Cyprus Parliament Approves Aid Bill for Communities Near Dhekelia Power Station
Cyprus’s House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Thursday to provide financial aid to communities near the Dhekelia power station, citing health and environmental concerns. The legislation was introduced by…
Cyprus Faces Ongoing Water Management Crisis, Audit Office Warns
NICOSIA, Cyprus – A new report from Cyprus’s Audit Office has highlighted persistent and serious shortcomings in the country’s water management system, nearly a decade after similar concerns were first…
Cyprus Launches Competitive Electricity Market
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus opens its Competitive Electricity Market today, marking a major step toward fostering healthy competition in the country’s energy sector, according to the Electricity Market Association. Seventeen…
Cyprus: Repairs Completed at Mavrokolympos Dam in Paphos
PAPHOS, Cyprus — Damage sustained at the Mavrokolympos Dam in January has been successfully repaired, officials confirmed to Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation. Charalambos Pittokopitis, president of the Paphos Water Board, stated…
Heavy Rain Forecast Across Much of Turkey, Meteorology Agency Warns
ANKARA — Turkey’s national weather service has issued a forecast warning of widespread rain across the country’s northern, central, and western regions on Tuesday, with some areas expected to see…
Seasonal Low Pressure Brings Cloud Cover and Strong Winds Across Cyprus
A seasonal low-pressure system is affecting the region, bringing intermittent cloud cover and gusty winds throughout the day. On Tuesday, skies will be partly cloudy at times. Winds will blow…
Why hotter summers are bad for the UK economy
Lotanna Emediegwu, Manchester Metropolitan University; Jubril Animashaun, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, and Verónica Vienne Arancibia, University of Huddersfield When we think about the impact of climate change on the…
Cyprus Tops EU in Plastic Waste Per Capita, Survey Finds
Cyprus residents produce more plastic waste per person than any other European Union country, according to a recent Eurostat report. The study found that Cypriots generate an average of 160…
70 years of data show extreme heat is already wiping out tropical bird populations
James Watson, The University of Queensland; Maximilian Kotz, Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS), and Tatsuya Amano, The University of Queensland Human-driven climate change threatens many species, including birds.…
Lebanon’s farmers battle heat and drought
Sawfar, perched about 1,300 meters above sea level, should be enjoying the warmth of late summer that ripens tomato crops. This year, however, an unrelenting heatwave scorched the seedlings long…