8% more exhibitors at this year’s Wetex 14/4/2015

The 17th edition of the Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition, or Wetex, has attracted over 1,696 exhibitors from at least 46 countries, is an increase of eight percent over the previous show, according to its organizer, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, or Dewa. ...more

China to surpass U.S. as top cause of modern global warming 14/4/2015

China is poised to overtake the United States as the main cause of man-made global warming since 1990, the benchmark year for U.N.-led action, in a historic shift that may raise pressure on Beijing to act. ...more

Rare Omura's whale carcass find in Western Australia excites scientists 14/4/2015

A rarely seen species of whale has been found washed up on a West Australian beach, giving scientists a chance to learn more about the animal. ...more

Japan's CO2 emissions hit second-highest on record 14/4/2015

Japan's greenhouse-gas emissions rose to the second-highest on record in the year ended March 2014, revised government figures showed on Tuesday, reflecting a rise in coal-fired power after the indefinite closure of nuclear power plants. ...more

Feral cats are literally eating all of Australia’s wildlife 14/4/2015

Australia wants its cats dead. But not because it’s a nation of fanatical dog people — rather, the country’s enormous feral cat population now constitutes a major threat to its biodiversity. To save the country’s native wildlife, the cats need to go. ...more

New study estimates $1.9 billion in annual savings by 2030 if UAE can achieve 10% renewable energy mix 10/4/2015

Solar and wind may now be the cheapest sources of new energy supply in the United Arab Emirates, according to a report released today by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and Masdar Institute of Science and Technology. ...more

Scientists seek source of giant methane mass over Southwest U.S. 10/4/2015

Scientists are working to pinpoint the source of a giant mass of methane hanging over the southwestern U.S., which a study found to be the country's largest concentration of the greenhouse gas. ...more

Japan considers evaporation, storage of tritium-laced Fukushima water 10/4/2015

Japan is considering evaporating or storing underground tritium-laced water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant as an alternative to releasing it into the ocean, Tokyo Electric Power Co's chief decommissioning officer told Reuters on Wednesday. ...more

Acidic oceans helped fuel extinction 10/4/2015

Acidic oceans helped fuel the biggest mass extinction in the history of life on Earth, a study says. ...more

Apply for the 2015 World Water Week Journalist Grant! 10/4/2015

Are you passionate about water and development? Have you covered these topics in your work but want a chance to see more, learn more and interview major actors in the water community? ...more