As the global climate changes, extreme climate events, such as heatwaves, droughts, and flooding, are becoming more commonplace. Like many countries, China has suffered from extreme climatic events in recent years and climatic extremes combined with EI Niño effects have […]
Dozens killed in Vietnam, China, Philippines Yagi, the strongest autumn typhoon to land in China since 1949, hit Hainan on Friday, leaving at least four dead and 95 injured. China’s southernmost province of Hainan is recovering from the aftermath of […]
PM2.5 DECLINING IN CHINA SAYS WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANISATION World in a vicious cycle of climate change, wildfires and air pollution – causing spiraling negative impact on human health, ecosystems and agriculture, says WMO. Fine particle air pollution declined in China […]
A Kenyan evironmental group, Kirinyaga Bamboo Environmental Guardians, were convinced that planting trees along the riverbanks could help restore the environment. They sought to tackle the degradation of Kiringa River, a once-pristine waterway long revered by the local community. The […]
Endeavors to grow soybeans in space may bear fruition, says Hong Kong biologist. Recently, a research team from a Chinese university successfully sent samples of soybean bacteria to the nation’s Tiangong Space Station via the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft. The project […]
Chinese authorities have committed to tough measures to safeguard arable land by releasing case studies involving the confiscation and disposal of illegal buildings and structures. The Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) and the Ministry of Natural Resources have published four typical […]
Average yield of Chinese hybrid rice in Madagascar trials two to three times more than local rice varieties. A prolonged period of exceptional droughts in the African island nation of Madagascar since 2019 reduced agriculture production, placing about 1 million […]
KYOTO, Japan, Aug. 26, 2024 — Trina Solar Co Ltd, a Chinese photovoltaics company founded in 1997, announced the commercial operation of its latest agrivoltaics project, located in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The project is will generate 2,700 MWh of clean energy annually, reducing […]
Government report finds number of native fish and protected wildlife species up over previous year, but there is much room for improvement. The Yangtze – China’s longest river and a critical habitat for aquatic life – is showing signs of ecological improvement, […]
Extreme weather events continued across China over recent weeks. These “natural disasters” cost China nearly 元77 billion yuan ($10.7bn) last month – the biggest amount of losses for the month of July since 2021. EXTREME WEATHER A “once-in-a-century flood” was […]
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