Search on for stolen radioactive material 18/2/2016

Iraq is searching for “highly dangerous” radioactive material stolen last year, according to an Environment Ministry document and security, environmental and provincial officials who fear that it could be used as a weapon if acquired by the Islamic State. ...more

January 2016 hottest since records began: US agency 18/2/2016

Last month was the hottest January in modern times, US data showed Wednesday, the latest in a string of heat records fuelling concerns over the pace of climate change. ...more

European countries found to be overfishing 18/2/2016

Decades of overfishing led the European Union to set annual catch quotas to ensure fish populations weren’t depleted beyond recovery. ...more

Australia town consumed by 'hairy panic' 18/2/2016

A fast-growing tumbleweed called "hairy panic" is clogging up homes in a small Australian town. ...more

France's Royal to head U.N. climate talks after Fabius quits 18/2/2016

French Environment Minister Segolene Royal said on Wednesday she would take over the presidency of U.N. climate talks, seeking to implement a global deal reached last year to shift away from fossil fuels, after former foreign minister Laurent Fabius quit. ...more

New species of turtle found in Papua New Guinea 18/2/2016

A new species of freshwater turtle has been discovered in Papua New Guinea, one of a group that would have been present for the full geological formation of its main Pacific island, researchers said. ...more

AFED Executive Committee Meets in Dubai 18/2/2016

The Executive Committee of Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) held its bi-annual meeting in Dubai today, presided by Committee Chairman Dr. Abdelrahman Al Awadi. ...more

What Dubai plans to do with 1,000 tonnes of daily food waste 17/2/2016

Dubai’s landfills are singing to the tune of 1,000 tonnes of food waste per day, according to a senior municipality official on Tuesday. ...more

U.S. will sign Paris Agreement and stick to it - Stern 17/2/2016

The United States will sign the Paris Agreement on climate change this year regardless of the Supreme Court's decision to put a chunk of President Barack Obama's environmental action on hold, the U.S. climate envoy said on Tuesday. ...more

Europe launches satellite to help track global warming 17/2/2016

Europe launched a satellite on Tuesday that will help predict weather phenomena such as El Nino and track the progress of global warming as part of the multibillion-euro Copernicus Earth observation project. ...more