Use sand resources ‘wisely’ or risk development fallout – UNEP report
New York: All countries should be aware that their development is at stake unless they take better care of a common but precious resource, found on many of the world’s …
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Exposure to air pollution and COVID infection in young adults are linked, a study
CMEDIA: Young adults are prone to developing COVID-19 infection or testing positive for the disease with even short-term exposure to low levels of air pollution, according to the published results in JAMA Network Open last week …
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‘This is the worst drought in forty years’: Millions of Ethiopians at risk from failed rains
CMEDIA: Ethiopia’s eastern Somali Region has been hit by three consecutive below-average rainy seasons, worsening the already deteriorating humanitarian situation for around 3.5 million people, more than half the local …
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Antarctic sea-ice expansion in a warming climate
Antarctic sea-ice has expanded over the period of continuous satellite monitoring, which seemingly contradicts ongoing global warming resulting from increasing concentrations of greenhouse gasses. In a study, published in Nature Climate …
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Biodiversity and ecosystem protection highlighted on Mother Earth Day
New York: Marking International Mother Earth Day, UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid urged on Friday, for collective action to safeguard biodiversity and protect ecosystems. Nature is suffering. Oceans are …
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Sustainable development hinges on fate of world’s cities
New York: The future of sustainable development will hinge on the fate of cities, officials told a special meeting of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Thursday, stressing that …
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Earth champion David Attenborough bestowed Lifetime Achievement award
In honour of David Attenborough’s dedication to research, documentation, and advocacy in protecting and restoring nature, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced on Thursday that he is the recipient of …
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Coral reefs’ very survival is at stake, warns UNESCO in bid to boost resilience
New York: The world’s best-known coral reefs could be extinct by the end of the century unless we do more to make them resilient to our warming oceans. That’s the …
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Ontario’s new revised plan for hitting climate change targets shows deviation from the 2018 plan
Toronto/CMEDIA: Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government’s revised plan to meet Ontario’s 2030 targets for cutting carbon emissions shows some significant departures from the reductions earmarked in the “Made in Ontario Plan …
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Southern Manitoba hit by a major spring storm, creates deteriorating travel conditions
Manitoba/IBNS: Canada’s Southern Manitoba has been hit by a major spring storm that started across the border on Tuesday night, Environment Canada reported. As strong north winds will continue to intensify, at …
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