Новости по теме environment

Efforts to increase Aral Sea water volume have been revealed Tengrinews.kz - The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation has announced that plans are underway to increase water levels in the northern

26 November 2024

UN included sustainable tourism in its climate goals for first time Tengrinews.kz - The UN has incorporated sustainable tourism into its official climate protection goals. The decision was made during the UN

21 November 2024

Nobel prizewinner proposes a new city in KZ Nobel peace prizewinner Rae Kwon Chung offered Kazakh authorities to create an eco-city fully maintained by alternative sources of energy.

25 November 2016

Huge glacier retreat triggered in 1940s The melting Antarctic glacier that now contributes more to sea-level rise than any other ice stream began its big decline in the 1940s.

25 November 2016

Earth sees hottest year-to-date in modern era: US The first 10 months of this year have been the hottest in modern times, while last month was the third warmest October over since 1880.

18 November 2016

200 people fall sick after ammonia leak in Bangladesh An explosion at a chemical fertiliser factory left at least 200 people needing medical treatment after toxic gas spread.

23 August 2016

Aping jazz greats, orangutan makes music Down Under An orangutan living in an Australian zoo has created a jazz riff.

19 August 2016

July was Earth's hottest month in modern times Soaring temperatures worldwide made July the Earth's hottest month in modern times, setting a new high mark for global heat.

18 August 2016

Elephant with 'sabre-tooth' tusks found in Malaysia A rare pygmy elephant with tusks growing downwards instead of up to give it a look like a sabre-toothed tiger has been found in Malaysia.

12 August 2016

Thousands protest possible China-France nuclear project Thousands of people took to the streets of a city in eastern China to protest against a possible Sino-French nuclear project.

08 August 2016

France becomes first major nation to ratify UN climate deal President Francois Hollande finalised ratification of the Paris climate accord reached in December 2015.

15 June 2016

Thai tiger temple monk caught fleeing with skins, fangs Thai authorities uncovered a trove of animal parts and intercepted a monk trying to leave a controversial tiger temple with skins and fangs.

02 June 2016

Renewable energy sources grew at record pace in 2015: study Developing countries spent more on renewable power than rich ones for the first time last year.

01 June 2016

80 percent of world's city dwellers breathing bad air: UN Over 80 percent of the world's city dwellers breathe poor quality air, increasing their risk of lung cancer and other diseases: WHO

12 May 2016

Wave of dead sea creatures hits Chile's beaches Heaps of dead whales, salmon and sardines blamed on the El Nino freak weather phenomenon have clogged Chile's Pacific beaches.

04 May 2016

First signs of coral bleaching in Sydney Harbour: scientists Coral bleaching has been detected in Sydney Harbour. The damaging phenomenon is blamed on warming sea-surface temperatures.

19 April 2016

ExxonMobil, Rockefellers face off in climate battle US energy giant ExxonMobil is facing an onslaught from environmentalists and some shareholders including the Rockefeller Family Fund.

18 April 2016

UNESCO adds Kazakhstani site to list of biosphere reserves A Kazakhstani site has been added to the UNESCO list of protected biosphere nature reserves.

24 March 2016

Finland probes mystery spike in radioactivity Finnish authorities are investigating a mysterious spike in levels of radioactive caesium-137 detected over Helsinki.

09 March 2016

Mutations, DNA damage seen in Fukushima forests: Greenpeace Conservation group Greenpeace warned that the environmental impact of the Fukushima nuclear crisis five years ago on nearby forests is just beginning to be seen.

04 March 2016

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