Environment
English charity plans to prevent the extinction of local flower species
Grow Guernsey and La Société Guernesiase’s botany section are working together to preserve the dwarf pansy (viola kitaibeliana). “I cannot stress enough the importance of
Argentine judge halts Chaco logging in rare case
A federal judge in Argentina on Monday ordered a three-month suspension of deforestation in the northern Chaco province, a rare move to protect one of
Azerbaijan sounds alarm over ‘catastrophic’ drying up of Caspian Sea
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Monday discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin his concerns about what he called the ‘catastrophic’ drying up of the Caspian
Ernesto becomes a hurricane again
Hurricane Ernesto regained hurricane strength on Sunday, with the storm causing dangerous back currents on beaches along the east coast of the United States and
Hundreds of firefighters are battling a forest fire in Madeira
Hundreds of Portuguese firefighters on Sunday rushed to extinguish a forest fire engulfing parts of the southern coast of the Atlantic island of Madeira, a
Ukraine to return to blackouts due to hot weather and lack of generation
Ukraine will again cut off electricity to some consumers on Monday due to power shortages after Russian attacks on its power grid and increased consumption
Firefighters struggle to contain five forest fires in Turkey
Firefighters are struggling to contain forest fires in five Turkish provinces, the forestry minister said. The fire in Izmir’s Karsiyaka district was caused by a
Nearly 68 million people suffering from drought in southern Africa
Some 68 million people in southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Niño-induced drought that has destroyed crops across the region. The drought
Hurricane Ernesto hits Bermuda as a weakened storm
Hurricane Ernesto made landfall in Bermuda on Saturday and is expected to batter the British island territory with strong winds, a dangerous storm surge and
Faulty power cable may have caused Greece’s wildfire
Investigators suspect a faulty electrical cable may have caused Greece’s worst forest fire this year, said sources close to the investigation into the blaze that