UAE launches US$1m competition to solve water scarcity 22/3/2016

A US$1 million (Dh3.68 million) competition to find sustainable answers to water scarcity problems has been launched to mark World Water Day on March 22. ...more

Release of CO2 fastest in 66 million years: study 22/3/2016

Humans are disgorging heat-trapping carbon into the atmosphere 10 times faster than during any period of natural global warming in the last 66 million years, according to a study released Monday. ...more

Plants adapt to climate change better than many thought: study 22/3/2016

Plants respond a bit better to global warming than scientists had thought, according to a new study that suggests their potential contribution to worsening global warming is not likely as bad as researcher believed. ...more

Ecuador creates sanctuary for hammerhead sharks 22/3/2016

Ecuador created Monday a sanctuary for endangered hammerhead sharks in a marine reserve in the Galapagos Islands. ...more

Climate changing at 'unprecedented' rate: UN 22/3/2016

January and February 2016 smashed temperature records, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday as it warned climate change was advancing at an "unprecedented" rate. ...more

You can buy a bag of fresh air in China and it isn’t a joke 22/3/2016

We all like a bit of fresh air now and then, but only because it’s free. ...more

Panama canal sets depth limit on ships due to drought 22/3/2016

The Panama Canal will next month impose new draft restrictions on ships due to falling water levels at nearby lakes that form part of the waterway, the authority that administers the canal said in a statement on Monday. ...more

Beirut trash clean-up begins as critics cry foul 21/3/2016

Workers began at the weekend removing tonnes of rubbish that have piled up around Lebanon's capital under a government plan to end an eight-month crisis that has sparked repeated protests. ...more

Calls for climate action over Great Barrier Reef bleaching 21/3/2016

Environmental groups on Monday urged greater action on climate change after the government declared the highest alert level over an epidemic of coral bleaching in the pristine northern reaches of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. ...more

China’s booming renewable energy market set to blow away emissions targets by 2020 21/3/2016

A new report from China’s National Bureau of Statistics reveals that the country is on track to surpass its carbon emissions targets. ...more