Environmental Protection
Covid-19 pandemic has been a mixed blessing for the climate
When the entire economy is safely reopened, there will be a massive rebound in economic activity.
A new record of summer heat is registered in the Arctic Circle
On June 20 local experts in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk reported that the mercury climbed all the way up to 38 degrees.
Rebuilding a shattered Iraq, with the recycled debris of war
Wars end, but no one can go home until rubble and environmental risk are cleared. In Iraq, they're recycling conflict debris in order to rebuild.
Nanoplastics can accumulate even in the tissues of plants
This can have both direct ecological effects and implications for agricultural sustainability and food safety, experts warn.
Nature’s fury or our hubris: Why was Cyclone Amphan so destructive?
The storm affected nearly 70% of the people in West Bengal, but the Sundarbans faced the most catastrophic destruction.
Half of the planet’s land areas can still be saved from us
At present only around 15% of the planet’s land surface area is protected in some form.