We tend to think of climate change impacts as dramatic and destructive. Storms and floods that bring down landslides and swamp streets, or raging wildfires that tear through forests and farmland.
Public health experts estimate that more than 200 million people worldwide are exposed to arsenic through contaminated drinking water. Scientists know long-term exposure to arsenic is associated with increased risk of chronic illnesses like cancer and cardiov…
Green alleys—residential laneways redesigned to enhance residents' quality of life, boost social cohesion and improve biodiversity—are gaining traction in cities across North America. But as the concept spreads, it remains loosely defined: what exactly counts…
As climate change accelerates and global temperatures continue to rise, a new randomized clinical trial provides compelling evidence that one of the most powerful climate solutions may be on our plates. A study published in Current Developments in Nutrition s…
Take a brief walk outside and you're likely to encounter a wide range of things that could influence your health—the sunlight beaming on your face, a plume of exhaust, or even noise from a car driving by. Each exposure carries with it the possibility of affec…
East St. Paul air quality map IQAir
Caring about future generations means believing that people who will live decades or centuries from now deserve ethical consideration. In practice, that means taking their interests into account when making all kinds of decisions across a range of issues—from…
Childhood cancers are devastating. Even when the disease is not fatal, its long-term effects can be severe. Not enough is known about the risk factors. "Research suggests that only 5% to 10% of childhood cancers are attributable solely to genetics, while the …
New Penn research shows that Hurricane Ida wasn't a once-in-a-century anomaly but a preview of how climate change, urbanization, and aging infrastructure are rewriting flood risk.
Wildfires can increase flooding risks in and downstream of burned areas by removing vegetation and disturbing hydrologic processes. As the climate changes, the severity of both wildfires and heavy rainfall events is increasing, meaning flooding is likely to b…
India-UAE trade crosses $100 billion under free trade pact: Piyush Goyal Business Standard
China Air Quality Alert IQAir
Snow cover in the mountains of Greece—an important water source for communities, agriculture and natural ecosystems during the dry summer months—has more than halved over the past four decades, a study has found.
Rice experts available to discuss UAE exit from OPEC, global energy implications Rice University
War Is Harming Lives, the Environment, and the Sustainable Future of Our Region greenpeace.org
Dhaka’s air ‘very unhealthy’, behind Tehran, Dubai and Doha in today's AQI rankings The Daily Star
February 23, 2026: Dubai among top 10 most polluted cities in the world IQAir
Delhi air quality worsens to 'poor' despite favourable weather; AQI at 259 Business Standard
Poor air quality persists in Delhi with AQI at 259 lokmattimes.com
Dubai hosts 3rd Iraqi Medical Conference, celebrates global medical excellence Gulf News
JD Vance is seeking to create a ‘trading bloc’ as shortages and climate crises mean a kaleidoscope of rare earths are increasingly jealously guarded The announcement by the US vice-president, JD Vance, that the country is seeking to create a new critical mine…
On Feb. 13, the leaders of seven states announced, one day before a Trump administration deadline, that there is still no deal to share the diminishing waters of the Colorado River. That leaves the Southwest in a quagmire with uncertain repercussions while th…
The Amazon rainforest is of crucial importance to the Earth's ecosystem, given its capacity to store substantial amounts of carbon in its vegetation. In 2023, the region experienced unusually high temperatures, reaching 1.5°C above the 1991–2020 average, acco…
Third Iraqi Medical Conference concludes in Dubai Khaleej Times
Why school bus commutes in the UAE are raising health and learning concerns Times of India
Wild gardening is about shedding obsessions with tidiness, embracing a looser aesthetic and providing a home for ‘the most important creatures on the planet’ On a wintry January day in Manchester, I crossed University Green, navigating a paved path behind our…
Update: Pope Francis to attend COP28 climate change conference in Dubai in December EWTN News
A study led by Francisco Vallés Morán, a researcher at the Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (IIAMA) at the Universitat Politècnica de València, has analyzed in detail the flooding caused by the DANA on 29 October 2024 in l'Horta Sud (Valencia)…
Generations of Damage: WHO Warns of Middle East Health Collapse Amid Funding Shortfall Health Policy Watch
Hazardous air quality in Cyprus linked to dust, not Middle East conflict Kathimerini.com.cy
Indoor Air Quality Alert: Middle East Flooding IQAir
WHO: Concerns over air pollution in Middle East due to Iran war Egypt Today
Deepening Middle East Conflict Displaces Millions; Threatens Water And Air Quality Health Policy Watch
Delhi's haze: Is it pollution from Middle East? NewsBytes
UN warns of environmental hazards from Middle East war Arab News
Middle East war raises a looming environmental shockwave beyond oil and markets Nation Thailand
Iraqi-UAE consortium to build $700 million 'WorldLink' fast data cable network Khaleej Times
Climate change driven groundwater loss accelerates sinkholes in the Middle East Anadolu Ajansı
Middle East Air Quality Alert: Baghdad most polluted major city in the world IQAir
Middle East Air Quality Alert: Baghdad most polluted major city in the world IQAir
Middle East Air Quality Alert: Manama most polluted major city in the world IQAir
Middle East Air Quality Alert: Manama most polluted major city in the world IQAir
IQAir expands Middle East presence with new office in Doha, Qatar IQAir
MCLA Green Living Seminar to Explore Climate Change Perceptions in the Middle East iBerkshires.com
While the world is a big place, humans are making greater and greater demands on the same areas of land. "This means that, unless we use the same land to serve multiple needs and coordinate this effort through planning, it is unlikely that we will have enough…
Tiny plankton shells used to reconstruct past polar ocean temperatures may contain two different chemical stories, a new study by iC3 researchers has found. The work shows that Neogloboquadrina pachyderma, a key species in polar climate archives, can grow an …
As rain falls, lurking within stormwater runoff are hidden microplastics, polluting the water sources they drain into. Even though microplastics originate in urban environments such as cities, existing data sets focus on marine and coastal areas. Without data…
In August of 2020, the Grizzly Creek fire burned more than 30,000 acres around Interstate 70 in Colorado's Glenwood Canyon. The following summer, several rainstorms swept across the area and sent devastating debris flows, fast-moving torrents of mud, rocks, a…
It's a common misconception that rainforests are the lungs of Earth. Our oceans produce most of the oxygen we consume and are more effective at storing carbon.
