Environment/Science
New York: The impacts of climate change are already “very visible” and “happening worldwide”, the head of the UN weather agency told the start of the 55th Session of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which convened on Monday. more
World must ‘change track’ to protect oceans from climate crisis: Guterres

New York: The planet is facing the triple crises of climate disruption, biodiversity loss and pollution, Secretary-General António Guterres told the One Ocean Summit on Friday, war ...

Teaching key to better ocean protection, says UNESCO chief

New York: Education needs to be one of the key pillars for action by countries across the world to better protect the seas and oceans from damaging climate change, said the head of the UN ...

Australian govt lists Koalas as endangered species

Canberra/UNI/Xinhua: The Australian government has officially listed the iconic Koala as an endangered species.

Madagascar: Cyclone Batsirai leaves at least 10 dead, thousands displaced

New York: Tropical Cyclone Batsirai wrought havoc across Madagascar over the weekend, the second deadly storm to batter the African island nation since the beginning of the year.

More support needed for women and girls in super typhoon-ravaged Philippines

New York: As the debris clears, the scale of destruction is laid bare. When Super Typhoon Rai - Odette as it’s known locally - barrelled down on the Philippines on 16 December, its ...

Mount Everest's highest glacier melting fast, says study

Orono: Melting and sublimation on Mount Everest’s highest glacier due to human-induced climate change have reached the point that several decades of accumulation are being lost annu ...

Madagascar: Recovering from one deadly cyclone, bracing for another

New York: Lives, livelihoods, and vital crops are at risk across Madagascar with Tropical Cyclone Batsirai expected to make landfall within hours. Meanwhile, the island nation off the coa ...

Philippines: More support needed for thousands still reeling from Typhoon Rai

New York: Humanitarians are scaling up assistance in the Philippines to assist hundreds of thousands still impacted by Typhoon Rai which struck the islands seven weeks ago, the UN said on ...

China builds ski venue for Beijing Winter Olympics in middle of nature reserve: Reports

Beijing: There seems to be an anomaly in China's claim of making the Beijing Games the greenest and cleanest in history as it has created the ski venue  in the middle of a nature ...