Mobile protected areas needed to preserve biodiversity in the high seas
Jan 18, 2020, at 04:31 pm
Washington/IBNS: World leaders are currently updating the laws for international waters that apply to most of the world’s ocean environment. This provides a unique opportunity, marine scientists argue this week, to introduce new techniques that allow protected zones to shift as species move under climate change.
5.3-magnitude quake hits New Zealand -- USGS
Jan 18, 2020, at 09:05 am
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 178 km ESE of Raoul Island, New Zealand 0207 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Climate crisis ‘affecting quality of life and fuelling discontent’
Jan 17, 2020, at 10:22 am
New York/IBNS: The climate crisis, as well as persistently high inequalities, and rising levels of food insecurity and undernourishment, is affecting the quality of life in many societies and fuelling discontent, the UN warned on Thursday, on the publication of the 2020 World Economic Situation Report (WESP).
2019 second hottest year on record, UN confirms
Jan 16, 2020, at 09:39 am
New York/IBNS: Last year was the second warmest year on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Wednesday.
Climate denial wastes time amid Australian bushfire crisis: official
Jan 15, 2020, at 10:30 am
Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: Australia's science minister has said that people arguing over the existence of climate change and its impact on bushfires are wasting time.
At least 61 killed, scores trapped as avalanches hits life in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
Jan 14, 2020, at 04:52 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least 61 people were killed and scores of others trapped in separate incidents of avalanches in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Tuesday.
Hazardous bushfire smoke delays first day of Australian Open tennis qualifiers
Jan 14, 2020, at 10:13 am
Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: Thick bushfire smoke has delayed the first day of qualifiers at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Tuesday, with the toxic smog deemed too hazardous for athletes to play in.
New Zealand volcanic eruption death toll rises to 18
Jan 13, 2020, at 06:18 pm
Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: The death toll of New Zealand's White Island volcanic eruption last month rose to 18 following the death of a severely injured person at an Australian hospital on Sunday night.
Thousands evacuated as Philippine volcano threatens big eruption
Jan 13, 2020, at 10:35 am
Manila/Xinhua/UNI: Nearly 50,000 people living near a volcano on an island close to the Philippine capital have heeded official warning to evacuate as fears of an eruption grew, officials said on Monday.
Australian PM open to increasing emissions reduction target in response to bushfires
Jan 12, 2020, at 11:03 pm
Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday that the government's emissions targets need to "evolve."
Jan 12, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Philippine authorities started to evacuate three towns in the province of Batangas, close to the capital Manila, over Taal Volcano’s increased activity and a strong explosion that resulted in a half mile-high pillar of ash, media reported on Sunday.
Aamir Khan lauds District Officials for Swachh Bharat Mission
Jan 12, 2020, at 06:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, organised the ODF Sustainability workshop here on Sunday, with a special session by Shri Aamir Khan (Actor and Founder, Paani Foundation).
Earthquake measuring 3.4 on Richter Scale hits Kangra
Jan 12, 2020, at 04:21 pm
Kangra/IBNS/UNI: An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter Scale hit Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district on Sunday.
Inaction over climate emergency ‘not an option’ says UN Assembly chief
Jan 11, 2020, at 04:06 pm
New York/IBNS: Inaction when it comes to the fight back against damaging climate change is not an option, the President of the UN General Assembly told a major energy conference in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
Australia wildfires: 'Mega blaze' may hit parts of the nation on Friday
Jan 10, 2020, at 04:30 pm
Sydney/IBNS: Australian authorities have said that two bushfires that are currently ravaging the nation might merge to form a "mega blaze" on Friday, media reports said.
Bushfires: Climate activists to march across several cities in Australia tomorrow
Jan 10, 2020, at 09:22 am
Sydney: Slamming the Australian government's 'criminal negligence' on the bushfire crisis, thousands of activists will participate in protest marches across nine cities in the country on Friday.
Jan 09, 2020, at 11:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Prince William is kick-starting 2020 with a new drive to dispel the current pessimism around the environment, and replace it with fresh optimism and action.
2019 remained second hottest year on record: Study
Jan 08, 2020, at 06:25 pm
London/IBNS: Temperatures in December 2019 were above the 1981-2010 average throughout Europe. It was especially warm in the east.
Australia's Kangaroo Island shows burn scars on one-third of landmass: NASA
Jan 08, 2020, at 05:53 pm
Washington/IBNS: NASA's Terra satellite provided before and after imagery that showed the extent of the fires that have been ravaging Australia's Kangaroo Island.
New Zealand forest fire continues
Jan 08, 2020, at 11:05 am
Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: The firefighters are working on Wednesday to contain a large forest fire which started on Monday and stretched to 350 hectares near New Zealand's Napier.
Snow engulfs major tourist spots in Himachal Pradesh
Jan 07, 2020, at 05:31 pm
Shimla/UNI: A white blanket enveloped large parts of this hill state on Monday, especially tourist resorts, including Shimla, Kufri, Narkanda, Manali and Dalhousie, turning everything, from trees to mountains to cars frosted, while leaving few national highways and many major roads and link roads, snow-bound.
Air pollution can worsen bone health: Study
Jan 06, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Barcelona/IBNS: Some of the effects of air pollution on health are well documented –lung cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases, and a long etcetera– but for others there is less scientific evidence.
Bushfire smoke from Australia covers sky of New Zealand's Auckland
Jan 05, 2020, at 08:23 pm
Auckland, New Zealand/Xinhua/UNI: The heavy smoke from devastating Australian bushfires cloaked Auckland, turning the city's skyline into eerie orange color on Sunday afternoon.
Kashmir: Dozens of far-flung, remote areas cutoff due to snowfall
Jan 04, 2020, at 04:05 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Dozens of far-flung and remote villages, including those near the Line of Control (LoC), were again cut off in north Kashmir on Saturday due to fresh light to heavy snowfall.
Devastating fire kills 30 apes in German Zoo
Jan 01, 2020, at 04:38 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: A blaze that broke out shortly after midnight on Wednesday killed over 30 apes inside a pen at a zoo in Krefeld in western Germany, zoo authorities and police said.
Ice storm pounds Canadian provinces forcing hundreds of flight cancellations
Dec 31, 2019, at 10:15 am
Toronto/Sputnik/UNI: An ice storm has grounded dozens of flights and left thousands without power in eastern Ontario and Quebec, according to flight monitoring data and local power authorities.
Aussie firefighter killed after truck rolls in "fire tornado"
Dec 31, 2019, at 09:54 am
Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: A 28-year-old Australian volunteer firefighter has been killed battling a blaze on the border of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria State when a freak weather event upended the truck he and two others were traveling in.
Srinagar, Drass shiver at -6.5 C, -28.8 C
Dec 30, 2019, at 06:24 pm
Srinagar/UNI: People continued to suffer as chilly weather conditions further intensified in Kashmir valley, where majority of water bodies, including the world famous Dal Lake, were frozen due to sub-zero night temperature, due to dry weather.
Rajasthan: Sikar freezes as mercury moves down to minus 0.5 degrees C
Dec 30, 2019, at 06:21 pm
Pune/UNI: Night temperatures were above normal in some parts of Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala as well as in remaining parts of Konkan and Goa, and Telangana.
Dec 28, 2019, at 11:05 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhiites reeled under severe cold wave conditions on Saturday with maximum temperature not rising above 13.3 degrees C during the day, settling at seven notches below season's average here.