environment

From lettuces farmed on New York's skyline to thick corridors of trees occupying once desolate Colombian roadsides, green initiatives are running wild in cities around the world.

“The world urgently needs a clear and unambiguous commitment to the 1.5-degree goal of the Paris Agreement from all G20 nations”, António Guterres said on Sunday after the Group failed to agree on the wording of key climate change commitments during their recent Ministerial Meeting on Environment, Climate and Energy.

The last two weeks have brought monsoonal moisture to much of the Four Corners region. Last week alone much of Arizona received at least 2″ of rain with some spots picking up more than 7″ of rain. Even parts of southern Nevada received heavy rain!

Consumers and poorer households must not bear the brunt of the drive to make buildings more energy-efficient, a member of the European Parliament has told Euronews.

Meteorological Department warns of further downpours over the next few days as rescuers scour the mud for the missing.

Plastic pollution is getting the whole world in hot water. In Iran, plastic bags have the highest share in the total 4 million plastic waste generated annually, so that, it is time to say no to plastic bags.

Corn, just like other plants, experiences evapotranspiration. Evapotranspiration (ET) happens when water is taken up by corn plants, and water vapor – the gas form of water – is released into the atmosphere from the leaves while evaporation occurs from the soil, also adding water vapor to the air.

California's largest energy utility firm will bury 10,000 miles of power lines in a massive bid to prevent its equipment from igniting more deadly wildfires, its CEO said Wednesday.

To combat climate change and pollution, Madrid is building a green wall around the city. A 75-kilometer urban forest with nearly half a million new trees

EU imports and exports account for 22 percent of the global trade in shark meat, according to new research from WWF.