Climate & Environment
Italy fires
More than 200 people were taken to safety from the seaside around Catania in Sicily.
Afghanistan latest
According to the UN, approximately half of Afghanistan’s total estimated population require humanitarian assistance in 2021.
Turkey wildfires
Turkish President Erdogan declared regions impacted by wildfires as “disaster areas”.
Dramatic change in Madhumati River salt levels
Bangladesh and has seen a dramatic change in its salt levels in recent years.
Can governments give up using fossil fuels to save the climate?
The world’s leading energy agency warned global carbon dioxide emissions are expected to rise at their second-fastest pace ever this year. Among them is a…
Reykjavik Arctic States Meeting
US Secretary of State Blinken and Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov will both attend the talks and are expected to meet on the sidelines.
2021 Global Report on Food Crises
The report shows that the number of people facing acute food insecurity increased in 2020 and is set to rise further in 2021. Conflict is…
Iraq’s environment
Every year millions of pilgrims visit Iraq’s holy sites. Most people use plastic bottles and disposable cutlery resulting in millions of pieces of plastic headed…
Global Earth Day
The European Union has pledged at least a 55 percent cut compared to 1990 levels, while the UK promised 68 percent. Biden has pledged to…
Combating global warming
Oceans absorb nearly 93 percent of the carbon dioxide released by human activities since 1970.


