Muscat: Global warming is less of a concern to the fisheries industries along the Omani coast during the summer season of June through September than previously thought, a new study has revealed.
Twenty-four countries will participate in a large scale tsunami simulation exercise organized under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO on 7 and 8 September.
Muscat: 500 Omani businesses violated environment regulations in 2015, revealed the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs (MECA). Almost 100 of those firms were slapped with fines.
According to the latest statistics, 76 per cent of water comes from desalination plants and is distributed to the north of the Sultanate, with its high population density.
Muscat: Oman has been ranked second in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for food security, availability and quality on Global Food Security Index 2016.
Muscat: Oman Air, the National Carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, is fully aware of the importance to conserve the national resources and supports of the efforts exerted by the international communi
Muscat: An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale was recorded by an earthquake monitoring station at 6:46pm in Oman on Sunday, an official from the centre said.
Oman will get an early warning system to predict flash flood three to six hours before it occurs, said Ahmed Al Barwani, water resources expert at the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water
Nearly half of 33 countries expected to face extremely high water stress by 2040 are in the Middle East, where surface water is limited and demand is high, said experts who ranked 167 nations.
