Bolivia faces water shortage as winter heat wave drives drought
A prolonged drought in Bolivia and one of the hottest winters on record is threatening to leave parts of the South American country short of water, including...
Environment
Environmentalists rejoice as Mitsero asphalt plant scrapped
The Cyprus environmental movement said on Wednesday residents of the Mitsero area have been “vindicated” after plans to erect an asphalt production plant in the...
Forget the Akamas you hoped to see
Roads, kiosks and houses all spell disaster By Efi Xanthou The Akamas peninsula is the last pristine area left in the non-occupied area of Cyprus....
Antarctic winter sea ice hits ‘extreme’ record low
By Jake Spring Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center...
EU’s bid to save bees stings sugar beet farmers
By Maytaal Angel and Gus Trompiz Europe’s sugar beet growers are turning away from the crop in a move that could drive soaring prices even...
House committee chairman raises pitfalls of blanket pesticide ban
Cyprus is looking forward to the adoption of a ‘rational’ compromise for pesticides regulation, the House of Representatives announced on Tuesday. Agriculture committee chairman, Giannakis...
High number of turtle nests found this year on British bases
Cyprus’ coasts of the British bases are teeming with turtles with the highest number of nests recorded within the areas since 2009, it was announced...
Antarctic winter sea ice hits record low, sparking climate worries
Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said on...
Falling bird biodiversity ‘should ring alarm bells’
Six bird species have stopped breeding on the island over the past seven decades, reducing the robustness of Cyprus’ ecosystems immeasurably, Birdlife Cyprus told the...
Sterile males helping keep mosquito population down
A pilot programme in Larnaca has seen numbers of the pests reduced A programme to battle increasing numbers of mosquitos on the island is already...
