Category: Environment

Africa is hosting a historic conference that has to do with environmental protection. The first ever Sustainable Blue Conference is being held Kenyan capital, Nairobi. According to the World Bank, the blue economy is the “sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved…

Earth’s protective ozone layer is finally healing from damage caused by aerosol sprays and coolants, a new United Nations report said. The ozone layer had been thinning since the late 1970s. Scientists raised the alarm and ozone-depleting chemicals were phased out worldwide. The Ozone layer or ozone…

Asia’s largest economy, China, has long had a reputation for smoggy skies. But these days, neighbouring India is fighting a far bigger battle with pollution: The South Asian country is home to the world’s 10 most polluted cities. Pollution is described as the introduction…

The Australian government has backed the use of coal power, despite recommendations by the UN’S Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to phase it out by 2050. Coal is mined in most provinces of Australia. About 75% of the coal that is mined in Australia is exported to eastern Asia and the balance is used in…

U.N. report on global warming carries life-or-death warning but pessimists doubt likelihood of change. Climate change is a change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns when that change lasts for an extended period of time. Global warming is the observed century-scale rise in the average..

A recent British study finds that living in areas with a high concentration of air pollution is associated with an increased risk of a diagnosis of dementia among older adults. The World Health Organization has identified dementia as the seventh leading cause of death in the world. Alzheimer’s…

Hurricane Florence continues to strengthen after reaching Category 4 status early today. Currently, the behemoth is barrelling toward the south-eastern U.S. coast, where forecasters expect a life-threatening storm surge, major flooding and damaging winds later this week. It is expected…

Climate action could add $26 trillion to world economy, but investment in sustainable technology is critical. Adherence to the Paris Agreement guidelines is a must for positive climate action. Climate change is a change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns when that change lasts for an extended..

China’s growing hunger for wheat pushes global reserves to crisis levels, as heat waves and droughts hit harvests. Global warming or climate change is the increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s climate system – largely attributed to the excess presence of greenhouse gasses released from human activity..

Massive anti-smog campaign pays off as clear skies to appear over the capital city. China experienced a series of economic reforms in the 1980s which opened up the economy and ramped up growth. For over three decades, China grew at break-neck speed, raising millions out of poverty and creating a resource-driven economy…