A new report from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) warns that biodiversity loss, alongside climate shocks and geopolitical conflict, is disrupting our food system, risking catastrophic impacts for the financial …
As winter turned to spring, the skies over the Gulf of Alaska displayed textbook examples of numerous cloud formations. Winter 2026 roared to an end in southern Alaska as parts of the coast saw below-normal temperatures and bouts of moderate to heavy snow. Vi…
The number of wildfires burning in the Western United States each year dropped roughly 28% over the past three decades, even as annual burned area and damage from wildfires have soared. A decline in fires accidentally sparked by humans accounts for over 40% o…
A new study from researchers at George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health reveals that not all urban parks provide equal health benefits. Parks in less privileged neighborhoods across the United States tend to be smaller, hotter, and more…
Air quality in Europe is improving but more effort is needed to reach the European Union's 2030 targets, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said in its annual report on Thursday.
Perched in a tower atop a hill, Matthew Douglas climbs a staircase and emerges from a hatch on the roof, where a heavy glass ball in a metal cradle has burned a thin streak into a strip of paper, recording the previous day's sunlight.
There is a troubling contradiction at the heart of the global transition to a cleaner, greener, tech-driven future: Modern technologies—everything from AI to wind turbines, as well as cellphones, electric vehicles and defense systems—depend on critical minera…
Most of the microlitter present in the South Atlantic Ocean originates from the West African coast and is particularly concentrated in areas near the equator and off the coast of Brazil, according to a study appearing in Environmental Pollution.
Counterintuitively, despite the ongoing fuel crisis and the over two decades since the global phaseout of leaded gasoline, toxic lead still lingers in Metro Manila's air. By analyzing aerosol data from as far back as 2018 and 2019 using lead isotope fingerpri…
A major analysis led by the University of Cambridge has found that many REDD+ projects achieved meaningful reductions in forest loss—offering real environmental benefits. This is despite the study confirming that almost 11 times more carbon credits were issue…
Engineers at the University of Houston have unlocked decades of hidden flood risk data, using artificial intelligence to transform paper flood maps into digital tools that reveal how flooding has evolved—and where future risks are rising. The team developed a…
A new paper from researchers at the University of Kansas looks at extreme heat events in the United States, arguing a combination of inadequate data and unclear delineation of responsibility among government agencies leaves the nation unprepared for a hotter …
Researchers Dr. Noushin Mohammadian and Prof. Dr. Omid Fatahi Valilai of Constructor University in Bremen have presented a new strategy that merges social media intelligence, behavioral assessment, and AI-assisted content creation to make environmental campai…
Anusuyabai Pandekar and her daughter-in-law Mandabai sit facing each other beside a stone grindmill. The mill is still. No grain rests between its stones. No flour gathers at the edges. Instead it sits between them like an object from another time.
Firefighters are battling two destructive blazes in the southern part of the state as drought grips the U.S. Southeast. An extreme drought that has gripped the Southeast for months helped fuel two large, destructive, human-caused wildland fires in southern Ge…
Air pollution in early pregnancy linked to delayed speech development in babies: study Anadolu Ajansı
5 Clean air advocates leading the way IQAir
Southeast Asia Air Quality Alert IQAir
Heatwave Map Spotlight: Northern, Central, and Eastern India IQAir
Revealing the Invisible: Campus air quality monitoring in Cameroon IQAir
Indoor Air Quality Alert: Wellington, New Zealand Flooding IQAir
Air sensors: A powerful tool for change IQAir
Indoor Air Quality Alert: Michigan Flooding IQAir
Indoor Air Quality Alert: Super Typhoon Sinlaku, Mariana Islands and Guam IQAir
One planet, one climate system: Transboundary pollution requires collective action IQAir
