WEATHER OUTLOOK ‘DIRE’ AS CYCLONE NEARS
Witnesses said visitors and workers were forced to climb trees on Tuesday night after the camp was marooned in water; dining halls were waterlogged, and the water level continued to rise.
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FLOODING DEATH TOLL SOARS TO 11,300 IN LIBYA
The dead in eastern Libya included at least 84 Egyptians, whose remains were transferred to their home country on Wednesday. More than 70 came from one village in the southern province of Beni Suef. Libyan media also said dozens of Sudanese migrants were killed in the disaster.
LAKE VICTORIA’S RISING WATERS
A new projection by the Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) shows that the first rainy season in 2024 will have more rainfall than last year.
NFA CALLS FOR MORE TREE PLANTING
From tree-planting drives to tighter laws on illegal logging, countries worldwide are searching for a silver bullet to stop the loss of forests vital for nature and climate protection. After decades of losing thousands of hectares each year, Uganda has…
KENYA FLOODING DEATH TOLL CLIMBS TO 70 SINCE MARCH
More than 120,000 people have been displaced, the Kenyan government says, with 22 others injured and eight reported missing. Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, according to a government spokesperson, twice as many as…
TÜRKIYE CAUTIONS GREECE AGAINST POLITICIZING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Türkiye has cautioned Greece against exploiting environmental issues for political gains after Athens announced plans to launch two new marine parks in the Aegean and Ionian Seas. The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a statement late on Tuesday in response to…
MUSEVENI LAUNCHES NATIONAL PATRIOTISM-ENVIRONMENT DRIVE
The President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni launched the National Patriotism Environmental Protection campaign with remarks he was happy with the campaign since it aims at conserving the environment. The president warned that the people who go into wetlands, on…
IRAN RELEASES ENVIRONMENTALISTS ACCUSED OF SPYING AFTER SIX YEARS
Iran released four conservationists who had worked to save the endangered Asiatic cheetah before they were convicted on espionage charges and spent five years in prison, local media reported on Tuesday. The Tehran newspaper Etemad said authorities released on Monday night Niloufar…
NEMA TAKES ON SAND MINING HAZARD.
National Environment Management Authority, has impounded equipment being used to carry out sand mining on Lake Victoria. The operation commanded by Maj Joshua Karamaji is aimed at stopping the activities that have affected the water quality, and fish, and degraded…
