Bad weather disrupts rescue operations in Japan landslide area : Reports
Jul 03, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: The Japanese Self-Defense Forces cannot start a full-scale rescue operation to search for missing people in the disaster area in the city of Atami, Shizuoka prefecture, due to bad weather and nighttime, Japanese media said on Saturday.
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon in Jan-Jun highest in five years
Jul 03, 2021, at 10:41 pm
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: The deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon during the first six months of 2021 has reached its highest peak in the last five years, the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) that belongs to the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovations announced.
Assam Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya inaugurates Van Mahotsav
Jul 02, 2021, at 02:33 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Environment and Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya inaugurated the week-long 72nd Van Mahotsav at Garbhanga reserve forest on the outskirts of Guwahati on Thursday.
Record-breaking ‘pressure-cooker’ heatwave hits Canada, US northwest
Jun 30, 2021, at 05:14 pm
New York: A "pressure-cooker" heatwave that's broken temperature records twice in 48 hours in the US northwest and western Canada is being mirrored across large parts of the northern hemisphere, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.
Canada registering unprecedented heatwave, several dead
Jun 30, 2021, at 03:43 pm
Ottawa: An unprecedented heatwave, which is smashing all temperature records, has left several people dead in Canada, media reports said on Wednesday.
Nepal-China rail link may go through protected Himalayan park
Jun 28, 2021, at 10:19 pm
Beijing: A senior engineer has claimed that the railway, which will link China and Nepal, will run through the main protected area of the Himalayan mountains, media reports said.
On climate change frontline, indigenous provide pointers to save planet
Jun 26, 2021, at 09:35 pm
New York: Indigenous people living on the frontline of climate change could offer potentially ground-breaking insight into biodiversity protection and sustainability, but they urgently need help to withstand a growing number of threats to their way of life, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said on Friday.
Water-related disasters throw up complex challenges, threaten lives and jobs
Jun 26, 2021, at 03:36 pm
New York:The global climate crisis is “exacerbating and intensifying” water-related disasters, jeopardizing lives and livelihoods, the UN chief said on Friday at a major sustainable development symposium.
WBCSD and businesses in India unveil policy report on large-scale adoption of electric vehicles
Jun 24, 2021, at 11:57 pm
Geneva, Delhi/IBNS: Widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EV) is looked upon as a key factor in decarbonizing road transport and reducing environmental pollution in India, according to World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
Great Barrier Reef in danger, UN World Heritage Committee draft report finds
Jun 23, 2021, at 04:01 pm
New York: A United Nations body is recommending that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef be included on a list of world heritage in danger, according to a draft report issued on Monday, a move which has been heavily criticized by the Australian Government.
Twenty-four people hurt in Yalta amid heavy flooding, situation now stable: City Administration
Jun 21, 2021, at 02:31 am
Simferpol/Sputnik: The situation in the Yalta region has stabilized following severe flooding in Russia’s Crimea, a total of 24 people were injured, according to the Yalta city administration.
Ship fire caused significant damage to planet: UN on MV-X Press Pearl incident off Colombo
Jun 21, 2021, at 02:21 am
The sinking of a container ship that caught fire while transporting chemicals off capital Colombo has caused “significant damage to the planet” by releasing hazardous substances into the ecosystem, the UN representative in Sri Lanka said.
IMD: SW monsoon moves into more parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, MP & UP
Jun 19, 2021, at 01:21 am
New Delhi/UNI: India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said that the Southwest monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of north Arabian Sea, most parts of Gujarat region, some parts Saurashtra, southeast Rajasthan and some more parts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
Jun 17, 2021, at 05:50 am
Helsinki: A Helsinki-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air has claimed that a Chinese-backed coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh is failing to ensure proper environmental inspections.
Pakistan: Five killed, six injured as windstorm lashes northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Jun 15, 2021, at 12:46 am
Islamabad/UNI: At least five people were killed and six others injured in separate rain and windstorm-triggered accidents in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said.
