This summer, Greece experienced a record heatwave when temperatures in Athens reached 44 degrees Celsius. Urban planning mistakes exacerbated the climate crisis in Athens and suffered from large-scale forest fires. Concrete rivers, chaotic buildings, and a love of cars prevent the city from resisting climate change, the New York Times states. Let’s check how strong […]
Let’s check the Rudaw story about the Garmiyan area in Iraq. It’s on the brink of an environmental disaster, desert eating away at what was once a rich agricultural region. Driving south through Sulaimani province, the snow-capped Zagros Mountains recede in the rear view mirror, and the hills subside into undulating rolls, lush green with […]
For the first time, rain was recorded on top of the giant ice cover of Greenland. This has not happened in the entire history of observations, namely – since 1950, The Guardian states. This was so unexpected that the researchers did not even have the measuring equipment. On a mountain with a height of 3 […]
Everything in climate on a planetary scale is not as before. While there was a deadly heat in Canada, winter came to South Africa. The temperature was low, in some places the temperature has dropped to -14° C! Locals are not used to such conditions, so the body perceives the cold very sensitively. Snow has […]
For the past week, Turkey has been experiencing the worst and most painful wildfire crisis in the country’s history. At least nine people have died in blazes that have destroyed forests on the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts, which are major tourist hot spots. Homes have been destroyed, animals killed, and large sections of the country’s […]
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman recently held a meeting with COP26 President-designate Alok Sharma and discussed ways to enhance cooperation in confronting global climate change, Arab News states. The Saudi minister highlighted the Kingdom’s qualitative initiatives to help reduce emissions and preserve the environment, foremost of which are the Saudi Green and […]
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 […]
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 […]
