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Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam US troops 15/10/2025
Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam US troops For decades, the military treated climate crisis as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather. ...more
UAE issues $10 million in funding for natural disaster defences in Asia and the Pacific 14/10/2025
UAE issues $10 million in funding for natural disaster defences in Asia and the Pacific Programme are to be launched in the Philippines, Indonesia, Fiji and the Solomon Islands. ...more
Climate tipping points are being crossed, scientists warn ahead of COP30 14/10/2025
Climate tipping points are being crossed, scientists warn ahead of COP30 Global warming is crossing dangerous thresholds sooner than expected with the world’s coral reefs now in an almost irreversible die-off, marking what scientists on Monday described as the first “tipping point” in climate-driven ecosystem collapse. ...more
Climate crisis threatens nearly half of natural World Heritage sites, report finds 14/10/2025
Climate crisis threatens nearly half of natural World Heritage sites, report finds Nearly half of the planet's natural World Heritage sites, such as the Great Barrier Reef, are now under severe threat from climate change, according to a major new assessment. ...more
The plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds 14/10/2025
The plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds Microplastics have been found almost everywhere: in blood, placentas, lungs – even the human brain. One study estimated our cerebral organs alone may contain 5g of the stuff, or roughly a teaspoon. If true, plastic isn’t just wrapped around our food or woven into our clothes: it is lodged deep inside us. ...more
Why Pakistan is planting 10 billion trees to combat climate change and economic challenges 14/10/2025
Why Pakistan is planting 10 billion trees to combat climate change and economic challenges Pakistan’s large-scale tree planting project has become a central part of its climate adaptation strategy, conservation experts have said at a conference in Abu Dhabi. ...more
US threatens visa restrictions, sanctions against UN members that back IMO emissions plan 13/10/2025
US threatens visa restrictions, sanctions against UN members that back IMO emissions plan The United States on Friday threatened to use visa restrictions and sanctions to retaliate against nations that vote in favor of a plan put forward by a United Nations agency to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from ocean shipping. ...more
Coral reef discovered off Naples, in rare find for Mediterranean 13/10/2025
Coral reef discovered off Naples, in rare find for Mediterranean A large white coral reef containing important species and fossil traces has been discovered at a depth of more than 500 metres in the Gulf of Naples, in a rare discovery for the Mediterranean, the Italian Research Council (CNR) said on Friday. ...more
More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis 13/10/2025
More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis More than half of all bird species are in decline, according to a new global assessment, with deforestation driving sharp falls in populations across the planet. ...more
Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win' 13/10/2025
Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win' The green turtle has been rescued from the brink of extinction in what scientists are calling a major conservation victory. ...more
 
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