A third of world heritage glaciers under threat, warns UNESCO study

The study said it was still possible to save the other two-thirds, if the rise in global temperatures did not exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius The study said it was still possible to save the other two-thirds, if the rise in global temperatures did not exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius A third of the glaciers on the … Read more

A third of glaciers in UNESCO World Heritage sites will disappear by 2050 : NPR

Africa’s last remaining glaciers, including on Mount Kilimanjaro, are expected to melt by 2050. The mountain is seen here in 2009. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images Africa’s last remaining glaciers, including on Mount Kilimanjaro, are expected to melt by 2050. The mountain is seen here in … Read more

Pakistan floods: UNESCO site Moenjodaro badly damaged by torrential rain

Moenjodaro (also styled Mohenjo-daro), a World Heritage site in the Indus River Valley 508 kilometers (316 miles) from Karachi, was built in the Bronze Age, some 5,000 years ago. “Unfortunately we witnessed the mass destruction at the site,” reads a letter from the Cultural, Tourism, & Antiquities Department of Singh state sent to UNESCO and … Read more

UNESCO thrust into deadlock over what to do with oilsands wastewater

Breadcrumb Trail Links Oil & Gas FP Energy Commodities International scrutiny comes as Canada works toward new rules that could see release of treated water for first time Scarecrows, used to deter birds from landing, stand in the Syncrude Canada Ltd. tailings pond in the Athabasca Oil Sands near Fort McMurray, Alberta, in 2018. Photo … Read more