A team of scientists from the American Northwestern University found in a study that global climate change by 2100 will irreversibly change up to 95% of the world’s oceans, making them uninhabitable. They stated it in a scientific article on the Nature portal. The climate of the ocean surface has a characteristic temperature, acidity, and […]
Qatar’s environment ministry has launched an initiative that aims to produce over 600 tonnes of tilapia fish annually in a mass fish farming project. More than 600 tonnes of tilapia fish are expected to be produced as part of a Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) project, Doha News reports. The National Initiative for Farming […]
In the shadow of a three-walled cinder block shack housing a generator in Erbil (Iraqi Kurdistan), Ghazi Rasheed’s phone won’t stop lighting up. He fields calls from distraught and angry customers – “What happened? Why is my house dark?” – while frantically workinonto getting the generator up and running, sending electricity to his neighborhood when […]
Oman’s ubiquitous mountain ranges, big and small that are favorites of many citizens and residents, are all set to find a prominent place in tourists’ map. Hiking trails have been developed throughout the Sultanate, and the beta version of the mountain trails application is ready and is currently undergoing technical evaluation before its official launch, […]
There are several small lifestyle choices you can make to help protect marine life and make a big difference for our oceans. The ocean cover over 71% of our planet and are home to almost a million species, making it a vital source of food and income for over 800 million people globally. It also […]
Accumulating trash and pollution in the city of Kirkuk has raised concerns about the impact on local residents’ health. “The smoke from oil refineries and private companies has mixed with Kirkuk’s air,” Shkova Muhammad, member of the high council of the Green Kurdistan Association, told Rudaw on August 20. “You can see trash on every […]
Scientists are learning more about fire tornadoes, the spinning funnels of flame, NPR reports. A fire tornado has been captured on video at the Tennant fire in northern California, BBC states. It is one of the latest signs of extreme weather threatening the US west, facing severe drought and record high temperatures. Thought rare, similar […]
An Iraqi delegation will visit Turkey early next month as water levels in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers have decreased by more than 50%, a spokesperson for Iraq’s water ministry told state media on August 22. “This year is a water-scarce one, and there is a clear decrease in water levels in the Tigris and […]
Oman Environmental Services Holding Company (Be’ah) has laid the groundwork for its waste management contract with Petroleum Development Oman (PDO). It is ready to implement its scope, Times of Oman states. The OMR17 million contract signed in September 2019 covers all aspects of closing down traditional landfills in PDO’s concession areas and taking over non-hazardous […]
A nasty smell is spreading through eastern Kirkuk in Iraq, and residents are worried about the effect on their health from nearby industries, including oil facilities, Rudaw reports. “We don’t smell the nasty scent all the time, but sometimes we do. It smells like burnt crude. Our air conditioners pull the smell into our houses. […]
