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UN members approve talks on treaty protocol against environmental crime
Countries have voted to begin negotiations on an additional international protocol targeting organised environmental crime under the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.
India climbs green-transition ranking after first emissions decline in 25 years
India rose five places to 45th in the Allianz Green Transition Tracker after greenhouse-gas emissions fell 0.2% in 2025 despite economic growth of about 7.6%.
Early Polar Vortex Shift Leaves Pennsylvania Winter Outlook Uncertain
Meteorologists are grappling with significant uncertainty regarding Pennsylvania’s winter forecast following an unusually early disruption of the polar vortex. This atmospheric shift has ended a prolonged period of warmth across the eastern United States, introducing wetter conditions through mid-November while leaving the timing and severity of subsequent cold air masses unresolved.
تقرير الأونيبا: دمار بيئي كارثي في غزة يهدد الأمن المائي والغذائي
أظهر تقرير صادر عن برنامج الأمم المتحدة للبيئة في سبتمبر 2025 أن النزاع في غزة تسبب في دمار بيئي واسع النطاق، حيث تضررت الأراضي الزراعية ومصادر المياه. وتسبب الدمار الهائل في البنية التحتية والمناظر الطبيعية في تفاقم مخاطر الفيضانات وتلوث المياه الجوفية، مما يهدد الأمن الغذائي والغذائي للسكان.
US Buildings Threatened by Wildfires Could Triple by 2060
A new study published in Nature Communications projects that the number of buildings across the contiguous United States threatened by wildfires could almost triple by 2060. Researchers attribute this escalating risk to a combination of climate change, forest mismanagement, and continued development in fire-prone areas, warning that socioeconomically vulnerable communities face disproportionate dangers.
Researchers Warn 'Bookkeeping Trick' Masks Beef Industry's Methane Emissions
Two new analyses warn that a specialized accounting method known as GWP* enables major beef-producing countries to significantly understate their methane emissions. Researchers from Greenpeace and the University of California, Los Angeles, argue that this metric creates a misleading picture of climate progress, allowing nations to claim neutrality while actual warming continues.
Climate Change Intensified Atlantic Hurricanes, Study Finds
Human-caused climate change significantly intensified Atlantic hurricanes over the past five years, according to a new analysis by Climate Central. The study found that elevated sea surface temperatures increased maximum wind speeds for most storms between 2019 and 2023, as well as every recorded storm in the 2024 season.
UAE oil spill raises questions for desalination operations
An oil spill off the United Arab Emirates that has prompted temporary restrictions on fishing and on access to several beaches has raised concerns over the risk of environmental contamination and the potential impact on desalination plants. The spill is from a vessel that shipping sources have identified as crude oil tanker Gem No.
ExxonMobil urged to re-think Papua New Guinea gas project
One of the world's rarest bats could be at risk if ExxonMobil forges ahead with a Papua New Guinea gas project, a law firm working with impacted landowners warned Monday.
'Air-con nation' Singapore eyes alternatives to cool down
Long dubbed an "air-conditioned nation", Singapore is experimenting with cooling alternatives from chilled beams to "passive displacement" to curb its thirst for energy-guzzling air conditioning.
Kimono-clad pets blessed at Japan festival lacking enough kids
Chanting and swishing a wooden wand, a Japanese priest blessed a cat, a shiba inu and several Yorkshire terriers at a shrine in Tokyo on Saturday, in a rite usually reserved for children.
السيطرة على تسرب ناقلة نفط في مياه الإمارات واستمرار المعالجة
أكدت وزارة الطاقة والبنية التحتية استمرار التنسيق المشترك مع وزارة التغير المناخي والبيئة، والهيئة الوطنية لإدارة الطوارئ والأزمات والكوارث، والجهات الاتحادية والمحلية المختصة لمتابعة أعمال تأمين ناقلة النفط "GEM NO . 2"، إثر تعرضها لحادث في المياه الإقليمية للدولة، واتخاذ الإجراءات اللازمة للحد من المخاطر المرتبطة بها، وضمان سلامة الملاحة البحرية .
أسبوع القاهرة للمياه يعزز الحوار والشراكات لمواجهة تحديات الموارد
أكد وزير الموارد المائية والري الدكتور هاني سويلم، أن “أسبوع القاهرة للمياه” أصبح منصة دولية مهمة للحوار وتبادل الرؤى والخبرات، وبناء الشراكات بين مختلف الأطراف المعنية بقضايا المياه.. مشيرا إلى أن الوزارة حريصة على مواصلة تعزيز التعاون مع شركائها من المنظمات الدولية والمؤسسات البحثية والقطاع الخاص، بما يدعم تنفيذ محاور الجيل الثاني لمنظومة المياه (2.
