Water
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Technology
Technology AustraliaWill the Sun be the Key to Our Drinking Water Problem?
A team of scientists from Australia and China are proposing a way to harvest the most abundant source of energy: sunlight. They have come up with a method that efficiently desalinates stagnant and salty water better than the previous ones.
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Technology
Technology East TimorAir and Sunlight Is All This Island Needs to Make Clean Water
A project launched in June is tackling the water shortages faced in the remote little island of Atauro, located off the coast of Asia's East Timor, through a technology that transforms sunlight and air into drinking water.
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Environment
Environment United KingdomNew Study: Rising Seas May Not Drown Away Small Islands, After All
Many fear that the little islands around the Pacific and the Caribbean could disappear as sea levels rise, but new research may just set those minds at ease: the islands seem to naturally find ways to keep themselves above the waters.
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Society
Society AfghanistanNo Work in Lockdown? Help Us Prevent the Next Crisis!
The coronavirus lockdown in Afghanistan left many without work. In response, the government stepped up to keep the economy running while tackling climate issues – employing 40,000 jobless workers to help save the city from a water crisis.
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Animals
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Environment
Environment AustraliaScientists Crossbreed Corals, Make Them Fitter for Climate Change
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef – the world’s biggest reef system – has been suffering with increasing bleaching events. As a result, scientists have been working hard to lessen the impact, and crossbreeding corals looks to be a promising solution.
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Environment
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Environment
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Environment
Environment ItalyFish Are Happy as Venice’s Dirty Canals Clear up (Because People Stay at Home)
While Italy faces a lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic, people are starting to notice an environmental silver lining to the social distancing: Venice’s heavily polluted canals are looking a whole lot cleaner and clearer.
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Environment
Environment PeruGlaciers Are Almost Gone in Peru, Now 2 Sisters Save Drought-Hit Community With Rain Water
Peru’s glaciers have shrunk significantly in the past four decades, causing water to become a scarce resource for over 200,000 people in the Ayacucho region. So two Quechua sisters decided to act – building reservoirs to harvest rainwater for their community.