General News
CBS News, Thursday 28 January 2021
"It's time to act": Biden rolls out new actions on climate change
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a series of executive actions aimed at combating climate change, building on unilateral action the president took his first day in office and heightening the federal government's focus on the issue, which to...
Mother Jones, Monday 25 January 2021
Earth Has Lost More Than 28 Trillion Tons of Ice Since 1994
The melting of ice across the planet is accelerating at a record rate, with the melting of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets speeding up the f...
Mongabay, Tuesday 12 January 2021
Monitoring tropical deforestation is now free and easy
Thanks to the rollout of free, high-resolution satellite imagery, the job of monitoring deforestation in tropical forests just got a lot easier.
The Edge Malaysia, Monday 11 January 2021
Malaysia reinstates MCO in five states, three FTs amid surging Covid-19 cases
The government has reinstated the Movement Control Order (MCO) in the states of Penang, Selangor, Melaka, Johor and Sabah as well as the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan for a two-week period starting Jan 13.
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The Straits Times, Friday 8 January 2021
More than 48,000 people evacuated in Malaysia to escape floods
More than 48,000 people in six Malaysian states were sheltering in 400 relief centres on Friday (Jan 8) to escape rising floodwaters as monsoon rai...
Malay Mail, Wednesday 6 January 2021
Malaysia's renewable energy industry on the right track, says clean energy solutions firm
Clean energy solutions company, Plus Solar Systems Sdn Bhd believes that government policies, digitalisation and smart grid initiatives will act as...
Health, Tuesday 5 January 2021
What Is Eco-Anxiety? How Climate Change Is Affecting Our Mental Health
Our current climate crisis isn't only affecting the Earth—it's also causing an uneasiness to fester among people worldwide that has mental he...
The Star, Friday 1 January 2021
Microplastics found in commonly-consumed mussel species
The most widely consumed species of mussels around the world are believed to contain microplastics, according to researchers at the University of B...