A cosmic mystery is uniting monks and scientists in Japan after a cherry tree grown from a seed that orbited the Earth for eight months bloomed years earlier than expected, and with very surprising flowers. The four-year-old sapling, grown from a cherry stone that spent time aboard the International Space Station (ISS), burst into blossom on April 1, possibly a… Read more →
At least 16 people have died in flooding in the Solomon Islands, while 40 others are missing and up to 49,000 have become homeless, an aid official has said. The disaster has raised fears that a lack of sanitation and fresh water will lead to an outbreak of dengue fever in the Pacific Island nation. “It’s grown a lot worse,”… Read more →
A strong 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off northern Chile late on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake, the largest of a series of aftershocks following a powerful and deadly 8.2 magnitude quake that hit a day earlier, was located 12 miles (19 km) south of the port of Iquique at a relatively shallow depth of 12.4 miles… Read more →
LONDON: Britain has sounded a red alert over an invasion of dust all the way from the Sahara. The country’s environmental agency Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has asked people to prepare for “very high” levels of air pollution over the next few days as dust blows in from the Sahara desert. A scale of 1… Read more →
A U.N.-backed panel said on Monday climate change impacts are already taking place on all continents and across the oceans, however, the world is unprepared for risks from a changing climate. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finalized a report on the impacts of climate change on human and natural systems, and possible methods of adaptation during the five-day… Read more →
Authorities in rural Washington state say the number of people believed missing following a deadly mudslide is now set at 30, while rescue workers are finding personal belongings of the victims among the debris. Officials had previously set the number of missing people at 90, but said they expected that figure to decrease as they worked to find people… Read more →
Climate change will complicate and worsen existing global security problems, such as civil wars, strife between nations and refugees, the world’s top scientists say. A United Nations climate panel for the first time is connecting hotter global temperatures to global conflicts, in an authoritative report to be released on Monday. The panel is not saying it will cause violence,… Read more →
DAKOPE, Bangladesh — When a powerful storm destroyed her riverside home in 2009, Jahanara Khatun lost more than the modest roof over her head. In the aftermath, her husband died and she became so destitute that she sold her son and daughter into bonded servitude. And she may lose yet more. Ms. Khatun now lives in a bamboo… Read more →
Mercury in some electric lamps pollutes groundwater , making normal disposal methods unsuitable Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi will soon build facilities to ensure the safe disposal and recycling of all types of electric lamps. It is an important move as some types of electric lamps contain mercury that pollutes groundwater after being dumped in landfills. Tadweer, the Centre of Waste… Read more →
Dubai: If you really want to make a difference on Earth Hour, go beyond switching the lights off for 60 minutes. Make the switch to energy efficient lighting. This is Emirates Wildlife Society-World Wildlife Fund for Nature’s (EWS-WF) call to action for this year’s Earth Hour in the UAE on March 29 at 8.30pm. Earth Hour is an annual, global… Read more →
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