Scale of world’s warming ‘unprecedented’ in thousands of years
GENEVA: The scale of warming in the world is unprecedented in thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of years, said a new United Nations (UN) climate report on Monday. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group I report, Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science Basis said it provides the clearest and most comprehensive […]
Inaction, poor coordination a risky gamble
Households should be encouraged to install solar panels for their energy needs By Datuk Mohammad Medan Abdullah The Covid-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption, causing simultaneous lockdowns around the world. Countries and major corporations around the world are at a loss as to how to mitigate the impact and what strategies to be adopted to […]
Many not concerned about plastic pollution
KUCHING: Plastic waste is said to be one of the main contributors to climate change, in addition to its negative effects on nature. According to the Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association, Malaysians use an average of 300 plastic bags a year. In addition, the rate of plastic consumption in Malaysia is listed among the highest, according […]
Hoping for end to pandemic to herald dawn of second Renaissance
In possibly one of history and mankind’s worst-ever crises and disasters, we apparently have developed a solution almost at the speed of a bullet train. This is a global exercise. That is, indeed, an amazing achievement if the success is achieved as claimed. Not only that, but, indeed, a good cause for celebration as it […]
Five-year campaign to plant 100 mln trees
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia will step up ‘greening’ of the country from next year through a campaign to plant 100 million trees over five years until 2025. Led by the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry with the cooperation of the Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia (JPSM) and state forestry departments, it entails efforts to mobilise society to join […]
A crisis not to be taken lightly
Book title: No one is too small to make a differenceISBN: 9780141991740Author: Greta ThunbergPublication year: 2019Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (GB)Price: RM39.90 No one is certainly too small to make a difference when it revolves around major issues that pose a threat to our future or even the planet’s future. The author, Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman […]
Hotter temperature could kill 2,100 more a year
PARIS: A rise in temperature of just two degrees Celsius could lead to an additional 2,100 deaths from injuries every year in the United States, researchers said Monday, highlighting another danger posed by global warming. Most of the extra fatalities would be men aged 15-34 years due to a heightened risk of drowning and road […]
Climate change bad for natural heritage sites
KUCHING: Climate change on a global level has made its palpable impact on the environment such as accelerated rising of sea levels, more intense heat waves, elevated temperatures, and shrinking glaciers, to name a few. While this in itself is sufficiently unsettling, another aspect to consider is this devastating phenomenon’s toll on a range of […]
56 polar bears descend on village
MOSCOW: More than 50 polar bears have gathered on the edge of a village in Russia’s far north, environmentalists and residents said, as weak Arctic ice leaves them unable to roam. The Russian branch of the World Wildlife Fund said climate change was to blame, as unusually warm temperatures prevented coastal ice from forming. The […]
