Environmental News Network

Kashmir's main glacier "melting at alarming speed"
Indian Kashmir's biggest glacier, which feeds the region's main river, is melting faster than other Himalayas glaciers, threatening the water supply of tens of thousands of people, a new report warned on Monday. >> Read the Full Article
London Testing a New Way to Refill Your Water Bottle
Finding a way to refill your reusable water bottle is as hard as finding a public restroom in most cities. London is testing a new-tech "fountain" to do just that in an effort to reduce the number of water bottles in trash. >> Read the Full Article
Australian Dust Storms Lead to Life Explosion
The red dust storm that dumped thousands of tons of soil across eastern Australia two weeks ago has caused an explosion in microscopic life in Sydney Harbor and beyond. >> Read the Full Article
Alaska Sea Otters Gain Habitat Protection
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today designated 5,855 square miles of nearshore waters along the Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea, and Alaska Peninsula as critical habitat for threatened sea otters in southwest Alaska. Todayâ€™s action comes under court order resulting from a lawsuit against the Service by the Center for Biological Diversity. >> Read the Full Article
President Calls Underwater Cabinet Meeting: Tells His Ministers to Take Scuba Lessons, in Maldives
Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed has asked his cabinet members to take scuba lessons and learn underwater signs in preparation for a cabinet meeting he has called for October 17 â€“ the reason for the lessons and sign language is because the meeting will be held 20 feet underwater. The small low-lying nation archipelago averages only seven feet above sea-level, and may be one of the first nations to disappear entirely due to sea level rise from global warming. >> Read the Full Article
Saving forests five times better than carbon capture for climate action
WWF Sweden is urging its government â€“ holding the current EU Presidency - to get behind an effective international agreement on halting forest loss as a key and highly cost effective measure on climate change. "Sweden should follow the examples set by its northern neighbors in developing systems to halt deforestation," said WWF CEO General Lasse Gustavsson.. "One Swedish krona to stem deforestation results in the same emissions reductions as five kronor for the controversial carbon capture and storage technique." >> Read the Full Article
Apples, Pumpkins and Squash â€” Time to Switch our Local Food Radar to Autumn
Eating locally can be a healthier, wiser way to go - fresher food is more nutrient rich. But shopping for local produce means we must learn to take control of our menu, work with what's in season and let go of what's heading out. Now that it's fall, we have to say goodbye to berries, hello to pumpkins, and dig through our cookbooks for that squash soup recipe. >> Read the Full Article
Acidic Clouds Nourish World's Oceans
Scientists at the University of Leeds have proved that acid in the atmosphere breaks down large particles of iron found in dust into small and extremely soluble iron nanoparticles, which are more readily used by plankton. >> Read the Full Article
To Protect GalÃ¡pagos, Ecuador Limits a Two-Legged Species
Officials hope new government measures expelling poor migrants will help preserve the natural wonders that bolster one of Ecuadorâ€™s most profitable sectors: tourism. >> Read the Full Article
It's Harvest Moon Time!
If you like astronomy, here's a very simple event that you can see without special instruments, even if you are in a city: The harvest moon. In fact, if you are in a city, it will look even more spectacular. >> Read the Full Article