After the onset of forest fires, many pray for rain to come, hoping to extinguish the flames. Rains after forest fires, however, are a significant cause for concern, as blazes increase the risk of subsequent flooding exponentially. When fires rip through the landscape, they burn not only countless trees and plants but also their roots, […]
As the world continues to face the realities of climate change, a generation of young talented UAE national engineers and specialists are driving the nation’s transition to clean energy, WAM reports. With wildfires burning, temperatures rising and ice caps melting around the world, the urgency to educate and equip youth with the skills to make […]
At least 28 people were killed and 79 injured when a fuel tank exploded in Akkar in northern Lebanon, the health ministry said to Al Jazeera. Sources tell Reuters the explosion took place as the Lebanese army was distributing gasoline from a confiscated fuel tanker. The explosion occurred early on August 15 morning. Caretaker Health […]
The UAE is embracing innovative new approaches to the challenges of sustainable food production and the management of food waste, according to experts. Food security and waste have been critical global issues for some time. But the concerns have taken on a renewed urgency in the past year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, as a […]
Khulood Al-Fadli, a school principal in Jeddah, has joined the ranks of Guinness World Records holders by creating the planet’s most giant mosaic using plastic bottle caps, Arab News reports. The Green Leaves Playgroup principal broke last year’s record with a 250-square-meter map of the world using 350,000 plastic bottle caps. The previous record belonged […]
The fire covered North and South America, Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. Madagascar and Indonesia are red from fires, NASA reports. Large-scale forest fires are raging on five of the six continents. There is no fire only in Antarctica. It is known that earlier forest fires broke out in Turkey, particularly near the popular resorts in […]
It is possible to fight global warming if you make an active effort now! These are the findings of more than 200 scientists from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), published in the report “Climate Change 2021: A Physical Science Framework”. IPCC scientists analyzed more than 14,000 current scientific papers and collected their conclusions […]
The UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure is intensifying its efforts to ensure the safety and security of the maritime sector and protect the rights of seafarers on board ships in the UAE waters and ports, WAM states. This is in line with Cabinet Resolution No. 71 of 2021 concerning marine wrecks and violating ships […]
The world is almost entirely changed by humanity. Even in Antarctica, you will find microplastics and chemicals, the consequences of pollution. Climate change is taking place on all continents. We’re on the verge of collapse, and the 2020-2021 lockdowns are just his rehearsal. Fossil fuels will run out, and it will take hundreds of years […]
The External Inspection teams at the Environment and Protected Areas Authority in Sharjah (EPAA) have arrested 17 violators who infiltrated Sharjah’s nature reserves. The incident took place after the Executive Council formed Resolution No. 5 of 2021 to end violations of biodiversity conservation at the emirate’s reserves, Gulf News reports. The External Inspection teams of […]
