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Wildfires burn homes as California roasts Thousands of people fled raging wildfires in roasting southern California on Wednesday as flames destroyed homes and triggered evacuations at a nuclear power plant, a military base and an amusement park.

15 мая 2014

Sun sets on Spaniards' solar power dreams "The sun could be yours," the Spanish government promised in 2007, encouraging citizens to invest in solar power. Many who did now wish they could give it back.

12 мая 2014

2000 endangered houbara bustards released in South Kazakhstan 2000 houbara bustards raised in an Abu Dhabi nursery have been released in Sozak region of South Kazakhstan Oblast.

09 мая 2014

Spanish island to be fully powered by wind, water The smallest and least known of Spain's Canary Islands, El Hierro, is making a splash by becoming the first island in the world fully energy self-sufficient through combined water and wind power.

29 апреля 2014

Saudi prince killed endangered birds A Saudi prince with a taste for the traditional sport of falconry illegally hunted 2,100 endangered birds while on holiday in Pakistan, officials said.

24 апреля 2014

Peru probes killing of endangered penguins Peruvian authorities announced an investigation Tuesday into the killing of five penguins fund slashed to death at a center for endangered species.

24 апреля 2014

60% of China underground water polluted Sixty percent of underground water in China which is officially monitored is too polluted to drink directly, state media have reported, underlining the country's grave environmental problems.

23 апреля 2014

Preglacial landscape found deep under Greenland ice US geologists said Thursday they have uncovered a preglacial tundra landscape preserved for 2.7 million years far below the Greenland ice sheet.

19 апреля 2014

Thousands evacuated near Peru volcano Peruvian authorities began evacuating 4,000 people Thursday from villages near a volcano that has seen significantly increased activity, spewing smoke and ash.

18 апреля 2014

More dead pigs found in China river At least 170 dead pigs have been found in a Chinese river, state media reported Thursday -- the latest in a string of similar incidents that have raised fears over food safety.

17 апреля 2014

Fish losing survival instinct in acidic oceans: study Fish are losing their survival instinct -- even becoming attracted to the smell of their predators -- as the world's oceans become more acidic because of climate change, new research.

15 апреля 2014

Japan says no decision on 2015-16 whaling Japan on Monday insisted it had made no decision on whether to resume whaling in the Southern Ocean next year, after a militant environmental group said Tokyo intended to evade an international court ruling.

14 апреля 2014

Antarctica, a dream destination for tourists As the sun sets, the cloudy sky melds with the glaring white of the frozen terrain. Tourists trudging in single file line marvel over blue glaciers in Antarctica, a hip new vacation destination.

13 апреля 2014

Atyrau fishers catch giant sturgeon Atyrau fishers from Amangeldi Production Cooperation have caught a giant sturgeon in the Caspian sea.

11 апреля 2014

Japan kills 251 minke whales in final Antarctic hunt Japan killed 251 minke whales during the 2014 Antarctic hunt, in what is expected to be the last "research whaling" mission in the Southern Ocean after an international court ruling.

09 апреля 2014

Aksu plant faces fine of $620 thousand for environmental damage Aksu Ferrousalloy plant will face a fine of $620 thousand for causing environmental damage in Kazakhstan.

08 апреля 2014

Bats find shelter at Nazi German defence line in Poland An awe-inspiring Nazi defence line in western Poland has taken on a new role in peacetime as home to tens of thousands of bats in what is Europe's largest artificial roost.

08 апреля 2014

30 Almaty residents bitten by ticks More than three dozens of Almaty residents have suffered tick bites since the beginning of the year.

02 апреля 2014

Climate change boosts conflict risk, floods, hunger: UN Soaring carbon emissions will amplify the risk of conflict, hunger, floods and migration this century, the UN's expert panel said Monday in a landmark report on the impact of climate change.

31 марта 2014

Earth Hour to tap crowdfunding for green campaigns Lights will go off in some 7,000 cities around the world for this weekend's Earth Hour event, which will aim to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for environmental projects worldwide.

27 марта 2014

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