Potonico, El Salvador: A blanket of multi-colored plastic waste flowing in from tributaries covers Lake Suchitlan in El Salvador. It is a sorry scene that has also become an all too common sight on the Caribbean beaches of Honduras, where thousands of tons of rubbish arrive from neighboring Guatemala. Fizzy drink bottles, medication packets, tattered […]
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Water levels on Italy’s Lake Garda drop to 15-year low
Sirmione, Italy: The pedalos lie far from the water’s edge and the flat stone slabs around the Sirmione peninsula are exposed after drought reduced the level of Italy’s Lake Garda to a 15-year low. Italy’s largest lake, a major tourist destination nestled among mountains in the north of the country, is suffering like many others […]
United States is world’s biggest plastic polluter, report finds
The United States is by far the biggest contributor to global plastic waste in the world, according to a new report submitted to the federal government Wednesday that called for a national strategy to tackle the growing crisis. Overall, the US contributed around 42 million metric tons (MMT) in plastic waste in 2016 — more […]
‘A sustainable environment protection plan is need of the hour’, says PM
ISLAMABAD: On Tuesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan while Chairing a meeting on pollution-related issues in the country directed the devising of a comprehensive strategy within the shortest possible time, to protect major cities from pollution. “A sustainable environment protection plan is need of the hour to fight pollution, especially in major cities,” and its impact […]
Extreme smog in Lahore but minister can’t see, says LHC judge
On Friday, Lahore High Court’s Justice Shahid Kareem stated that the provincial capital got extreme smog but the Punjab Environment Minister couldn’t in a mood to accept that and reacted like there was no smog here. However, Lahore High Court directed the CTO to make a road management plan for metropolis Lahore. Justice Shahid Kareem […]
Punjab bans Euro-2 fuel in Lahore to curb air pollution
Lahore, which is one of Pakistan’s most populated cities, has a lot of economic, strategic, historic, and cultural significance, but the woes of environmental deterioration have also deemed it one of the most polluted metropolises in the world. The government has taken notice of the issue and is banning Euro-2 fuel within the city to […]
Pope calls for urgent response to climate crisis at COP26
Pope Francis on Friday said in a message released ahead of the COP26 summit that leaders must respond “urgently” to the climate crisis. “The political decision makers who will meet at COP26 in Glasgow, are urgently summoned to provide effective responses to the present ecological crisis,” the Pope said in a message played on BBC radio, translated from Italian. He added […]
Hundreds evacuated by sea as wildfire reaches Turkish power plant
Turkish rescuers on Thursday began evacuating hundreds of villagers by sea after a deadly wildfire engulfed the outer edges of a thermal power plant storing thousands of tonnes of coal. An AFP team saw firefighters and police fleeing the 35-year-old Kemerkoy plant in the Aegean province of Mugla as bright balls of orange flame tore […]
Dozens hurt in Turkish forest fire near resort
Dozens of people were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation and several for burns as a forest fire ravaged several communities near a Mediterranean tourist resort in the south of Turkey on Wednesday, media reported. Footage on social media and Turkish TV showed rescuers dumping fire retardant from helicopters on burning buildings and fields in […]
Tesla quarterly profits top $1 bn for 1st time
US electric carmaker Tesla reported its first-ever quarterly profit above $1 billion Monday as it reiterated its 2021 production targets despite supply chain upheaval. Profits surged to $1.1 billion in the quarter ending June 30, up from $104 million in the year-ago period as revenues nearly doubled to $12.0 billion. The fast-growing automaker led by […]