100,000 lives were lost in the Sahel region of Africa between 1972 and 1984 due to a long lasting drought and the famine it caused. A recent scientific study shows that global warming has more recently increased rainfall in the area, temporarily relieving it from drought. This has led many, such as Forbes contributor James
In 2006, Panamanian citizens approved (75.25%) through a referendum the expansion of the centenarian canal that divides America and connects the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. The project, designed by the Italian company Salini Impregilo, will double the channel capacity and allow larger ships to transit. Work started in 2007, and the artificial
This water dispenser really looks like an ATM and it is located in one of the places with the most difficult living conditions: Mathare slums in Nairobi, where about 500,000 people live. The news was reported by a BBC journalist, Ruth Nesoba, who explained how t ATM-like water dispensers are changing the lives
È “una sentenza rivoluzionaria” quella emanata da un tribunale dei Paesi Bassi, che ha condannato il governo a ridurre le emissioni di CO2.
L’Unione Internazionale per la Conservazione della Natura ha aggiornato la propria Lista Rossa delle specie minacciate, il leone è in pericolo, in ripresa la lince iberica.
The Lax Kw’alaams live not far from Canada’s border with Alaska, in the northern part of the province of British Columbia. The indigenous community has turned down an offer of $1 billion (Canadian dollars) and lands worth $108 million, i.e. $320,000 for each of the group’s members, for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export hub
La più grande operazione a livello internazionale contro i trafficanti di avorio e animali selvatici ha portato all’arresto di 300 persone.
Il fotografo Ben Moon ha realizzato un cortometraggio, straziante e meraviglioso, dedicato al suo cane che si apprestava a morire.
World-reknowned photographer, documentary maker, and environmental activist Yann Arthus-Bertrand is back with a video realised with his typical aerial view: on board of a hot-air balloon. He decided to capture one of the world’s most beautiful lakes and one of Italy’s most extraordinary natural places, Lake Como. The 21-minute video is entitled Lake Como seen
https://youtu.be/NsIojj4PzAo Have you ever wondered about how do most of the plants disperse their seeds to proliferate? In this footage entitled Unbelievable footage of exploding plants released on YouTube by the Smithsonian the message is clear: they explode. Whether they are violets, touch me nots or squirting cucumbers they all try to “reach for the
