Satellite images reveal ocean acidification from space 16/2/2015

Pioneering techniques that use satellites to monitor ocean acidification are set to revolutionize the way that marine biologists and climate scientists study the ocean. ...more

AFED Granted Consultative Status at UN ECOSOC 13/2/2015

Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) has been endorsed for Consultative Status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). ...more

World's oceans clogged by millions of tons of plastic trash 13/2/2015

The world's oceans are clogged with plastic debris, but how much of it finds its way into the seas annually? Enough to place the equivalent of five grocery bags full of plastic trash on every foot (30 cm) of every nation's coastline around the globe. ...more

Vatican mulling new department to tackle environmental issues 13/2/2015

The Vatican is considering setting up an environmental think tank, a spokesman said on Thursday, which could influence the opinion of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics on such thorny issues as climate change. ...more

Toxic orange cloud spreads after chemical blast near Barcelona 13/2/2015

Three people were injured in an explosion at a chemical plant in northern Spain on Thursday and authorities advised residents of several small towns near Barcelona to stay indoors as a large toxic cloud spread over the area. ...more

Almost 200 whales stranded on New Zealand beach 13/2/2015

Almost 200 pilot whales stranded themselves Friday on a New Zealand beach renowned as a deathtrap for the marine mammals, conservation officials said. ...more

Abu Dhabi summit to focus on tobacco and disease 12/2/2015

The 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health will be held next month in Abu Dhabi. The five-day meeting will feature the latest in smoking control efforts. ...more

UN deal to combat global warming complicated as length of draft text balloons 12/2/2015

Almost 200 nations complicated a drive for a U.N. deal to combat climate change in 2015 on Wednesday by more than doubling the length of a draft negotiating text to about 100 pages of radically varying solutions. ...more

Tests planned on mysterious 'milky rain' in U.S. Pacific Northwest 12/2/2015

Scientists from two U.S. Pacific Northwest laboratories plan to conduct tests of unusual precipitation that fell across the region over the weekend in hopes of pinpointing the origins of so-called "milky rain" that has mystified residents, officials said on Wednesday. ...more

SpaceX launches deep-space weather observatory 12/2/2015

A $340 million satellite that aims to alert people to potentially dangerous solar activity and geomagnetic storms blasted off toward deep space Wednesday atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. ...more