Drought Hits Amazon’s Negro River, Lowest Level in 122 Years
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…
Wildfires Threaten Global Carbon Budget, Study Finds
October 4, 2024
Wildfires Threaten Global Carbon Budget, Study Finds
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,…
Urgent Action Needed to Address Growing E-Waste Crisis
October 2, 2024
Urgent Action Needed to Address Growing E-Waste Crisis
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…
Greenland’s Ice Melt Accelerates: 610 Gigatons Lost in One Summer
September 30, 2024
Greenland’s Ice Melt Accelerates: 610 Gigatons Lost in One Summer
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 Redraw Alpine Border Amid Melting Glaciers
September 30, 2024
Switzerland and Italy Redraw Alpine Border Amid Melting Glaciers
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…
Rising Sea Levels: A Catastrophic Threat to Coastal Communities
September 29, 2024
Rising Sea Levels: A Catastrophic Threat to Coastal Communities
Coastal communities are increasingly threatened by rising sea levels, which have surged at an unprecedented rate in the 20th century, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns that nearly a billion people in low-lying areas face heightened risks…
Hurricane Helene Devastates Southeastern U.S., Claims Over 40 Lives
September 28, 2024
Hurricane Helene Devastates Southeastern U.S., Claims Over 40 Lives
Hurricane Helene has left more than 40 dead and millions without power across the southeastern United States, The Guardian reported today. Making landfall late Thursday in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, the storm weakened to a tropical storm…
Earth Nears Critical Thresholds, Study Warns
September 25, 2024
Earth Nears Critical Thresholds, Study Warns
A new study has revealed that Earth is dangerously close to breaching a seventh planetary boundary, and may have already crossed it, The Guardian reported yesterday. The research, conducted by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), assesses the…
Alarming Rise in Violence Against Environmental Defenders: A Global Crisis
September 19, 2024
Alarming Rise in Violence Against Environmental Defenders: A Global Crisis
A recent report by Global Witness reveals that the killings of over 2,100 land and environmental defenders in the past decade are merely “the tip of a very, very big iceberg,” according to Laura Furones, the lead author, Anadolu Agency…
Hope for Coral Reefs: IVF-Bred Corals Thrive Amid Record Heat
September 19, 2024
Hope for Coral Reefs: IVF-Bred Corals Thrive Amid Record Heat
A recent study reveals that young corals bred through in vitro fertilization (IVF) have shown remarkable resilience during last year’s record marine heatwave, with 90% of them remaining healthy compared to only 25% of older corals, The Guardian reported yesterday.…