Australia temperatures rising faster than rest of the world: official report 27/1/2015

Australia faces a rise in temperature of potentially more than 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century, an increase that would outpace global warming worldwide, the country's national science agency said on Tuesday. ...more

E-cigarettes would be banned in public places under California bill 27/1/2015

California would ban the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and ramp up enforcement against selling them to minors under a bill introduced in the legislature on Monday. ...more

China officials dine on endangered salamander: reports 27/1/2015

Chinese officials feasted on a critically endangered giant salamander and turned violent when journalists photographed the luxury banquet, according to media reports Tuesday on the event which appeared to flout Beijing's austerity campaign. ...more

Rare European duck doing twice as well in protected areas 27/1/2015

A rare European duck whose habitat is changing because of global warming is doing twice as well in conservation areas protected by the EU, research has shown. ...more

AFED experts at the Water and Energy Summits 2015 27/1/2015

The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) presented its report on food security in the Arab countries at the International Water Summit 2015 (IWS), which was hosted by Masdar between 19 and 22 January in Abu Dhabi. ...more

Jeddah’s historical district chosen as first green zone 26/1/2015

A Saudi enviornmentalist wants to make Jeddah’s historical district the Kingdom’s first low-cost green zone. ...more

Obama backs India's solar goals, seeks support for climate talks 26/1/2015

U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday offered to help finance India's ambitious solar energy target and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's support at global climate talks in Paris later this year. ...more

Ebola impacting Chimps and Gorillas even more than humans 26/1/2015

While the whole world is aware of the many human fatalities from the Ebola epidemic in Western Africa, you may not realize that the disease has claimed hundreds of thousands of other victims in the area. ...more

Warm ocean melting East Antarctica's largest glacier 26/1/2015

The largest glacier in East Antarctica, containing ice equivalent to a six-meter (20-foot) rise in global sea levels, is melting due to warm ocean water, Australian scientists said on Monday. ...more

China's smoggy capital to close 300 companies in battle on pollution 26/1/2015

Beijing plans to shut 300 companies this year to help reduce choking air pollution in the Chinese capital, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday. ...more