Environment
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Ice loss of Greenland and Antarctica accelerating
Mar 12, 2020Earth’s great ice sheets, Greenland and Antarctica, are now losing mass six times faster than they were in the 1990s thanks to warming conditions. A comprehensive review of satellite data acquired at both poles is unequivocal... -
UN chief says drop in emissions from virus will not solve climate crisis
Mar 11, 2020UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that while the global outbreak of coronavirus may have caused a temporary drop in emissions that cause global warming, it would not end the problem and might even divert... -
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...
