Environment

South Australian Rocket Pad Approved For Test Launches

CANBERRA, Jun 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A proposed rocket pad in South Australia (SA) has been approved for three launches, despite…

Aussie Region Expected To Remain In The Dark For Weeks, After Devastating Storms

SYDNEY, Jun 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Thousands of residents in the Australian state of Victoria, battered by devastating storms last week,…

Australia’s Blue Mountains Gradually Recovers From Devastating Bushfires

SYDNEY, Jun 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 100 Australian plant species had their all-known populations burnt, during the 2019-20 “Black…

Dead Marine Life Washes Ashore In Sri Lanka After Burning Of X-Press Pearl Ship

COLOMBO, Jun 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s government officials yesterday said, bodies of more than 10 turtles, a dolphin, seabirds…

FAO Warns Renewed Desert Locust Infestation In Ethiopia, Somalia

ADDIS ABABA, Jun 5 (NNN-ENA) – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), yesterday warned, swarms of desert locusts…

Sri Lanka Halts Towing Burnt X Press Pearl Ship

COLOMBO, Jun 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan Navy, yesterday said that, operations to tow the burnt X Press Pearl…

Sri Lanka Monitors Oil Spill From Burning Vessel

COLOMBO, May 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan authorities said yesterday, it is monitoring an oil spill from a burning foreign…

Sri Lanka Probes Environmental Impact From Container Ship Fire

COLOMBO, May 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA), launched an investigation on possible environmental impact, from…

S. Korean Fishermen, Civic Activists Conduct Rally, Litigation Against Japan’s Dumping Decision

SEOUL, May 1 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean fishermen and civic activists, conducted maritime rallies and litigation against Japan’s decision to…

Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung Erupts, Spewing Ash Up To 1,000 Metres

JAKARTA, Apr 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Sinabung volcano in Indonesia’s North Sumatra, erupted with a thick column of ash 1,000…