Environment

Antarctica's wildlife under pressure from plastic waste, climate change

Antarctica's wildlife under pressure from plastic waste, climate change

Turkish scientists say research shows risks in Antarctic region from diseases carried by migratory birds to plastic waste reaching shores from Southern Ocean

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Ocean impacts double social cost of carbon
16.02.2026

Ocean impacts double social cost of carbon

Economics professor Ceyda Erden Ozsoy says excluding marine damage adds $48 to carbon cost, calling current models incomplete

Officials from past UN climate change conferences ready to help this year's COP31 in Türkiye
12.02.2026

Officials from past UN climate change conferences ready to help this year's COP31 in Türkiye

‘We live in world marked by wars, conflicts and instability. Climate action is unifying agenda, and we believe it is important to preserve that unity'

Finnish retailers increase plastic bag prices to curb use of plastics
10.02.2026

Finnish retailers increase plastic bag prices to curb use of plastics

EU aims to reduce annual consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags to no more than 40 per person

Spain's Andalusia on red alert due to Storm Leonardo
04.02.2026

Spain's Andalusia on red alert due to Storm Leonardo

Authorities suspended classes, closed roads, trains, evacuated over 3,000 people

Wetlands lost in Türkiye over 60 years exceed size of Marmara Sea: Expert
02.02.2026

Wetlands lost in Türkiye over 60 years exceed size of Marmara Sea: Expert

Türkiye has lost about 2 million hectares of wetlands over past 6 decades, environmental expert says