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‘We’re the bad gang’: Bedouin fisherwomen swim against a male tide
The Bedouin catchers who eke out a living along the shoreline of Oman laugh and sing as they work. But they fear they may be the last of their kind
Richa Syal in Mahout
04, Jan, 2023 @7:45 AM
10,000 litres a day for each pitch: water strain in the Gulf and the Qatar World Cup
Reliance on desalination comes with a big environmental cost for the region’s marine environment
Richa Syal
07, Oct, 2022 @11:25 AM
Shipping’s dirty secret: how ‘scrubbers’ clean the air – while contaminating the sea
Told to reduce air pollution, the shipping industry could have switched to cleaner fuels – instead, many vessels turned to special devices that simply dump the toxins into the water
Richa Syal
12, Jul, 2022 @9:45 AM
US cruise ships using Canada as a ‘toilet bowl’ for polluted waste
Lax Canadian regulations create ‘perverse incentive’ for US cruise ships en route to Alaska to discharge toxic mix of chemicals and wastewater off British Columbia, report says
Richa Syal
09, Jul, 2022 @12:00 PM
‘Apocalyptic skies’: the dust storms devastating Gulf states and Syria
Rising frequency of storms due to climate crisis is causing more loss of life and more destruction, say experts
Richa Syal
03, Jun, 2022 @7:51 AM
‘It’s mind-boggling’: the hidden cost of our obsession with fish oil pills
The market in this prized commodity is worth billions – but are the supposed benefits worth the cost to global ecosystems?
Richa Syal
18, Jan, 2022 @6:15 AM
Revealed: many common omega-3 fish oil supplements are ‘rancid’
Independent tests find that a number of products on the market use oxidised oils, with the rancidity often masked by flavourings
Richa Syal
17, Jan, 2022 @6:45 AM
‘Gushing oil and roaring fires’: 30 years on Kuwait is still scarred by catastrophic pollution
Oilwells set alight by Iraqi forces in 1991 were put out within months, but insidious pollution still mars the desert
Richa Syal
11, Dec, 2021 @10:00 AM
Licence to krill: the destructive demand for a ‘better’ fish oil
Industrial fishing of the tiny crustacea in a dietary supplements gold rush is threatening the Antarctic food chain – and even the climate
Richa Syal
07, Sep, 2021 @5:01 AM
From 1m trees to a tree graveyard: how Dubai’s conservation plans went awry
Hundreds of thousands of trees have died after costly real estate projects thwarted attempts to halt desertification
Richa Syal
24, Aug, 2021 @10:20 AM
‘Aphrodisiac’ of the ocean: how sea cucumbers became gold for organised crime
Overfishing and smuggling of this crucial animal are affecting biodiversity and the livelihood of local fishers in Sri Lanka
Richa Syal
12, Apr, 2021 @5:00 AM
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