It’s that time of year again. The cooler winter months bring frequent fog, which envelopes skyscrapers on the coast as well as sand dunes deep in the desert. But why, and how, does fog form in the arid climate of the UAE, where the annual rainfall is so low? The National explains. What is fog? Technically, […]
“It ends up in a never-ending cycle of increased warming,” says Sian Prior, lead adviser for the Clean Arctic Alliance. As rising global temperatures speed up the melting of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, it’s set off a boom of ships taking routes that previously were frozen and not traversable. The increase in marine Arctic […]
Scientists in Abu Dhabi are stress-testing corals to find the species most resilient to extreme heat which could be used to repopulate the UAE’s seabeds. The study involved colonies being placed in gradually rising water temperatures with their level of heat-tolerance recorded. The work, carried out by team of scientists from NYU Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Arabian Centre for Climate […]
Eco anxiety is very real, so we share this year’s most uplifting stories to prove there’s hope for our climate. With powerful nations rolling back climate protections and temperatures soaring ever closer to dangerous thresholds, it’s hard not to feel worried about the state of the planet. As green journalists, climate anxiety, climate doom and even environmental existential […]
Scientists have warned that current models are significantly underrepresenting the toll climate change is taking on the global economy. Economic models used by governments, central banks and investors are “increasingly understating” climate change risks as the world continues to heat up. A new report led by the University of Exeter’s Green Futures Solutions team, in […]
The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ already contributes four per cent of annual sea level rise, but can the consequences of climate change be barricaded off? A global group of scientists, engineers and policy experts has unveiled an ambitious plan to build a wall along the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ as flooding fears continue to grow. Located on the West […]
Abu Dhabi: As global carbon markets move from ambition to execution, a UAE-based climate finance and AI platform is positioning itself at the intersection of policy, capital and technology. Green Economy Partnership (GEP) has announced the successful mobilisation of international institutional finance for its first transaction under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement—a milestone that signals […]
Air frying high-fat foods such as bacon produces fewer volatile organic compounds and other airborne particles than deep-fat frying. Your air fryer may be secretly helping the planet, even if you have a penchant for fatty foods. The mini-appliances have boomed in popularity in recent years, quickly becoming a mainstay in kitchens across Europe. Air fryers often […]
Conservationists have been left baffled by the bird’s odd movements, with fears that they could be triggered by environmental factors. Scientists on a research vessel off the central California coast spotted a waved albatross, marking just the second recorded sighting of the bird north of Central America. The yellow-billed bird with black button eyes, which […]
Over the past 20 years, scientists have increasingly identified microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) as a growing form of environmental pollution. These tiny plastic particles have been detected throughout all major parts of the Earth system, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere. Their widespread distribution has made plastics a rising concern for researchers studying […]
