Climate Change

Global warming may boost asylum-seekers

New York - Muslimchronicle

Climate change is forecast to massively boost the number of asylum seekers in Europe by century's end if warming trends continue, US researchers said Thursday. The study in the journal Science is the latest in a body of research that shows how weather shocks such as droughts -- made worse as the planet warms -- can stoke conflicts around the globe.Read more

California wildfires a warning for other regions

Paris - Muslimchronicle

The governor of California Jerry Brown said Tuesday wildfires ravaging his state should serve as a warning for other parts of the world threatened by climate change. "The important fact is that these fires are going to become a very frequent occurence, that's what the science is telling us," he told AFP on the sidelines of the One Planet Summit, held in theRead more

$129 bn in extreme weather losses last year environment

Paris - Muslimchronicle

Extreme weather caused some $129 billion (111 billion euros) in economic losses last year, said a report Tuesday that warned the bill will keep climbing as climate change boosts droughts, storms and floods. There was a 46-per cent increase in weather disasters from 2010 to 2016, with 797 "extreme" events recorded last year, according to research published in The LancetRead more

Searing summers becoming the new normal in Europe

London - AFP

Climate change has made the record-breaking temperatures that roasted parts of Europe this summer at least 10 times more likely, scientists reported Wednesday. "We found clear evidence of human influence on this summer's record warmth, both in the overall summer temperatures and in the heatwave dubbed 'Lucifer'," said study co-author Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, a senior researcher at theRead more

Genome of dry zone food stable pearl millet sequenced for first time

PARIS - AFP

Scientists said Monday they had unravelled the genetic code of pearl millet, the staple food of an estimated 100 million people living in some of the world's driest areas. Sequencing the genome will help the search for new varieties with higher yields and better resistance to climate change, they reported in the journal Nature Biotechnology. Wheat, corn and rice haveRead more

Hurricane Irma kills eight on French island territories

Paris - WAM

Eight people were killed when Hurricane Irma ripped through the French Caribbean territories of Saint-Barthelemy and Saint-Martin, French Interior Minister, Gerard Collomb, said on Thursday. Another 23 people were injured, Collomb told radio broadcaster Franceinfo, as a picture emerged of devastation on the path of one of the Atlantic's strongest-ever storms. "Authorities had previously reported six deaths and two peopleRead more

UAE presents its environmental efforts at international forum in Bali

BALI - Musimchronicle

The Parliamentary Division of the Federal National Council, FNC, stressed that the UAE has prioritised climate change, which is considered a global challenge, since its establishment and it has launched several initiatives in recent years with a vision to reduce carbon footprint and protect the environment. This was part of the working paper of the UAE Parliamentary Division presented byRead more

NCMS expects hot weather in general

Abu Dhabi - WAM

The National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology, NCMS, has urged motorists to be cautious on roads due to some fog in various areas of the country. In a statement on Monday, NMCS said that the weather today will be hot during daytime in general, fair by night, partly cloudy and hazy at times, some clouds will appear over some easternRead more

Al Zeyoudi inspects ministry's veterinary quarantine at Airport

Dubai - Musimchronicle

Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, has inspected ministry's veterinary quarantine at Sharjah International Airport as part of his visits to UAE border port crossings, livestock markets and abattoirs ahead of the Eid Al Adha. Sultan Alwan Al Habsi, Assistant Under-Secretary for the Regions Sector, Dr. Saad Al Numeiri, Advisor to the minister andRead more

Emirati women's involvement in sustainability is a remarkable and exemplary journey

Abu Dhabi - Musimchronicle

As the UAE celebrates the third Emirati Women’s Day on Monday, to commemorate significant milestones in empowering its women, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment salutes the invaluable contributions of the UAE’s women to national sustainable development efforts. In a statement marking the occasion, Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, said, "Four decades ago,Read more