Environment

Gov’t to implement water-saving technologies

The National Convergence Initiative for Sustainable Rural Development (NCI-SRD) recently conducted a workshop to develop an action plan for the implementation of water harvesting facility projects and the adoption of Cistern Technology System which is commonly used in areas where water is scarce. In the workshop, NCI-SRD national focal person Silvino Tejada explained how climate change and the rapid population growth have greatly contributed to having limited access to clean and potable water to drink. […]

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NASA finds giant ice cloud on Titan

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has detected a monstrous new cloud of frozen compounds in the low- to mid-stratosphere of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. Cassini’s camera had already imaged an impressive cloud hovering over Titan’s south pole at an altitude of about 300 kilometers. However, that cloud, first seen in 2012, turned out to be just the tip of the iceberg. A much more massive ice cloud system has now been found lower in the […]

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Iconic Eiffel Tower monitors air quality in Paris

The Eiffel Tower isn’t just an attraction for millions of visitors each year but also plays a crucial role in monitoring the French capital’s air quality. Regularly, an engineer from air quality watchdog Airparif, takes the lift up to the top of the Eiffel tower, above the many tourists gazing at the city’s stunning views. A small station monitors levels and concentration of pollutants in the Paris skies, mainly generated by road traffic. Having a […]

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Brazil changes tack on renewable energy sources

Brazil made a bold pledge before the United Nations General Assembly in September, promising to slash green house emissions by 43 percent by 2030 through a concerted effort to expand renewable energy sources. The ambitious proposal was announced as nations throughout the world put forward their plans to tackle climate change ahead of the UN COP-21 conference late November, where the Paris Agreement will be drawn up to replace the expired Kyoto Protocol. Brazilian President […]

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World Bank: Climate change could drive 100 million people into poverty

The World Bank warned in a report on Sunday that climate change could drive 100 million people into extreme poverty in just 15 years. The report, titled “Shock Waves: Managing the impacts of Climate Change on poverty,” says that increased natural disasters, disruptions in food supplies and the spread of diseases could send the global poverty rate into overdrive by just 2030. The report finds that poor people are already at high risk from climate-related […]

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Tackling plastic pollution with mealworms

Mealworms can help save the planet. It turns out the insects are able to naturally biodegrade Styrofoam that would have otherwise sit in a landfill for more than a million years. Researchers from Beijing and California have found that tackling the ever growing problem of plastic pollution may be as easy as feeding worms. “Our study found that actually mealworms eat Styrofoam and they digest Styrofoam in their gut,” said co-author of the study Wei-Min […]

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Largest painting of cats in the world

The world’s largest painting of cats was sold in Sotheby’s in New York for the price of $800, 000. It was entitled “My Wife’s Lovers”, the painting features more than 40 cats. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/gccS7ajSNsQ

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Poachers poison 60 elephants in Zimbabwe national park

Suspected poachers have used cyanide to kill 23 elephants in Zimbabwe’s Hwange national park, raising the death toll there and in the northern part of the country to 60 since late September, officials said on Thursday (October 29). Hwange national park in western Zimbabwe currently hosts 53,000 elephants, twice the park’s carrying capacity. Park rangers recovered most of the tusks after the 23 elephants were killed with the deadly poison last Friday but poachers got […]

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PAGASA Bohol: Brace for intensified El Niño starting Nov to June

TAGBILARAN CITY, October 27 (PIA) — Brace for an intensified El Niño, warns the state weather bureau through its local station in Bohol. Speaking at the Kapihan sa PIA which tackled the forecasted long dry season that country is set to experience starting next month, Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Bohol Officer in Charge Leonardo Samar said that scientists have noticed the increase in surface water temperature or sea surface temperatures (SST) at the […]

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EMB declares air in Mindanao remains up to standard

MINDANAO, Philippines (Eagle News) – According to the Environmental Management Bureau of Region XII, the air in said region remains up to standard despite the presence of haze coming from the forest fires in Indonesia. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Vince Alvin Villarin)

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Indonesian village turns tofu waste into biogas

In a small Indonesian village on Java Island, tofu production has taken on a new role — by using its waste water to produce biogas, it’s now cutting costs, preserving energy and protecting the environment. Kalisari village, which now has over 240 tofu workshops, recently became the experimental ground for Indonesia’s Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), which is pioneering the project. “Now, as a bonus, the tofu is also a source […]

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