I was reporting last week that many countries in South Asia are facing water scarcity. And to recent articles I read, it seems that the phenomenon is also witnessed in China as well, but an even more worrying way. An article from the Green Leap Forward brings us great information on that worsening trend. This …
The latest UNEP publication is stressing the importance of water issues in South Asia (from Iran to India and Bangladesh), a region accounting for a fourth of human population but only a twentieth of the planet’s freshwater resources. Among the main threats are over-exploitation, pollution, high population growth and the lack of cooperation between neighboring …
I already noted how Google is preoccupied by the environment and how it is investing in renewables. This commitment becomes more concrete with the new Google Earth which enables to learn on oceans’ environmental issues. Among the partners of this project are the Cousteau Society and the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural …
I never have been a fan of coal as it is by very far the most carbon dioxide emitting energy solution. It is also the most polluting as what occurred on December 22nd in Tennessee shows. Indeed 48 times in volume of what was spilled by the Exxon Valdez was accidentally released over 160 hectares …
According to a recent news by the WWF, the region of the Greater Mekong (left) is a biological treasure trove, as it enabled to discover more than a thousand new species in only ten years. Nonetheless, all these species are threatened by economic growth and the lack of environmental protection in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and …
One of the most worrying consequences of climate change is the decreasing amounts of snow. At the end of winters, snow melts and thus brings water to billions people during the drier seasons. Thus the snow of the Himalayas brings water to nearly 1.5 billion people, a quarter of Mankind. As climate change increases dramatically …
I was reading the Arctic Circle, the comics strip (left) provided by the Daily Green, and this reminded me I never wrote about what is referred to as the Pacific Trash Vortex. Spreading from California to Japan and Hawaii, it is the world’s largest dump and the biggest sign – with the billion tonnes of …
I already wrote about how air pollution in China is a major issue as it kills thousands of people. Little did I know that this problem is far worse than I previously reported and that it is spreading. Indeed atmospheric brown clouds are increasing throughout Asia and are also seen in Europe or in the …
This is the title of the latest e-mail I received from the WWF. To them, the economic turmoil pales in comparison with the environmental one and its possible outcome if not tackled fast. Indeed, we are currently using one third more than our Planet can sustain. If this was to continue, by the mid-2030s we …
The IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources is currently meeting in Barcelona, Spain for ten days of discussions gathering thousands of experts and officials. I already wrote on how biodiversity is largely threatened by our consumption and population increase. It seems that after primates, some mammals could also disappear. IUCN’s …
