Endangered mussels reproduce for the first time in decades 31/8/2022

Endangered mussels are reproducing again in the Cedar River in Minnesota for the first time in decades. ...more

Canadian Annabelle M. Rayson wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2022 31/8/2022

Annabelle M. Rayson from Canada received the prestigious 2022 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for her research on how to treat and prevent harmful algae blooms. ...more

MoCCAE launches UAE Climate-Responsible Companies Pledge 30/8/2022

The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) yesterday launched the UAE Climate-Responsible Companies Pledge. ...more

Floods, other water-related disasters could cost global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050 -report 30/8/2022

Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world's largest economies could cause $5.6 trillion in losses to the global economy by 2050, according to a report released on Monday. ...more

African nations call out climate injustice ahead of COP27 30/8/2022

African countries on Monday called for an end to a "climate injustice" saying the continent causes less than four percent of global CO2 emissions but pays one of the highest prices for global warming. ...more

Major sea-level rise caused by melting of Greenland ice cap is ‘now inevitable’ 30/8/2022

Major sea-level rise from the melting of the Greenland ice cap is now inevitable, scientists have found, even if the fossil fuel burning that is driving the climate crisis were to end overnight. ...more

Brazil's Lula asks EU for help to support Amazon biodiversity 30/8/2022

The European Union needs to help develop the economic potential of the Amazon's biodiversity, Brazil's former leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and candidate in this year's presidential race told Members of the European Parliament on Monday. ...more

Efforts to pass global ocean protection treaty fail 29/8/2022

A fifth effort to pass a global agreement to protect the world's oceans and marine life has failed. ...more

Biden administration to declare 'forever chemicals' hazardous substances 29/8/2022

The Biden administration said on Friday it will propose designating certain "forever chemicals" as hazardous substances under the nation's Superfund program, in a bid to spark cleanup of countless sites that have been found contaminated by the toxic industrial compounds. ...more

Horn of Africa on track for 5th failed rainy season: WMO 29/8/2022

The worst drought in the Horn of Africa in more than 40 years looks almost certain to persist after the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday that forecasts for October-December show a high chance of drier-than-average conditions. ...more