Albania: erosion is taking whole chunks out of the coastline
Albania has the world’s third fastest growing tourism industry – freshly à la mode since covid. But as erosion takes whole chunks out of the coastline, and developers vie to … Read More
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Albanian coastline affected by climate change, erosion and rising tourism
Albania has the third fastest-growing tourism industry in the world, but as erosion eats away at the coastline and developers build ever closer to the sea, the country is facing … Read More
Iraq’s drought-doomed farmers turn to groundwater to boost agriculture
Iraqi farmers facing scarce rainfall and repeated droughts are drilling wells in the desert to reach groundwater sources and sustain their irrigation systems. While the underground reservoirs help mitigate agricultural … Read More
Indonesia: The dark side of the nickel powering our electric cars
Indonesia leads the world in nickel production, fuelling the global shift to electric cars. But this rapid growth comes at a steep environmental cost. Nickel mining is driving deforestation, polluting … Read More
Trump signs executive order to expand US deep-sea mining for rare earth minerals
A new executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Thursday approves a ramp-up of deep-sea mining for rare earth minerals, escalating a budding race over highly coveted minerals that … Read More
Worst coral bleaching episode on record hits 84% of the world's reefs
84 percent of the world’s coral reefs have been hit by the worst bleaching episode on record, in an unfolding human-caused crisis that could kill off swathes of essential ecosystems, scientists … Read More