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Daily News Egypt joins Covering Climate Now Initiative
Initiative includes more than 250 news outlets with combined audience of nearly half a billion
Geographers challenge existing theories on river systems
Bristol’s researchers identify climate signature in rivers globally
Environment Ministry allocates $5m for companies to reduce ozone- depleting substances
Funds target refrigeration, air conditioning companies
Amid water tensions… Cairo hosts six-party meeting on GERD
Recently, Egypt expressed dissatisfaction with long-term negotiations with Ethiopia
Researchers identify how a mammal’s brain drives behaviour
All information body sends to brain gets sent through spike trains
Egypt’s land is 95% desert, country depends by 95% on Nile waters, says Abdel Aty
Ethiopia soon to complete construction of largest hydroelectric dam in Africa, GERD
Amazon fires linked to recent expansion of deforestation: experts
Carbon dioxide released in August is the highest in a month since 2003: Copernicus
Atef Moatamed: a geographer with a sense of adventurer
Some provincial universities in Russia are less efficient, primarily aim to make profit
“Lungs of Earth” on fire, Brazilian President mobilises army to help contain crisis
More than 75,000 fires were recorded across the Brazilian part of Amazon forest
New study links neuropsychiatric disorders to pollution
Poor air quality is associated with higher rates of bipolar disorder, major depression
Aswan High Dam ready for new flood in 2019/20 water year: Irrigation Ministry
Nile flow provides 97% of Egypt’s water needs
Ministry of Environment has a plan for “black clouds season”
Plan includes coordination with Ministry of Agriculture to collect and recycle rice straw
New study shows shark populations declined due to industrial fishing
Marine predators are significantly smaller and much rarer in areas closer to people
“Shagrha” campaigners aim to plant 1 million fruit trees by 2030
Al-Deeb dreams of seeing everyone eating from the fruit trees and combat hunger
Minister of Environment discusses funding climate projects by GCF
Fouad renewed support for making Sharm El-Sheikh a green city
Scientists forecast where volcano would erupt
New method to forecast vents tested on one of Earth’s highest-risk volcanoes
Egypt’s water share to decline by 5bn m3: Ministry of Irrigation
Ministry of Irrigation declared state of emergency over water situation
Climate change threatens adaptation capability of 17 animal species
We should switch to green energy, reduce air flights, meat consumption, says new study
Ministers of environment, local development, discuss new waste management system
Fouad stressed importance of supporting youth initiatives
Planting 1bn hectares of forest could help save the Earth
Recent study says planting billions of trees is best, cheapest way to stop climate change
Lack of crop diversity, dependence on pollinators could threaten food security
Researchers used annual data from FAO from 1961 to 2016
Researchers reveal secrets of sex change in fish
Sex change involves complete genetic rewiring of gonad
Engineering new bacteria for cancer immunotherapy
New bacteria able to grow, multiply in necrotic core of tumours
Novel global system to detect, halt spread of emerging crop diseases
System would prioritise six major food crops: maize, potato, cassava, rice, beans, wheat
11th WCSJ2019 kicks off in Lausanne addressing state of science journalism
The conference is held every 2 years in a different country in each round
SpaceX launches reusable Falcon Heavy rocket deploying 24 satellites
SpaceX achieved a great success by launching SPT2— the recycled rocket— into orbit early Tuesday morning
Egypt’s Eastern Desert holds significant amounts of groundwater: study
Researchers use chlorine isotopes to determine age, origin of groundwater
Scientists determine age, origin of groundwater from Egypt’s Eastern Desert
Deep Nubian aquifer water discharged into overlying alluvial deposits
Africa’s elephant poaching rates decline
Despite decline, scientists warn that elephants are still under threat
Lack of proper waste management in Egypt causes accumulation of marine plastic litter
No attempts have been exerted toward identifying or assessing marine plastic litter in Egypt