"Today... rainfall is high. It's okay for planting, but it's uncertain for harvesting. It's often unpredictable," farmer Jauhar Mahmud, 61, told AFP.
12 hours ago"Last summer's average temperature in Lapland, or northern Fennoscandia, was the highest in both direct observations which we have from the late 1800s onwards and so-called indirect tree ring observations, of which the longest time series extends to 2,000 years ago," Mika Rantanen, researcher at the Finnish Meteorological Institute, told AFP.
3 days agoChina is involved in constructing 7.7 gigawatts of new coal-fired power, mostly plants used to run nickel smelters in Indonesia, US think tank Global Energy Monitor said.
3 days agoSwedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg said the foundation set up in her name would donate 150,000 euros ($175,000) to charities working to support "people on the frontlines of the climate crisis in Africa".
4 years agoIndonesia will host the 2020 Caretakers of the Environment International (CEI) Conference, an annual conference where global participants comprising teachers and students discuss solutions to environmental problems.
4 years agoUS government scientists reported that the Arctic Ocean's floating ice cover has shriveled to its second lowest extent since satellite records began in 1979.
4 years agoTaking better care of nature could absorb many more climate-changing emissions - but will only work if big companies simultaneously slash their own emissions and focus on boosting biodiversity, not just planting trees.
4 years agoThe film "David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet" sets out his "witness statement" on the destruction of the environment and ideas on how humans can still put it right.
4 years agoWallace-Wells remorselessly delineates the notorious impact of human-induced disasters in a worst-case scenario. He spells out the adverse effects of climate crisis in his book’s first line as “worse, much worse than you think”.
4 years agoClimate campaigners unveiled a huge countdown clock on Saturday, showing how little time is left before global temperatures hit a critical high, to kick off a week of climate action in New York.
4 years agoCroatian marine biologists are struggling to save the largest Mediterranean clam from extinction after a precipitous fall in numbers which they say was probably caused by a deadly pathogen.
4 years agoLeaders of a youth climate strike movement launched by teen activist Greta Thunberg said they will return to mass protests next week, as wildfires and other climate threats surge around the planet.
4 years agoClimate change is real, man-made and something we need to deal with smartly. But the claim that the fires are caused by climate change is dramatically misleading and steers us toward the worst way to help.
4 years agoRadiation from mobile phones could have contributed to the dramatic decline in insect populations seen in much of Europe in recent years, a German study showed Thursday.
4 years agoSustained greenhouse gas emissions could see global sea levels rise nearly 40 centimeters this century as ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland continue to melt, a major international study concluded Thursday.
4 years agoAchieving net zero emissions by mid-century would cost an estimated $1 trillion-$2 trillion a year of additional investments, or 1-1.5% of global gross domestic product, a report by the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) said on Wednesday.
4 years agoAn experimental green housing project in a Chinese megacity promised prospective residents life in a "vertical forest", with manicured gardens on every balcony.
4 years agoLand and forest fires have been a fact of life in seven provinces across Indonesia for decades. But activists warn that new epicenters of forest fires may emerge in addition to the seven provinces.
4 years agoAre you tired of regularly seeing your cosmetics singled out as being harmful to health and the environment?
4 years agoRenowned TV naturalist David Attenborough, in a new documentary, gives his starkest warning yet for humanity to safeguard species from mass extinction for the sake of our own survival.
4 years ago“It’s not about facility or accessibility, but it’s more about appreciation and learning among nature. I think it shouldn’t be for particular circles only.”
4 years agoCDs are getting a new life after being recycled as reusable cutlery. That's Pharrell Williams' latest design project launched with German studio Pentatonic to reduce plastic waste.
4 years agoOne of the most famous animal sanctuaries in the Sahel faces a troubled future after suspected jihadists murdered eight people, six of them young French aid workers.
4 years agoThe global supply chains of multinational companies such as BP, Coca-Cola and Walmart are responsible for nearly a fifth of climate-changing carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new study.
4 years agoWinter ice in the Bering Sea is at its lowest levels for 5,500 years, according to a study released Wednesday.
4 years agoGreta Thunberg said the weight of having to sound the alarm on climate change was "too much" for her or any child after a hugely surprising fly-on-the-wall film about her rise was premiered at the Venice film festival.
4 years agoThe distribution of several British newspapers was disrupted on Saturday after Extinction Rebellion climate change activists blockaded printing presses used by Rupert Murdoch's News UK, the publisher of The Times and The Sun.
4 years agoIf you've assumed that TikTok is only for sharing over-the-top dance challenges, you might want to give the platform a second look.
4 years agoThe world's largest reforestation push, now almost a decade old, has beaten its 2020 target, as countries use their pledges to tackle national priorities including job creation, food security and climate change, researchers said on Wednesday.
4 years agoWith all the accidents that befall smartphones and tablets, and the never-ending need for up-to-date computers and household appliances, our societies buy and throw away high-tech items at an astonishing rate.
4 years agoWhy buy leather sneakers when you can get sneakers that take into account animal welfare as well as respect for the planet?
4 years agoIn spite of a host of interesting initiatives to generate value from it, like using bacteria to bind with precious metals it contains, most e-waste is either incinerated or sent to landfill, and only 17.4 percent is recycled.
4 years agoIndonesian drinking water brand AQUA and Swedish fashion brand H&M have launched an initiative to create a children's collection made from recycled plastic bottles.
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