Turkey’s electric car fleet surpasses 472,000 as domestic Togg boosts uptake
Registered EVs up 53% year-on-year, while hybrid vehicles near 900,000 as both segments post rapid growth The number of electric…
Category: Climate
Urban canals across Britain and Ireland could help protect people from extreme heat
Urban canals across Britain and Ireland could help protect people from extreme heat by cooling their immediate surroundings during heatwaves,…
EU-Backed MEDCONNECT Project Launches in Cyprus to Restore Mediterranean Ecosystems
The European project MEDCONNECT is aiming to accelerate the restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems in the Mediterranean. The project…
Turkey’s green energy shift shows no sign of slowing as renewables pass 60% of capacity
Turkey’s total installed electricity capacity reached 126,944 megawatts (MW) by the end of August, with almost two-thirds of it coming…
300 glaciers have disappeared from the American West since the mid‑20th century – the survivors have a few things in common
Andrew Fountain, Portland State University From an airplane, most of the glaciers of the Rocky Mountain West look like small…
Air conditioners contribute to climate change – this 40‑year‑old treaty aims to limit the harm
Matt Rigby, University of Bristol and Lucy Carpenter, University of York As temperatures broke records this summer, sales of air…
TUBITAK to fund international biodiversity research with up to €175,000
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) will back international research projects aimed at halting biodiversity loss and…
Reservoirs in Cyprus at 35.6 per cent capacity, up on last year
Reservoirs in the Republic of Cyprus are 35.6 per cent full, a significant increase on the same time last year,…
How can the same El Niño cause drought in one part of the world and floods in another?
Ligin Joseph, University of Southampton The Pacific Ocean is warming unusually quickly, and this year’s El Niño has already surpassed…
Larnaca municipality turns to AI for early fire detection
The municipality of Aradippou, in Larnaca, is deploying artificial intelligence to detect and prevent fires within its boundaries, the newspaper…