In Japan, heavy rains have flooded entire regions. Authorities said at least one person was killed and two were missing. More than a 1.4 million residents are being evacuated, Kyodo News reports. A record amount of precipitation has been observed in Japan since August 13. The country has declared a state of emergency in Hiroshima […]
Anna Sachs, a 30-year-old New York resident and environmental activist, dumps herself in garbage dumps and shares on social media that citizens and businesses are throwing away many suitable products and other goods, The Guardian reports. She find out that some businesses intentionally damage goods so that other people cannot use them later. Anna started […]
The provinces of Bartyn, Kastamonu, Samsun, and Sinop in Turkey’s Black Sea areas were affected by floods and heavy rains. The death toll from floods and mudslides in regions has reached 51, authorities said on August 14, Hurriyet Daily News reports. Rescuers continue to inspect the rubble of buildings and flooded basements, looking for people. […]
Forest fires on the Greek island of Euboea destroyed an ancient olive tree that was 2,500 years old, Greek Reporter states. The tree was so large that the diameter of the trunk could accommodate ten people. It was still bearing fruit. Now only charred fragments of the historical plant remain. A photo of a burned […]
Meteorology is the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including both weather and climate. Where did the practice of meteorology come from? Though it’s hard to pinpoint exactly where the origins of meteorology lie in history, many attribute its beginnings to Aristotle, who wrote about metrology way back in 350BC. Bayanat Engineering Qatar […]
SirajPower, UAE’s locally-owned and leading distributed solar energy provider, has signed a long-term solar deal with Emirates Group to install the region’s first and largest solar carport for a sports facility, GDNonline reports. The 2 MWp solar carport will be custom-built for Sevens Stadium, a facility owned by Emirates Group known for hosting the world-famous […]
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has signed two new contracts to remediate soil contaminated by oil spills in North and South Kuwait, as part of the Kuwait Environmental Rehabilitation Program (KERP), GDNonline reports. CEO Emad Mahmoud Sultan represented the Company in signing the contracts. DCEO (Major Projects & Technical Services) Khalid Al-Otaibi, DCEO (Commercial & Common […]
Several countries are already close to achieving 100% RES: Iceland, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Norway, Nicaragua, Scotland. Many countries are already on this path. Fifty-three countries have targets for the transition to 100% RES in certain sectors (mainly in electricity generation). Sweden and Denmark have already approved official energy strategies for the transition to 100% RES […]
I can almost hear the palm trees drinking the rain, Hear the villages moaning and emigrants With oar and sail fighting the Gulf Winds of storm and thunder, singing ‘Rain… rain… Drip, drop, the rain… A verse from ‘Rain Song’ by Iraqi poet Badr Shakir al-Sayyab (1926-1964) Water has been Iraq’s lifeline since the birth […]
When we think about the biggest threats to the environment, carbon emissions, rising sea levels, and plastic waste are often the most immediate issues that come to mind. However, what is often overlooked is the severe problem of light pollution and the potentially detrimental impact it can have on our planet’s wildlife and ecosystems. Light […]
