Ammonia levels four times higher in Europe’s farming regions, study finds 12/3/2024

A study has revealed the sources of ammonia that is polluting our air and damaging our health and ecosystems. ...more

BP carbon emissions rise amid US oil and gas boom 12/3/2024

BP reported Friday that its overall carbon dioxide emissions rose last year for the first time since 2019, raising questions about the company’s ability to meet its net-zero targets as demand for oil and gas continue to drive its profits. ...more

High shower pressure can help people save water, study suggests 12/3/2024

Swapping a feeble dribble for a powerful blast might seem like an environmental indulgence when it comes to taking a shower, but researchers say it might actually save water. ...more

How cruise ships became a catastrophe for the planet – video 12/3/2024

Cruising is booming – 2023 ticket sales have surpassed historic levels and 2024 has seen the launch of the largest cruise ship ever built. But as cruise tourism's popularity has increased, so have the pollution problems it brings. To customers, it may not be evident that any problems exist, since some cruise line companies claim to be becoming more climate-friendly. But the truth can be quite different. ...more

UAE Inaugurates Largest Seawater Desalination Plant Using Reverse Osmosis Technology 11/3/2024

UAE inauguratd the “Naqa” seawater desalination plant, which was established in the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain, and which is one of the largest seawater desalination projects using the reverse osmosis system in the world. ...more

EU underprepared as climate change risks mount, draft report says 11/3/2024

Europe is in urgent need of stronger measures to prepare healthcare systems, farming and critical infrastructure for increasingly severe climate change, a draft report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) said. ...more

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon down 30% in February 11/3/2024

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 30% in February from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government worked toward a pledge to end illegal deforestation by 2030. ...more

Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers major coral bleaching 11/3/2024

Australia's Great Barrier Reef has been hit by a major coral bleaching event, with the results consistent with patterns of heat stress that have built up over summer at the biologically diverse site, a government agency said on Friday. ...more

US natural gas pipeline accidents pose big, unreported climate threat 11/3/2024

Last October, an Idaho farmer using a backhoe punched a hole into a 22-inch (56-cm) pipeline buried under a field, sending more than 51 million cubic feet of natural gas hissing into the air. ...more

Ocean temperature hit record high in February 2024, EU scientists say 8/3/2024

Ocean temperatures hit a record high in February, with the average global sea surface temperature at 21.06 degrees Celsius (69.91 degrees Fahrenheit), the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday. ...more