Global carbon emissions decline 17% during pandemic
Achieving zero net emissions could be hard without increasing wellbeing, supporting infrastructure
Kenya to use drones, mobile apps to assess impact of desert locusts
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, invasion by desert locusts and floods, farming community…
3.3m tonnes of solid waste removed since COVID-19 outbreak began: Shaarawy
Greater Cairo removed about 48% of total waste
Nuclear tests in 1960s may have contributed to climate change
Atmospheric contamination widespread despite experiments occurring in remote locations
Men more vulnerable to COVID-19 than women: Dutch study
Higher amounts of blood enzyme in men purportedly makes them more susceptible…
64 children in NY hospitalized with potential COVID-19 linked syndrome
Syndrome features overlap with Kawasaki Disease and Toxic Shock Syndrome, including persistent…
Early government actions, controls lessen impact of epidemic: Researchers
COVID-19 restrictions should not be eased early to prevent strong second wave…
Marine biodiversity more responsive than land-life to temperature change
Higher global temperatures continue, with 2020 set to be hottest year on…
Covid-19 boosts Middle East cooperation on water, sanitation
Poor regional water treatment facilities means populations face continued potential threat from…
NASA scientists map 16 years of ice sheet loss
Greenland’s ice sheet lost an average of 200 gigatons of ice per…