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Landmark Nepal Survey Estimates Nearly 400 Elusive Snow Leopards

This is Beirut, 23/04 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Nepal's first nationwide survey of the threatened snow leopard estimated nearly 400 of the elusive big cats in the Himalayan nation, wildlife officials said Tuesday. Habitat loss, climate change, and poaching have greatly impacted snow leopard populations across Asia, listed as a "vulnerable" species by the International Union for ...

Lebanon’s Forests Are Crying Out. Will We Answer in Time?

Karl Hajj Moussa, 11/04 20:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Lebanon, a country where forests cover only 13.6% of its total land area, is confronting a severe environmental crisis. Recent estimates from the Ministry of Agriculture (2021), the CNRS and FAO show that Lebanon has approximately 137,000 hectares of natural forests. Yet, this crucial forest cover continues to diminish due to illegal logging, ...

Hundreds of Fungi Species Threatened with Extinction

This is Beirut, 27/03 15:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Fungi Climate Change The International Union for Conservation of Nature

Deforestation, farming and climate-fuelled fires are driving increasing threats to fungi, the lifeblood of most plants on Earth, warned the International Union for Conservation of Nature on Thursday. At least 411 fungi face extinction out of the 1,300 varieties whose conservation status is well understood, according to the latest update of the ...

January Sets 'Surprising' Heat Record: EU Monitor

This is Beirut, 06/02 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Last month was the hottest January on record, Europe's climate monitor said Thursday, despite expectations that cooler La Nina conditions might quell a streak of record-breaking global temperatures. The Copernicus Climate Change Service said January was 1.75C hotter than pre-industrial times, extending a persistent run of history-making highs ...

2024 Sets New Global Heat Record, Says Copernicus

This is Beirut, 10/01 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The last two years exceeded on average a critical warming limit for the first time as global temperatures soar "beyond what modern humans have ever experienced", an EU agency said Friday. This does not mean the internationally-agreed 1.5C warming threshold has been permanently breached, but the Copernicus Climate Change Service said it was ...

COP29: Developing Nations Reject Climate Finance Deal as Insufficient

This is Beirut, 2024-11-24 12:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday, but poorer nations, most at the mercy of worsening disasters, dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low. After two exhausting weeks of chaotic bargaining and sleepless nights, nearly 200 nations pushed through the contentious finance pact ...

Biden: 'Nobody Can Reverse' US Progress on Clean Energy

This is Beirut, 2024-11-17 23:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Joe Biden on Sunday touted his administration's "clean energy revolution" during a visit to the Amazon in Brazil, adding, in reference to President-elect Donald Trump, that "nobody can reverse it." "It's true—some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's underway in America. But nobody—nobody—can reverse ...

Climate Change: “The Wasted Time Has Been Paid in Lives”

Alain E. Andrea, 2024-11-04 23:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The 2024 Lancet Countdown report on health and climate change reveals that global warming poses an increasingly significant threat to public health. Compiled annually by researchers from various universities and UN agencies, the study highlights the multiple dangers facing the global population. “Data in this year’s report show that people all ...

Baltic Sea: A European Effort to Reoxygenate an “Ecological Desert”

This is Beirut, 2024-10-15 14:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In the heart of the Baltic Sea, bordered by nine Northern European countries, an alarming phenomenon is unfolding: the gradual disappearance of fish, a direct consequence of oxygen depletion. This ecological disaster, leading to an invaluable loss of biodiversity, has prompted two startups and European researchers to unite in an effort to restore ...

Hurricane Milton Leaves 16 Dead, Millions Without Power

This is Beirut, 2024-10-12 10:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Hurricane Milton United States Florida Climate change

The death toll from Hurricane Milton has risen to at least 16, officials in Florida said Friday, and millions were still without power as residents began the painful process of piecing their lives back together. More than two million households and businesses were still without power, officials said, and some areas in the monster storm's path ...

Hurricane Milton: Climate Change Under the Spotlight

This is Beirut, 2024-10-12 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

United States Milton Climate change

The rainfall from Hurricane Milton, which resulted in the deaths of at least 16 people in the United States, is estimated to be 20% to 30% higher due to climate change, while the hurricane's winds were approximately 10% stronger. These findings come from a preliminary analysis by the scientific network World Weather Attribution (WWA), published on ...

Western Powers, Environmentalists Criticize COP28 Summit

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-11 19:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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On Monday, the Emirati leader of the COP28 climate talks, president Sultan Al Jaber, refrained from advocating for the complete phase-out of fossil fuels in an initial attempt to achieve consensus. This approach immediately faced criticism from Western powers and environmentalists, who had anticipated a historic turning point in the ...

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