Natural Resources
KAUST study reveals climate change impact on the Red Sea
The Red Sea has experienced a sharp warming in its waters since the mid-1990s faster than the global averages, according to a recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters. The waters of the Red Sea have warmed sharply by 0.7°C since 1994, according to a recent study of satellite-derived sea surface temperatures (SST) and ground-based [...]
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Map documents the stresses that the World’s Coral Reefs face
An international team of marine scientists has produced a comprehensive map that documents the world’s coral reefs and categorizes the stress factors that threaten the survival of many of their ecosystems, from increased temperatures to overfishing and ultraviolet radiation. Using satellite data and mathematical analysis of coral physiology, the researchers ranked coral resources on a [...]
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Is camel milk the future for drought-stricken countries?
For years in the hot, arid region of Isiolo, central Kenya, the Anolei women’s group has been making money and feeding their families by milking camels. Now, as drought ravages northern Kenya, some development workers are arguing that camels could provide a more drought-resistant alternative to cows and other livestock. Like the region’s other pastoralists, [...]
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Largest Water Body discovered in Universe
Astronomers have detected the largest water body in universe whose volume is enough to fill the earth’s oceans by more than 100 trillion times. The water body was found on a quasar, a powerful, old celestial object which feeds on a black hole, an object in space so dense that its escape velocity exceeds the [...]
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Haya Water ensures Ramadan in Muscat will be ‘greener’ experience this year
Residents in Muscat will be able to enjoy a ‘greener’ experience this Ramadan thanks to the efforts of Haya Water in supplying tens of millions of litres of treated water to ensure that the trees, grass and plants of Muscat Parks and other major parks and public areas stay healthy. As Ramadan progresses more and [...]
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