Physical geography
China To Bar Foreign Climbers From Everest’s Tibet Side
China will bar foreigners from climbing the Tibetan side of Mount Everest during the coming autumn season after a...
NADMO To Demolish Several Houses On Waterways In Kumasi
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has served notice to demolish all houses sited on waterways...
In China, California Governor Calls For More Climate Action
Failure to step up action against global warming would be "disastrous", California Governor Jerry Brown warned Tuesday...
Cape Town Contends With Worst Drought In Over A Century
The worst drought in a century is forcing the most stringent water restrictions ever implemented for South Africa's...
Chemicals Are Found In the Blood of Turtles From Great Barrier Reef
Chemicals from human cosmetics and drugs have been found in the blood of turtles living in Australia's Great Barrier...
India Committed To Paris Climate Deal
India's environment minister Friday said his country is committed to the Paris climate accord irrespective of the...
Chemical Cocktail Found In Barrier Reef Turtles
Human medicines and household substances have been discovered in the blood of green turtles in Australia's Great...
Cape Town Cuts Back To Survive Worst Drought In 100 Years
As Cape Town suffers its worst drought in a century, residents have been told to restrict showers to two minutes and...
Faceless Fish Among Weird Deep Sea Australian Finds
Faceless fish and other weird and wonderful creatures, many of them new species, have been hauled up from the deep...
Fishing Slows Down At Shama As Illegal Mining On Pra Pollutes Sea
Illegal mining (galamsey) activities in the Pra River have affected fishing activities at Shama, a coastal town in the...
Great Barrier Reef Can No Longer Be Saved
The Great Barrier Reef can no longer be saved in its present form and is damaged beyond repair, scientists have warned....
Great Barrier Reef Bleaching Worse Than First Thought
Coral bleaching on Australia's Great Barrier Reef is worse than first thought and the impact will accelerate unless...
Nepal Lets Everest Permit Dodger Off $22,000 Fine
Nepal said Friday a South African who tried to climb Mount Everest without a permit can go home without paying a...
Expect Above-Average Atlantic Hurricane Season, US Forecasters Say
The Atlantic ocean could see another above-average hurricane season this year, with 11-17 big storms and as many as...
Everest Climber Accused of ‘illegal’ Tibet-Nepal Traverse
A Polish climber who claims to have traversed from Tibet to Nepal at the summit of Mount Everest may have crossed...
China Says No Mining Planned In Antarctica
China sought to dispel concerns about its ambitions in mineral-rich Antarctica on Monday, with an official saying...
Cape Town Region Declares Drought Disaster
South Africa's Western Cape region which includes Cape Town declared a drought disaster on Monday as the province...
China Says No Mining Planned In Antarctica
China sought to dispel concerns about its ambitions in mineral-rich Antarctica on Monday, with an official saying...
Indian Woman Sets New Everest Dual Ascent Record
An Indian has climbed Mount Everest twice in under a week in what may be a new woman’s record for the fastest double...