climate change
Gebel Elba, Egypt’s Garden of Eden, is threatened
Environment
September 18, 2012
Gebel Elba, Egypt’s Garden of Eden, is threatened
There is a place in Egypt where the mountain blossoms on one side, where sea moisture accumulates on the mountaintop…
NASA says 97% of Greenland’s surface thawed in July
Environment
July 26, 2012
NASA says 97% of Greenland’s surface thawed in July
For a few days this month, NASA's images of the Greenland ice sheet turned red, indicating that for a while,…
Paving the way to sustainability
Environment
July 11, 2012
Paving the way to sustainability
The UN estimates that the world’s population will reach 9 billion by 2050. As the population increases, so will the…
Former minister criticizes presidential hopefuls for not attending water summit
Egypt
May 14, 2012
Former minister criticizes presidential hopefuls for not attending water summit
A former water resources minister criticized Egyptian presidential candidates Monday for not attending a conference on African water resources that…
Major Himalayan glaciers have resisted global warming
Environment
April 16, 2012
Major Himalayan glaciers have resisted global warming
PARIS — One of the world's biggest glacier regions has so far resisted global warming that has ravaged mountain ice…
Egypt should address climate change immediately, experts say
Environment
January 24, 2012
Egypt should address climate change immediately, experts say
An Egyptian-German panel at a Cairo conference Sunday night shared its views on Egypt's future challenges and opportunities in fending…
Rising sea levels endanger the Delta
Environment
January 10, 2012
Rising sea levels endanger the Delta
The Nile Delta region produces no less than 65 percent of the Egypt’s total agricultural production. It is also part…
Durban climate deal leaves difficult road ahead
Environment
December 11, 2011
Durban climate deal leaves difficult road ahead
DURBAN, South Africa — The world's nations on Sunday set their sights on a new all-encompassing pact on climate change…
Debt and doubt loom large over Durban climate talks
Environment
December 6, 2011
Debt and doubt loom large over Durban climate talks
DURBAN, South Africa — Economic crisis and the top three polluters China, the United States and India, loomed as obstacles…