UN chief calls for action to stem ‘extreme heat epidemic’ | United Nations News

UN chief calls for action to stem ‘extreme heat epidemic’ | United Nations News

Antonio Guterres urges countries to shift away from fossil fuels to tackle the climate crisis driving extreme heat. The head of the United Nations has called on countries to take action to address the effects of “crippling heat”, as the world experiences record-high temperatures that have put vulnerable communities at…

Canadian wildfires prompt more evacuation orders, air-quality warnings | Environment News

Canadian wildfires prompt more evacuation orders, air-quality warnings | Environment News

Hundreds of out-of-control wildfires are burning across western Canada, putting more communities under evacuation alert and raising concerns about air quality. Authorities at the BC Wildlife Service said on Wednesday that 430 active wildfires were burning in British Columbia (BC) along with 177 more in neighbouring Alberta, including near Jasper…

What is ‘dark oxygen’, found 13,000 feet under the sea? | Science and Technology News

What is ‘dark oxygen’, found 13,000 feet under the sea? | Science and Technology News

For decades, scientists have floated theories about dark matter, which is believed to hold galaxies together by its gravitational pull. The enigma of dark matter continues, and now scientists have discovered what they call dark oxygen on the ocean’s floor. A recent study published in Nature Geoscience, a journal dedicated…

Prominent anti-whaling activist detained in Greenland at Japan’s request | Climate News

Prominent anti-whaling activist detained in Greenland at Japan’s request | Climate News

Environmentalist Paul Watson has been detained until August 15, authorities and his foundation said. Veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson has been apprehended by Greenland police following an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. Watson, a 73-year-old Canadian-American citizen, is the former head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation…

‘The sea has taken everything’: How rising salt is destroying Italian coast | Environment

‘The sea has taken everything’: How rising salt is destroying Italian coast | Environment

Along the rice fields of Porto Tolle in Veneto, the areas damaged by salt seeping into the soil are clearly visible. It has been caused by both direct irrigation with brackish water and by saltwater rising from the subsoil. In the Po Delta, the problem is particularly bad because the fields…

African countries must make their voices heard on deep-sea mining | Environment

African countries must make their voices heard on deep-sea mining | Environment

With negotiations to adopt rules and regulations for commercial deep-sea mining in international waters resuming this week at the International Seabed Authority (ISA), African countries have an extremely important role to play in the future of this industry and the health of our ocean. ISA, as a UN-affiliated institution, was…