Researchers show that climate change, melting glaciers and hazards threaten the Third Pole
Jun 13, 2021, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Experts have been talking about the effects of climate change evident in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges, namely the Third Pole, especially after the recent natural disasters to hit the Himalayan region.
UN-backed report finds no G7-based stock exchange indices align with Paris climate goals
Jun 11, 2021, at 05:18 pm
New York: New research co-authored by the UN Global Compact revealed on Thursday that none of the G7 leading industrial nations’ main stock indices are aligned with global emissions targets set out in the Paris Agreement, thwarting efforts to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
End war on nature and ensure ocean health, UN chief says in message for World Oceans Day
Jun 09, 2021, at 04:37 pm
New York: Ending the “war on nature” must be part of global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday in his message for World Oceans Day.
Chilliest Spring in years is cold comfort as CO2 emissions rise: WMO
Jun 09, 2021, at 04:08 pm
New York: Confirmation that Europe has just had its chilliest Spring in years is cold comfort for the planet, amid rising greenhouse gas levels which will bring negative impacts for generations to come, UN weather experts said on Tuesday.
Global push needed to ensure ‘clean, affordable and sustainable electricity’ for all
Jun 08, 2021, at 10:02 pm
New York: During the last decade, more people around the world have gained access to electricity than ever before. However, the number still not connected has grown in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia, according to a new UN report on universal access to energy, launched on Monday.
Groundwater preservation the key
Jun 07, 2021, at 03:24 am
Climate researcher Madhumita Sahoo works to identify solutions and approaches to manage groundwater resources to the advantage of people everywhere. SPAN writer Michael Gallant reports
Environmentalists move Sri Lankan Supreme Court against government, operators over ship fire
Jun 07, 2021, at 02:08 am
An environmental rights group and fishermen’s activists have petitioned the Sri Lankan Supreme Court against the government and the operators of the MV X-Press Pearl, over the environmental damage caused by the ship’s fire.
Low-intensity earthquake hits Jammu and Kashmir, no casualty
Jun 06, 2021, at 11:23 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A low-intensity earthquake measuring 2.5 on Richter scale hit parts of Jammu and Kashmir in the wee hours on Sunday.
UN launches Decade on Ecosystem Restoration to counter ‘triple environmental emergency’
Jun 05, 2021, at 04:26 pm
New York: Heads of Government, religious leaders, activists and artists joined the United Nations on Friday in a rallying cry to heal the planet, launching the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
Restoration call for area ‘the size of China’ to protect falling biodiversity and food insecurity
Jun 04, 2021, at 09:55 pm
New York: An area of land roughly the size of China needs restoring if the planet’s biodiversity and the communities who rely on it are to be protected, UN agencies said on Thursday.
Invasive pest spread another fallout from climate change, UN-backed study finds
Jun 04, 2021, at 09:01 pm
New York: Climate change is making pests which ravage important agricultural crops even more destructive, heightening threats to global food security and the environment, a UN-backed study published on Wednesday has found.
Chinese deal to build fishing harbour in Sierra Leone triggers protests
Jun 02, 2021, at 12:50 am
Conservationists, human rights and animal welfare groups, and local landowners have started protesting against Sierra Leone government's plan of selling 250 acres of pristine beach and rainforest to China in a $55 million deal that would see an industrial fishing harbor built on the site, media reports said.
May 31, 2021, at 07:48 pm
Reducing food wastage can help conserve resources and the environment, says Debasmita Patra, food waste researcher teaching in an American university. SPAN writer Candice Yacono reports
New Report finds coal ash pollution rampant in India despite COVID-19 lockdown
May 28, 2021, at 10:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A new report released by Healthy Energy Initiative India and Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE) has found that coal fly ash pollution was rampant in India in 2020-21 despite the COVID-19 lockdown.
World now likely to hit watershed 1.5 °C rise in next five years, warns UN weather agency
May 28, 2021, at 04:15 pm
New York: Odds are increasing that the annual average global temperature will rise beyond 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, in at least one of the next five years, the UN weather agency warns in a new report issued on Thursday.