Environment

The Dukan hydropower plant. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Dukan Dam’s water levels decline amid increased electricity production

A man pours water on his face to cool off on a hot summer day in Guwahati, India, Saturday, May 25, 2024. Month after month, global temperatures are setting new records. (Photo: AP/Anupam Nath

World

Breakthrough research uncovers human survival limits in extreme heat

The date palms in Dhi Qar province have dried up due to extreme weather conditions and severe droughts. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Drought ravages Dhi Qar villages, forcing residents to flee

Oil fields pictured in Basra city. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Basra faces environmental crisis amid government denial of air pollution concerns

An Iraqi marshland in Dhi Qar province. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Iraq faces severe environmental crisis: livestock and fish populations in peril due to water shortages

Izmir Forest Fire. (Photo: Anadolu Ajansı)

Turkey

Raging forest fire in Izmir reaches residential areas, thousands evacuated

This combination of Planet Labs handout satellite pictures created on August 12, 2024 shows East Attica, Greece, on August 11, 2024 (L) and during a wildfire on August 12, 2024 (R). (Photo: AFP)

World

Greece battles deadly wildfire for third day

A garbage collector looks on as his colleagues are trapped under debris after a landfill collapsed in Kampala on August 10, 2024. (Photo: AFP)

World

Death toll from Uganda rubbish dump landslide rises to 12

Weather forecast. (Photo: Design by Kurdistan 24)

Iraq

Iraq braces for intense heat wave, temperatures expected to soar to 51°C

Yun Chuan, a male Panda, is seen during his public debut at the San Diego Zoo, California. (Photo: AFP)

World

California zoo throws, show to welcome back Chinese pandas

Kurdistan

Qushtapa Mayor sets deadline for licensed refineries, shuts down illegal operations

An aerial view shows the Erbil's Empire World residential complex in the downtown area. (Photo: Sabir Dri)

Kurdistan

Erbil Governor issues stricter environmental protection guidelines to curb pollution

The photo shows a Mazî tree, a type of oak tree in the Kurdistan Region. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Barzan region prepares for annual Mazî-Picking day on August 8

Few of the wild antelopes drinking from the water pond built by the resident of the area in Barzan. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

Barzan's environmentalist legacy: how a community heals its wildlife

An industrial generator in a neighborhood in Erbil. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Industrial generators pose significant environmental, health risks in Kurdistan Region

This aerial photo taken on July 28, 2024 shows a flood-affected village following heavy rains caused by Typhoon Gaemi in Zixing, in central China's Hunan province. (Photo by AFP)

World

30 dead, dozens missing after torrential rain in central China