Sewage stench lingers at Milnerton Lagoon
Years after the City of Cape Town was ordered to clean it up, the estuary is still polluted
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Study: floods, droughts more intense in past 20 years due to higher global temperatures
On Monday, Nature Water published a study by two NASA Goddard Space Flight Center scientists concluding the "strong" link between the global mean surface temperature and water-related extreme weather led the increase in…
European Union to reduce carbon emissions by 55% of 1990 levels by 2030
On Wednesday, the European Union (EU) set a new goal to cut carbon emissions by at least 55% from 1990 levels by 2030 and reach zero net emissions by 2050, increasing the reduction target set in 2014, which was 40% by…
Greta Thunberg named 2019 Time Person of the Year
On Wednesday, Time magazine announced its selection of climate change activist Greta Thunberg as their 2019 "Person of the Year". The sixteen-year-old Swede is currently the youngest recipient of the 92-year-old award.…
Researchers break down deaths due to power plant pollution in the United States
In findings published Wednesday in Environmental Science and Technology, researchers from the University of Washington and Stanford University reported that premature deaths in the United States attributable to the…
Scientists describe how 'upside-down rivers' of warm water break Antarctica's ice shelf
In findings published Wednesday in Science Advances, researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU Boulder) in Colorado and the College of Wooster in Ohio reported a new mechanism by which warm ocean…
Voracious fish defend coral reefs against warming, say scientists
In findings published on Wednesday in Science Advances, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) and University of South Carolina Beaufort, both in the United States, reported warming seas appear to…
Male Magellanic penguins pine for pairings: Wikinews interviews biologist Natasha Gownaris
In findings published earlier this month in Ecological Applications, scientists from the University of Washington and Center for Ecosystem Sentinels examine the reason for the plummeting numbers of female Magellanic…
Kenyan conservancy euthanises last male northern white rhino; only two females remain
Yesterday, Kenya's Ol Pejeta Conservancy announced they had euthanised the last male northern white rhino, Sudan, on Monday, after consulting with wildlife officials. Sudan was 45-years-old, and now only two northern…
Volvo announces all new car models electric or hybrid from 2019
On Wednesday, automobile company Volvo announced all of its cars to be released in 2019 onwards are to use some form of battery-powered engine, leaving conventional petrol-only vehicles altogether. The decision comes…
Around 7,100 cheetahs remain, say experts
According to a study published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), is down to 7,100 individuals remaining worldwide, most of them in Africa and, rarely, in…
World Wildlife Fund: 75% of seafood species consumed in Singapore not caught sustainably
The Singaporean branch of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) published a guide yesterday critiquing the practices employed to catch seafood destined for sale in the country. According to the publication, three-quarters of…
Study estimates Earth has over three trillion trees
A study published yesterday by Nature estimates the global tree population at just over three trillion. Previous work estimated the total at 400
International team of scientists reports on Antarctic lead pollution
Researchers from Australia, Denmark, Germany, Norway, United Kingdom, and the United States conducted lead concentration measurements of sixteen ice core samples, and found that industrial air pollution has persisted…
Eastern Slovak village Buzica honored as European Stork Village
Eastern Slovak village Buzica, located southwest of Košice on the Slovakian–Hungarian border, was awarded “European Stork Village” by German environmental foundation EuroNatur. The mayor of Buzica, Jozef Mohňanský,…
Death of captive rhino halts propagation efforts in US
After the death of the Cincinnati Zoo's female Sumatran rhinoceros last Sunday, Dr. Terri Roth, the director of the zoo's research facility specializing in propagation, told Wikinews her organization remains committed…
New South Wales government starts trial of hunting in national parks
On Friday afternoon, amateur shooters were briefed about a three-year-long trial of hunting in national parks of New South Wales, Australia. The meeting was held in Griffith near Cocopara Nature Reserve, where the first…
Kiribati acquires international funding for solar power
Last Tuesday, AusAID Australia and the World Bank's Global Environment Fund (GEF) reached an agreement to give the government of Kiribati US$5 million (AU$4,779,000, NZ$5,985,000, €3,885,000) to install solar panels…
Electric vehicles can be less green than classic fuel cars, Norwegian study finds
A Norwegian University of Science and Technology study released Thursday found electric vehicles have a potential for higher eco-toxicity and greenhouse impact than conventional cars. The study includes an examination…
Disposal of fracking wastewater poses potential environmental problems
A recent study by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows that the oil and gas industry are creating earthquakes. New information from the Midwest region of the United States points out that these man-made…
