Climate change will cost Gulf Coast billions by 2050
Source Projected annual losses due to extreme weather by 2050 The U.S. Gulf Coast is facing billions of dollars in yearly property damage by 2050 due to extreme weather tied […]
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Solar panels in space ‘could provide 80% of Europe’s renewable energy by 2050’
Source Researchers also suggest system could resolve problems with irregular and weather-dependent Earth-based supply Solar panels in space could cut Europe’s terrestrial renewable energy needs by 80% by 2050, a
Ashtoum El-Gamil reserve releases turtles into Mediterranean
Source CAIRO – 21 August 2025: In an environmental scene that reflects Egypt’s commitment to preserving biodiversity, the Ashtoum El Gamil Protected Area in Port Said Governorate continues to conserve
Following Geneva Negotiations Failure, Protecting Egyptians from the Plastic Pandemic is a National Responsibility That Cannot Wait
Cairo, August 21, 2025 The sixth round of negotiations for the Global Plastics Treaty in Geneva has concluded without a binding agreement, leaving the world facing a dangerous regulatory vacuum.
How the Shuar of Ecuador are responding to climate change and environmental degradation
Source As the forest around them changes, one of Ecuador’s largest Indigenous populations is combining traditional knowledge with modern technology “The land does not belong to us; we belong to
Renewables vulnerable; solar and wind sectors turn to insurance for climate protection
Source Solar and wind energy companies are betting on a novel form of insurance to protect their assets against wild and volatile weather — the very type of climate risk
“Epic effort” needed to triple nuclear power capacity by 2050, experts urge
Source Nuclear energy is back in favour as a low-emissions alternative to fossil fuels, but high costs and long build times make a goal to triple capacity by 2050 seem
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;
Dramatic slowdown in Arctic sea ice melting surprises scientists
Source Natural climate variation is most likely reason as global heating due to fossil fuel burning has continued The melting of sea ice in the Arctic has slowed dramatically in
Sustainable Switch: Severe droughts hit Syria, Turkey and Serbia
Source Syria, Turkey, Serbia and Hungary are struggling with severe drought conditions, with a lack of rainfall caused by extreme heat hitting their agricultural and energy production. Syria is facing
Rapid loss of Antarctic sea ice may be a global climate tipping point, scientists warn
Source CANBERRA, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Rapid loss of Antarctic sea ice could be a tipping point for the global climate, causing sea level rises, changes to ocean currents and
Shadowy tourism deal in Egypt threatens wild Red Sea shore and green turtles’ habitat
Source In Wadi el Gemal, a nature reserve and national park in Egypt, swimmers share a glistening bay with sea turtles. But a shadowy tourism deal is threatening one of
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
Does Climate Change Lead to Conflict?
Source Since 1990, more than 2.5 million people have died as a direct or indirect result of civil conflict in Africa. One of the causes of conflict, which increasingly involves
Wildfires rage in Spain and Portugal amid searing heat
Source Relentless heat and raging wildfires continue to ravage southern Europe, with one-quarter of weather stations in Spain recording 40C temperatures, as the prime minister urged people to “leave the