Weather and environmental satellite crowd sourcing: 2 new apps 24/12/2014

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s academic partner, the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has developed two free mobile apps that bring the ability to see and capture satellite data to mobile users' fingertips. The apps received development support from NOAA and NASA. ...more

Global 500 emissions continue to rise despite efforts to slash CO2 24/12/2014

Greenhouse gas emissions from the world's 500 biggest companies increased by 3.1 per cent in recent years, despite efforts to reduce carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere in order to tackle climate change, new analysis has shown. ...more

Study finds relentless long-term decline in Arctic environment 24/12/2014

The Arctic and its future are looking dimmer every year, a new federal report says. ...more

Meet environmental standards to get license, companies told 23/12/2014

With aims to protect environment, the Saudi Presidency of Meteorology and Environment Protection has taken moves to protect environment by withholding issuance of licenses to companies until they meet the environmental standards. ...more

Ecuador halts environment deals with Germany over rainforest visit 23/12/2014

Ecuador halted environmental cooperation deals with Germany worth some 43 million euros to the Latin American country after German lawmakers tried to visit an Amazon rainforest recently opened for oil production, the foreign minister said on Friday. ...more

China drafts new law to fight air pollution: Xinhua 23/12/2014

China plans tougher pollution limits and heavier penalties in a revision of its air pollution law, state-run news agency Xinhua said, as the government battles to reduce smog that takes hundreds of thousands of lives each year. ...more

'World's first' hybrid aircraft take flight 23/12/2014

Hybrid cars and trucks are now a common sight on UK streets, but researchers are now taking the technology to greater heights than ever before. ...more

Oil spill sullies world heritage site 23/12/2014

They're called the Sundarbans. And they're part of the world's largest mangrove forest, stretching across the border between India and Bangladesh. ...more

Temperature rising faster in Finland than anywhere else 23/12/2014

Temperatures in Finland rose almost twice as fast as in the rest of the world over the past 166 years, meteorologists said Monday, supporting claims global warming hits higher altitudes hardest. ...more

UN asks Israel to pay Lebanon $856 million for oil spill 22/12/2014

Israel was asked by the UN General Assembly on Friday to compensate Lebanon for $856.4 million in oil spill damages it caused during its 2006 war with Hezbollah. ...more