Environment
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The death toll from two tornadoes that ripped through central Tennessee has risen to 25
Mar 4, 2020The death toll from two tornadoes that ripped through central Tennessee has risen to 25, the state’s Governor William Lee said on Tuesday. In Nashville, Tennessee’s biggest city, the tornadoes caused widespread damage to homes and... -
Torrential rains pounded Jakarta
Feb 25, 2020Dozens of Jakarta neighbourhoods were flooded on Tuesday after torrential rains pounded Indonesia’s capital, less than two months after nearly 70 people were killed in some of the megacity’s worst flooding in years. There were no... -
Primary students of ISD raise fund for endangered animals
Feb 17, 2020The Primary Student Council of International School Dhaka (ISD), led by Vivian Marie Huizenga, Primary Counselor, ISD has organized a campaign to raise funds to save endangered animals. The fund raised by the campaign was handed... -
Blinded by the light, firefly species face extinction
Feb 6, 2020Fireflies are in deep trouble, with many species facing extinction due to habitat loss and exposure to pesticides, according to the first major review of their global status, published Monday. Adding irony to injury, one of... -
Greta Thunberg nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Swedish MPs
Feb 4, 2020Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg and the global protest movement “Fridays for Future” were nominated Thursday for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize by two Swedish lawmakers. “Greta Thunberg is a climate activist, and the main reason... -
Scientists identified the world’s oldest asteroid crater in Australia
Jan 22, 2020Scientists have identified the world’s oldest asteroid crater in Australia, adding it may explain how the planet was lifted from an ice age. The asteroid hit Yarrabubba in Western Australia about 2.2 billion years ago –... -
Heavy rain fell on bushfires in eastern Australia for a second straight day, offering further relief from a months-long crisis
Jan 17, 2020Heavy rain fell on bushfires in eastern Australia on Friday for a second straight day, offering further relief from a months-long crisis, but dozens of blazes remained out of control. This week’s wet weather has given... -
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil soared 85 percent in 2019
Jan 17, 2020Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil soared 85 percent in 2019, compared with the previous year, official data showed on Tuesday. The 9,166 square kilometers (3,539 square miles) cleared was the highest number in... -
Last decade confirmed as the warmest decade on record by three global agencies
Jan 16, 2020The 10 years to the end of 2019 have been confirmed as the warmest decade on record by three global agencies. According to Nasa, Noaa and the UK Met Office, last year was the second warmest... -
Rain has fallen in fire-ravaged parts of Australia and temperatures dropped
Jan 6, 2020Rain has fallen in fire-ravaged parts of Australia and temperatures have dropped – but officials have warned that blazes will “take off” again. Sooty rain fell down the east coast, from Sydney to Melbourne, with “torrential”...
