News about environment

DiCaprio teams with Netflix on gorilla documentary Hollywood A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio has teamed up with online streaming service Netflix for a documentary about endangered mountain gorillas in east Africa.

18 October 2014

Hurricane Gonzalo arrives in Bermuda: US forecasters Hurricane Gonzalo struck Bermuda Friday as a strong category two storm, the US National Hurricane Center said.

18 October 2014

Hurricane Gonzalo bears down on the Bahamas Hurricane Gonzalo churned in the Atlantic, bringing intense winds and threatening to deluge the Bahamas, US forecasters said.

16 October 2014

Collapsible wings help eagle fight air turbulence Soaring eagles tuck in their wings when encountering turbulence to avoid damaging their muscles, scientists suggested.

15 October 2014

She-bear rescues her trapped cub A cub was trapped on top of a tree, and the she-bear rushed to save her baby.

14 October 2014

Eastern China set for record-hot summers: study By 2024, more than half of summers in eastern China will be as hot as in 2013, when the region was hit by a record-busting heatwave and devastating drought.

13 October 2014

Powerful typhoon churns towards Japan Powerful Typhoon Vongfong churned towards Japan, injuring at least a dozen people as it pounded the southern Okinawan islands with ferocious winds and driving rain.

11 October 2014

Leonardo DiCaprio to be invited to Kazakhstan's EXPO-2017 There are plans to invite "green" celebrities, such as Leonardo DiCaprio, for EXPO-2017 in Astana.

11 October 2014

Jellyfish in Kazakhstan? A resident of Ust-Kamenogorsk in Kazakhstan has made a video purporting to show jellyfish in a local water pond.

10 October 2014

Kerry on climate change: Time running out for action US Secretary of State John Kerry issued a stark warning about the mounting effects of climate change, saying time was running out for real action.

10 October 2014

Woman survives 17 days lost in Australian rainforest A woman missing for more than two weeks in a rugged Australian rainforest has stumbled out alive after surviving a chase by a crocodile and eating small fish.

09 October 2014

Thousands march worldwide for rhino, elephant protection Thousands marched in Africa to pressure governments to do more to stop the poaching industry that many fear is driving rhinos and elephants to the brink of extinction.

05 October 2014

'Vaccinated' mosquitos released in Rio to combat dengue Thousand mosquitos immunized against dengue fever have been released in Brazil as part of an innovative attempt to curb the spread of the tropical sickness.

03 October 2014

Boycott threat over rare New Zealand dolphin Environmentalists are threatening to call a boycott of New Zealand's billion-dollar seafood export industry .

03 October 2014

Kazakhstan in effort to stop disastrous desertification The United Nations has recognized desertification as one of the global environmental problems. Kazakhstan has joined the efforts to fight desertification but there is a long way to go and many obstacles to overcome.

03 October 2014

NASA image shows part of Aral Sea completely disappear for first time in centuries The American space agency has a published a photo taken in August, which shows the eastern basin of the Southern Sea completely dried up.

02 October 2014

Time for worldwide fund to save mangroves: UNEP World lenders should set up a "Global Mangrove Fund" to protect these hotspots of biodiversity and vital sources of income.

30 September 2014

Obama urges global action on 'growing' climate threat US Presiden urged all nations including emerging economies to act against climate change, warning that time was running out to prevent further damage.

24 September 2014

World greenhouse emissions threaten warming goal: report Emissions of greenhouse gases are rising so fast that within one generation the world will have used up its margin of safety for limiting global warming.

22 September 2014

Tens of thousands join London climate march Tens of thousands of people in London joined a global day of protest to demand action on climate change.

22 September 2014

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