The Independent presents the first in an exclusive series from Socotra, an island paradise under threat from a neo-colonial takeover, the vagaries of Yemen’s war and the spectre of climate change Legend has it the otherworldly dragon’s-blood tree first grew on the spot where two brothers, Darsa and Samha, fought ... Read More »
Rich cities have improved, but pollution in poorer countries is still rising and kills 7 million people a year globally, WHO data reveals Pollution inequality between the world’s rich and poor is widening, according to the latest global data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) which shows that 7 million ... Read More »
Annual deaths from poor air have increased by 20 per cent since 1990 More than 95 per cent of the world’s population are breathing dangerously polluted air, with those in developing countries at considerably greater risk, facing a double whammy of breathing unsafe air both inside the home and out. ... Read More »
Melting of ice on volcanoes can increase risk of landslides and destabilise magma ‘plumbing system’ inside, say researchers Besides having a disastrous impact on sea levels and weather, a warming climate could also trigger catastrophic volcanic eruptions across the planet Volcanic eruptions alter the climate by spewing smoke and ash ... Read More »
Experts warn of ‘looming human crisis’ as millions are driven to migrate within national borders due to water scarcity, sea-level rise and storm surges Millions of people in the developing world will be forced from their homes by climate change in the coming decades, according to a major new report ... Read More »
Winter at the top of the world wimped out this year. The Arctic just finished its warmest winter on record. And sea ice hit record lows for this time of year, with plenty of open water where ocean water normally freezes into thick sheets of ice, new U.S. weather data ... Read More »
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Environment group Greenpeace on Thursday called on Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to tackle an air pollution “crisis” in Bangkok, weeks after a pollution agency said the city’s air quality had hit dangerous levels. Air pollution has been under the spotlight in Bangkok, one of the ... Read More »
ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Some polar bears in the Arctic are shedding pounds during the time they should be beefing up, a new study shows. It’s the climate change diet and scientists say it’s not good. They blame global warming for the dwindling ice cover on the Arctic Ocean that bears need ... Read More »
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has warned disaster risk reduction and local government officials to brace for an explosive eruption of Mayon Volcano in the coming days. Phivolcs’ warning came as Mayon spewed a huge column of ash at 12:45 p.m. last Monday, ... Read More »
One man was killed and at least 11 people injured, some critically, when rocks from an erupting volcano rained down on skiers at a mountain resort in central Japan on Tuesday and an avalanche soon after the eruption engulfed about a dozen skiers. Six of those trapped were members ... Read More »
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