North American sightings of elusive snowy owls take flight 9/1/2015

The elusive snowy owl, rarely seen outside the Arctic, is turning up more frequently in the skies of North America, data from the National Audubon Society suggested on Wednesday. ...more

Prepare for rising migration driven by climate change, governments told 9/1/2015

Governments need to plan better for rising migration driven by climate change, experts said on Thursday, citing evidence that extreme weather and natural disasters force far more people from their homes than wars. ...more

Oman celebrates National Environment Day 2015 8/1/2015

Omani Environment Day which falls on January 8 every year is a national occasion that pays attention to the diverse environment of Oman, including the conducting of several events that aim at raising community awareness of the importance of the environment which is a healthy lung. ...more

White river dolphin declared extinct 8/1/2015

After scouring China’s Yangtze River for six weeks, a team of international experts has declared the baiji, a rare white river dolphin, “functionally extinct.” ...more

Denmark’s world record: 39% of its power from wind turbines in 2014 8/1/2015

Denmark revealed that it set new wind power records last year as wind energy's share of the electricity mix rose to 39 per cent, an improvement on the 33.2 per cent share recorded in 2013. ...more

Most fossil fuels 'unburnable' under 2C climate target 8/1/2015

Most of the world's fossil fuel reserves will need to stay in the ground if dangerous global warming is to be avoided, modelling work suggests. ...more

European Environmental Agency finds air pollution the leading environmental cause of death 8/1/2015

Responsible for 400,000 deaths each year globally, air pollution has yet to be sufficiently addressed by the world's governments, researchers have warned. ...more

Snow storm cuts off roads across the Levant 7/1/2015

A snow storm sweeping the Levant region cut off roads across Lebanon Wednesday, including the international Beirut-Damascus highway, isolating large areas in the north and east of the country. ...more

Shell agrees $84m payout for Nigeria oil spills 7/1/2015

Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to a $84m settlement with residents of the Bodo community in the Niger Delta for two oil spills. ...more

California governor outlines ambitious climate goals 7/1/2015

California's new and returning statewide elected officials, all Democrats, were sworn in to their new four-year terms. Returning Governor Jerry Brown used his speech to commit to bold new environmental commitments regarding petroleum use and the state's renewable energy portfolio. ...more