Clean air must be made a global priority
Source Your article (Millions of Britons face higher risk of heart failure due to dirty air, study suggests, 8 September) is just the latest reminder that toxic air is a […]
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Carbon emissions from oil giants directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for first time
Source Carbon emissions from the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies have been directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for the first time, according to a new analysis. The research
Geopark in Fayoum tops agenda in Egypt-UNESCO environmental talks
Egypt is planning to establish its first geopark in the Fayoum region and is expanding its cooperation with UNESCO on biodiversity and environmental protection, the environment ministry said. The plans
Simpler models can outperform deep learning at climate prediction
Source Environmental scientists are increasingly using enormous artificial intelligence models to make predictions about changes in weather and climate, but a new study by MIT researchers shows that bigger models
Egypt mulls EGP 650m waste recycling plant with private sector
Source Egypt’s government is looking to draw greater private-sector participation into its waste management system, with plans under discussion for a 650 million Egyptian pound recycling plant to process waste
CT doctors, officials warn EPA rollback threatens air quality and public health: ‘At greater risk’
Source As Connecticut residents push through another hot, humid summer, local health experts are again warning that hotter days may be ahead, especially if the federal government is successful in
Portugal, Spain continue to grapple with fires and record heat
Source A brutal heatwave roasting Spain and Portugal this month has finally begun easing as weather conditions improve and firefighters make progress in their battle against deadly wildfires. The scorching
UC Irvine-led research team uncovers global wildfire paradox
Source Worldwide, land area consumed by wildfires decreased by 26 percent from 2002 to 2021. During the same time, human exposure to blazes jumped by 40 percent, with Africa accounting
Global plastics treaty talks collapse, and other nature and climate news
Source This weekly round-up contains the key nature and climate news from the past week. Top nature and climate news: Global plastics treaty talks breakdown; biochar could solve fertilizer shortages;
SCZONE, Tokyo Metropolitan Government sign MoU on green hydrogen cooperation
Source Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Wednesday witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on green hydrogen cooperation between the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) and the
Tourism Deal Puts One Of Egypt’s Last Wild Shores At Risk
Source Thousands signed petition to “Save Hankorab” after finding a contract between an unnamed government entity and an investment company to build a resort Egypt: In Egypt’s Wadi al-Gemal, where
Wadi al Gemal National Park Faces Environmental Struggles: Can Egypt Balance Tourism Growth With Conservation
Source Wadi al Gemal National Park, nestled along Egypt’s Red Sea coastline, is home to one of the last undisturbed natural beaches in the region. This protected area has long
Clock runs down on global plastics pact with no deal in sight
Source Diplomats in Geneva are racing to clinch a last-minute agreement on a global plastics pact and rescue fraught talks from collapsing without a deal. As negotiations neared the end
Spain wildfires are ‘clear warning’ of climate emergency, minister says
Source Environment minister says blazes, in which two people have died, are proof of country’s vulnerability to global heating The heatwave-fuelled wildfires that have killed two people in Spain over
Interview: China leads green transition with global impact, says Egyptian ecologist
Source An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 5, 2025 shows a view of Jingshan Village in Yuhang District of Hangzhou City, east China’s Zhejiang Province. In recent years, the