Environment

Sri Lankans Warned Of Lightning Strikes

COLOMBO, Dec 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology, yesterday issued an advisory for severe lightning, in parts of…

Landslide Hit Brazilian Highway, Killed Two, 30 Missing

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 2 (NNN-CMA) – The landslide that came down on a motorway in southern Brazil, has left…

Japan Mulls Extending Service Period Of 60-Year-Old Nuclear Plants

TOKYO, Nov 29 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government, yesterday proposed action plans, to keep some nuclear reactors operating beyond the…

Mongolian Capital’s Educational Institutions Switched To Online Classes Due To Extreme Weather

ULAN BATOR, Nov 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – The municipal government of Mongolia’s capital, Ulan Bator, has asked all kindergartens, schools and…

UN Recommends Great Barrier Reef Be Listed As “In Danger”

CANBERRA, Nov 29 (NNN-AAP) – A landmark United Nations (UN) report, recommended Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef be added to…

Australia’s Densely Populated States To See Above Normal Bushfire Potential This Summer

SYDNEY, Nov 29 (NNN-AAP) – Two of Australia’s top populated states, Queensland and New South Wales (NSW), have to face…

New Zealand Biologist Describes Journey To Ocean’s Deepest Region As “Incredible”

AUCKLAND, Nov 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand Marine biologist, Dr. Kareen Schnabel, from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric…

Proposed Australian Rocket Facility Poses Threat To Endangered Bird: Conservationists

CANBERRA, Nov 26 (NNN-AAP) – A planned rocket launch facility in South Australia (SA), poses an extinction-level threat, to an…

Mongolia Warns Of Extreme Cold In Coming Week

ULAN BATOR, Nov 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Large parts of Mongolia are expected to see extreme cold from this Monday, and…

One Killed, Two Injured In Explosion In Steel Factory In Central Iran

TEHRAN, Nov 26 (NNN-IRNA) – At least one person was killed and two others injured, in an explosion in the…