Tag: Environment
Australia orders 200,000 to flee floods moving towards Sydney
Authorities issued severe rain and wind warnings for a 400-kilometer (250-mile) stretch of coast as water levels rose rapidly
Attacks against environmental defenders quadrupled ahead of Philippine polls
The group Kalikasan PNE raised concern that election-related violence might be deliberately targeting defenders
From bad to worse: key IPCC findings on climate impacts
Severe climate impacts -- once seen as a problem on the horizon -- have become a here-and-now reality
The butterfly effect: tropical butterflies spread as monarchs dwindle in East...
Sparked by global warming and other forms of climate change, tropical butterflies are starting to arrive in Hong Kong and Taiwan
The most precious of all
Global warming is evaporating lakes, reservoirs and melting the glaciers in the mountains around the world
Last Irrawaddy dolphin in northeastern Cambodia dies
“This latest river dolphin death highlights how vulnerable these and other species remain.”
Indian bishop, 5 priests freed on bail after being charged of...
Justice K Murali Shankar granted bail to the accused on condition that they cooperate with the investigation team
Nations to review harrowing catalogue of climate impacts
Nearly 200 nations kick off a virtual UN meeting Monday to finalize what is sure to be a harrowing catalogue of climate change impacts
Indian village banks on tree mortgages in bid to go carbon-neutral
Tree-planting initiatives are taking root worldwide as governments and corporations look for ways to cut planet-warming emissions
The plastic that kills
There are many alternative materials to plastic that are safe and even better at wrapping and storing and cooking food