Environment

Latest: Quake Death Toll Surpasses 15,000 In Türkiye, Syria

ANKARA/DAMASCUS, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll from Monday’s devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, has risen to 15,383,…

New Zealand’s Largest City “Storm-Ready” For New Severe Weather Event

WELLINGTON, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Residents of New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland, have been told to get prepared for another…

Proposed Coal Mine Blocked In Australia To Protect Great Barrier Reef

CANBERRA, Feb 9 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s environment minister, has blocked a proposed coal mine, to protect the Great Barrier Reef.…

More Than 36 Million Trees Died In California In 2022

LOS ANGELES, Feb 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 36 million trees died in the western U.S. state of California last…

Sri Lanka Signed Agreement With Global Green Growth Institute

COLOMBO, Feb 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka, yesterday, signed a host country agreement, with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI),…

Aussie Supermarket Giants Ordered To Clean Up Soft Plastic Waste

SYDNEY, Feb 3 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s two major supermarket chains, Coles and Woolworths, were issued a draft notice by the…

Dust storm hit SE Mongolian province

ZAMIIN-UUD, Mongolia, Jan 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – A dust storm hit the south-eastern Mongolian province of Dornogovi yesterday, causing low visibility…

Poliovirus Detected In Environmental Sample In Punjab

ISLAMABAD, Jan 25 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s first sample of wild poliovirus in 2023 has been detected, in an environmental sample…

81 Bird Species In Sri Lanka At Risk Of Extinction

COLOMBO, Jan 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Biodiversity Secretariat, said yesterday that, 81 of the country’s bird species are threatened…

Lack Of Snow Left Ski Resorts Empty Across Türkiye

ISTANBUL, Jan 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – With only 15-25 cm of snow, well below the seasonal average, the occupancy rate of…