Environment
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Extreme heat and plastic pollution push oceans to brink
Feb 14, 2022Two significant studies illustrate how burning fossil fuels and discarding plastic garbage have resulted in unparalleled environmental catastrophes for marine life, as world leaders gather in France to debate ocean preservation. Plastic pollution now affects almost... -
The winter drought has affected Spain and Portugal
Feb 13, 2022A prolonged drought in central Portugal has revealed the remnants of a community that was completely drowned underwater nearly 70 years ago when a big reservoir was built. “I’ve never seen anything like that!” exclaims Carlos... -
Bolivia has issued an Orange Alert for flood victims
Feb 11, 2022Bolivia is a Latin American country that has been ravaged by catastrophic flooding and landslides. Days of severe rainfall have already flooded several locations, including the capital La Paz and the Andean region. The majority of... -
13 million face hunger as Horn of Africa drought worsens: UN
Feb 8, 2022An estimated 13 million people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are facing severe hunger as the Horn of Africa experiences its worst drought in decades, the World Food Programme (WFP) said Tuesday. Three consecutive rainy seasons... -
Cyclone Batsirai approaches Madagascar, poses ‘very serious threat’
Feb 5, 2022Madagascar is bracing for Cyclone Batsirai, which is expected to hit the eastern regions of the Indian Ocean island on Saturday, posing a “very serious threat” to millions. Residents in an impoverished country still recuperating from... -
Indonesia’s fishers harness protective power of mangrove forests
Feb 4, 2022Local projects are attempting to safeguard the trees that provide villages and the fishing industry with unique coastal protection. Up to 40% of Indonesia’s mangrove forests have vanished, with many of them being cleared to make... -
Prolonged drought pushing families in Ethiopia to the brink
Feb 3, 2022Three consecutive failed rainy seasons have brought on severe drought in Ethiopia’s lowland regions of Afar, Oromia, the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ (SNNPR) and Somali regions drying up water wells, killing livestock and crops and... -
BRAC and the Danish Embassy sign MoU to implement rainwater harvesting project in Mongla
Jan 29, 2022BRAC and the Embassy of Denmark (EoD) signed a memorandum of understanding on 27 January at the Danish ambassador’s residence to implement a project titled ‘Enhancing Safe Drinking Water Security and Climate Resilience through Rainwater Harvesting’... -
Peru beaches suffer oil spill blamed on waves from Tonga volcanic eruption
Jan 18, 2022Peruvian authorities sealed off three beaches Monday after they were hit by an oil spill blamed on freak waves caused by the volcanic eruption in Tonga. The Pampilla Refinery, part of the Spanish company Repsol, said... -
Climate crisis puts oil in the crosshairs, but dependence persists
Dec 27, 2021The climate problem has pushed the abolition of oil onto the table, but given the global economy’s reliance on petroleum, this will be a monumental job. “In 2021, several developments showed clearly that (the petroleum) industry...