Environment
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Massive Quake Kills Nearly 150 in Myanmar, Thailand
The shallow 7.7-magnitude early afternoon tremor hit northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar, and was followed minutes later by a 6.4-magnitude aftershock.
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Japan Wildfire Evacution Orders Partially Lifted
The fire had raged in the mountains around the northern city of Ofunato for over a week, killing one person and forcing more than 4,200 residents to flee their homes.
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Gov’t Launches Ksh2.8 Billion Forest Firefighting Initiative To Combat Wildfires
The new equipment includes high-tech fire trucks, drones, and a control hub to help protect key forests like the Mau, Aberdares, and Mt. Kenya.
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AU, Environmentalists honor Wangari Maathai’s environmental Legacy
It’s fourteen years since Wangai Maathai passed on but her legacy still inspires many. And as the World marks World Wildlife Day, the African Union (AU), driven by the legacy of the late Kenyan environmentalist…
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Tanzania receives 18 white rhinos from South Africa
The move is part of a project that will see the East African nation receive a total of 36 white rhinos, which have been absent in the country for decades.
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Japan’s Worst Wildfire in Half a Century Spreads
As of Tuesday morning, the wildfire had engulfed around 2,600 hectares (6,400 acres), the fire and disaster management agency said — over seven times the area of New York’s Central Park.
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Hanging graves: How sand miners degraded Usoma village in Kisumu
Interestingly, the people who led the illegal sand harvesting were mr Osir’s family members, particularly his sons
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Trump aapishwa kuwa Rais wa Marekani tena
Trump alisema kuwa atapigania haki ya Amerika na kuanzisha amri za utendaji, akisisitiza kuhusu sera za kupambana na uhamiaji haramu
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Mamlaka ya hali ya hewa Tanzania yatangaza uwepo wa kimbunga Dikeledi
Kwa sasa, kimbunga hicho hakiashirii uwezekano wa kusababisha athari za moja kwa moja hapa nchini. Hata hivyo, kutokana na ukaribu wa maeneo ambayo kimbunga “DIKELEDI” kipo sambamba na maeneo ya kusini mwa nchi yetu, upo…
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Whole Streets Burn as Fires Rage Around Los Angeles
Up to 1,500 buildings have burned in fires that have broken out around America’s second biggest city, forcing over 100,000 people from their homes.