Nations agree push to get nature goals on track
Nearly 200 nations on Friday adopted hard-fought agreements at a UN biodiversity summit aimed at getting the world on course to halt the destruction of nature by 2030.
UN nature summit in extra time as nations grapple for deal
The UN biodiversity summit spilled into overtime Friday, pushing negotiations into the night as nations wrangled over how to get a landmark deal to halt nature's destruction back on track.
Nations struggle for deal as UN nature talks go down to the wire
The UN biodiversity summit entered its final hours Friday with talks headed for overtime as nations disagreed over how to rescue a landmark deal to restore nature to health.
Researchers on island encounter giant spider legs emerging from a burrow
A Mauritian Tidal Trapdoor Spider holding its ‘door’ (Picture: Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust) We all know how hard it is these days to find a decent place to rent, let alone buy a house. So who can exactly blame this newly-discovered species of spider for making one out of sand and algae in ancient tunnels carved out by worms?
India's animal megacentre vows reset after criticism
Behind guarded gates resembling an Indian maharajah's palace are hundreds of elephants and big cats, giraffes grazing in a mock savannah, and chimpanzees and orangutans swinging from ropes.
Deal still eludes nations on final day of UN nature talks
The UN biodiversity summit enters a final day Friday with nations still far from reaching a deal to revive a faltering pledge to stop destroying nature.
Charity crowdfunds millions to buy historic English estate
A leading UK conservation charity announced Friday it had raised some £30 million ($40 million) via crowdfunding to buy a huge swathe of rolling moorlands and forests to transform into a sanctuary for biodiversity.
إخماد حريق في مختبر سافانا ريفر النووي من دون تلوث خارجي
فعلت السلطات إجراءات الطوارئ وقيّدت الطرق والطيران والقطارات بعد حريق في مختبر سافانا ريفر الوطني بساوث كارولينا، قبل إخماده من دون رصد تلوث خارج المنشأة.
Rains bring relief to Indonesian city weary of fire haze
Residents and firefighters in an Indonesian city long shrouded in a toxic haze brought on by months of wildfires rushed outside dancing and chanting as rain this week brought a welcome respite.
تركيزات قياسية لغازات الاحتباس الحراري في الغلاف الجوي خلال 2025
أعلنت المنظمة العالمية للأرصاد الجوية أن تركيزات ثاني أكسيد الكربون والميثان وأكسيد النيتروز في الغلاف الجوي بلغت مستويات قياسية في عام 2025، محذرة من استمرار تأثيرها في رفع درجات حرارة الأرض لعقود وقرون مقبلة. وأفادت المنظمة بأن متوسط تركيز ثاني أكسيد الكربون وصل إلى 426.
COPs 'bunch of baloney' says Panama as it vies to host nature summit
Despite campaigning to host the next COP nature summit, Panama's Environment Minister Juan Carlos Navarro has a blunt view of the UN-led negotiations he says are little more than "hypocrisy contests".
Cyclone Arnab lashes India coast, no deaths reported
Ferocious winds and torrential rain lashed India's southeastern coast after a cyclone made landfall on Wednesday, but there were no initial reports of deaths, a top official said.
India evacuates tens of thousands as Cyclone Arnab makes landfall
Ferocious winds and torrential rain lashed India's southeastern coast as Cyclone Arnab made landfall on Wednesday, forcing nearly 100,000 people to evacuate their homes in two states, authorities said.
Trump drastically loosens oil and gas methane rules
US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a sweeping rollback of rules that stop oil and gas producers from emitting methane, a greenhouse gas super pollutant.
Trump set to drastically loosen oil and gas sector's methane rules
President Donald Trump is set to announce Tuesday a sweeping rollback of rules that stop oil and gas producers from emitting methane, a greenhouse gas super pollutant.
EU pushes for more nations to pay to protect nature
The European Union vowed Tuesday to maintain its push for more countries to fund global conservation, as a dispute over who should pay divides nations at key UN nature talks.
Greenhouse gas levels hit new record highs in 2025: UN
Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere rose to new record highs in 2025, locking in climate impacts that will persist for centuries to come, the United Nations said Tuesday.
India orders evacuations as Cyclone Arnab looms
Indian authorities ordered nearly 100,000 people to evacuate homes in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, ahead of a severe cyclone the national weather office expects to make landfall by Wednesday.
Kuwait receives invitation to 2026 UN Water Conference in Abu Dhabi
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah received a joint written letter from UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Senegalese Minister of African Integration, Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad Cheikh Niang, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated Monday. in a statement, the ministry said the letter included an invitation for Kuwa