Environment

Mosul- Sulfur
The Iraqi Ministry of Environment identified key sulphur pollution sources: heavy fuel power plants, illegal smelting, and unregulated waste burning.
The forest fire near the Aegean resort of Izmir is one of six fires currently rampaging through Turkey.
A fire in Izmir started late on Thursday for unknown reasons, as firefighters already worked to contain three separate fires in northwestern Turkey.
Yemen was already suffering from serious air and water pollution due to the country's war. Israel's recent airstrikes have worsened the situation.
An oil slick stretching nearly the length of Yemen's Red Sea coast was spotted after a Houthi attack damaged a crude tanker, an observatory said Wednesday.
New temperature records will continue to be broken as climate continues to warm, experts have warned following extreme heat and torrential rain globally.
G7 nations agreed to phase out coal-fired power plants by 2035, but Japan - which relies heavily on coal - was reluctant to set a date.
Greece and Libya were hit with major storms which carried sand from the Sahara desert and blanketed cities in a yellow-orange haze
After already leaving a slick from leaking fuel while it was still afloat, the sunken Rubymar ship now poses a new set of environmental threats under water.
COP hosts UAE, Azerbaijan, Brazil have teamed up to keep alive the pledges contained in the Dubai agreement at COP28.