Despite the ever increasing body of scientific and real-life evidence for the accelerating pace of global temperature rise, climate campaigners fear the EU executive is looking at ways to introduce loopholes before proposing a target to reduce Europe’s carbon footprint. Climate campaigners and green groups have urged the European Union to urgently table an overdue […]
If people harboured any lingering doubts about the threat climate change poses to the Middle East, two events this week should be more than enough to dispel them. In Iraq, an enormous sandstorm struck the country’s southern and central regions leading to darkened cities shrouded in a dusty orange haze, as airports were forced to shut down […]
One year ago today, Dubai was brought to a standstill. Cars floated along submerged roads. Malls and schools closed. Flights were grounded. In just 12 hours, 100mm of rain fell – the amount the city typically receives in a year and the heaviest rainfall since records began in 1949. On the first anniversary of the deluge, the […]
Storms and flooding across Europe last year affected a total of 413,000 people, led to the loss of at least 335 lives and are estimated to have cost at least €18 billion in damages. Last year was the hottest year on record for Europe, with record-high annual temperatures in almost half of the continent. The […]
A new wave of sustainable urban design is taking shape in the UAE, and the developer behind Dubai’s original Sustainable City has announced plans for a more ambitious, AI-integrated successor: The Sustainable City 2.0. Under the plan, drones will take to the skies, while residents receive health updates and personal training from AI bots and self-driving vehicles navigate […]
Trade-related risks to energy security decline on average by 19 per cent in net-zero scenarios. A pivot from fossil fuels to clean energy by 2060 would improve energy security and reduce trade risks for most nations, according to a new study. Lithium, nickel, cobalt, copper, and rare earth minerals are among the prized materials for […]
Young salmon are more likely to carry out what are deemed as risk-taking behaviours, such as separating from the shoal, when exposed to levels of an anti-anxiety drug similar to those found in waterways because of pollution, research indicates. Involving a drug called clobazam, which pollutes many rivers, the findings from scientists in Sweden highlight the wide-ranging effects on […]
Time is running out to reduce the degradation of Earth’s soil and, without urgent action, the forced migration of people as a result is estimated to soar, a new report said. Warning that “soil degradation is a critical and often overlooked threat multiplier,” the Save Soil non-profit organisation highlighted that when agricultural productivity was hit, […]
An international conservation event in Abu Dhabi is set to focus on boosting environmental action and ways to change economies to support nature. The International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress 2025, taking place from October 9 to 15 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, is expected to draw more than 10,000 participants […]
Rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs aren’t just scenic parts of our landscape — they’re also vital engines for life on Earth. These inland waters ‘breathe’ oxygen, just like we do. But a new study led by Utrecht University researchers shows that we’ve been suffocating them during the last century, an era also known as the […]
