Smoke from fires in northern Thailand is making it hard to breathe, and at least one hospital in Chiang Mai says it’s reached “full ward capacity” as people present with respiratory issues from breathing air pollution. Air pollution has been a longstanding problem in Thailand, usually caused by heavy road traffic in the case of […]
Boreal forests could be a planet-warming ‘time bomb’ as wildfires expand, says new study
The world’s most northerly forests could be a “time bomb” of planet-warming pollution as expanding wildfires have released record high levels of planet-heating pollution into the atmosphere, according to a new study. Using new satellite data analysis techniques, researchers found that, since 2000, summer wildfires have expanded in boreal forests, which wrap around the northernmost […]
Why the US kept Daylight Saving Time
It’s almost time for clocks to “spring forward” one hour. On the second Sunday of March, at 2 a.m., clocks in most of the United States and many other countries move forward one hour and stay there for nearly eight months in what is called Daylight Saving Time. On the first Sunday of November, at […]
Officials find no signs of a spill after a Norfolk Southern freight train derails in west central Ohio
Crews found no signs of a spill after a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in west central Ohio Saturday afternoon, prompting a temporary shelter-in-place order for nearby residents – just one month after the company’s toxic train wreck on the other side of the state in East Palestine. Twenty cars of the 212-car train derailed […]
Environment: will plastic bottles soon be returnable?
Supermarkets could soon offer to return your plastic bottles for a fee. But behind this deposit is an economic arm wrestling match between the town halls and the actors of the large distribution.Thrown in the nature, plastic bottles will take up to 1 000 years to degrade. Plastic pollutes but how to get rid of […]
Sarthe: truffles are gaining ground
With global warming, truffle production is migrating to the north of the country. Illustration in the Sarthe where the limestone soil is a real asset.On the advice of her master Abdallah Meghazi, a two-year-old dog manages to sniff out the black diamond. The treasure can bring in a lot of money. It takes 15 euros […]
“Now it’s our kingdom”: in India, tribal people regain control of part of the country’s forests
Since 2006, a law gives them the possibility to become co-managers of these natural areas. This has brought new income and jobs to these villages, and above all, has often allowed for better protection of the environment. Report in the state of Maharashtra, in the center of the country. We are in the forest bordering […]
Botswana: elephants are in the sights of hunters
Elephant hunting is allowed in Botswana, even though the species is protected. The money spent by hunters to kill an animal is a revenue stream for the government.In Botswana, tourists have come to see elephants in their natural state. A few months earlier, a photo of two American tourists who had just shot an elephant […]
Climate change: solutions to limit methane emissions from cows
Agriculture and livestock farming are responsible for 40% of global methane emissions. When digesting, cows release methane. Initiatives are multiplying to reduce these emissions.What if the fight against global warming took place in the countryside, with cows as the main protagonist? The stakes are high, because the methane they emit is 25 times more harmful […]
Hauts-de-Seine: a complaint filed against the town hall of Asnières-sur-Seine for “mistreatment” on pigeons
The association Paris Animaux Zoopolis (PAZ) filed a complaint on January 13 against the city hall of Asnières-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine) for mistreatment of the city’s pigeons, France Bleu Paris learned on Wednesday, January 18. The city hall of Asnières-sur-Seine is targeted by a complaint, filed by the association Paris Animaux Zoopolis for mistreatment of pigeons in […]