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Thousands protest against mass tourism in Spain's Balearic Islands

Thousands of people protested in Spain's Balearic Islands on Saturday against mass tourism ahead of the summer season.

May 25, 2024
Thousands protest against mass tourism in Spain's Balearic Islands
Environment|News

Chile firefighter, forest official linked to wildfires that killed 130

A volunteer firefighter and a Chilean forestry official have been formally accused by prosecutors with involvement in setting wildfires that engulfed central Chile this past February,

May 25, 2024
Chile firefighter, forest official linked to wildfires that killed 130
Environment|News

Chile accuses volunteer firefighter and ex-forestry official with causing huge fire that killed 137

A Chilean judge has ordered a volunteer firefighter and a former forestry official detained for allegedly planning and causing a mammoth forest fire that caused 137 deaths and made 16,000 people homeless in February

May 26, 2024
Chile accuses volunteer firefighter and ex-forestry official with causing huge fire that killed 137
Environment|Science

Rare blue-eyed cicada spotted during 2024 emergence at suburban Chicago arboretum

The 2024 cicada emergence is underway in Illinois

May 26, 2024
Rare blue-eyed cicada spotted during 2024 emergence at suburban Chicago arboretum
Environment|Health|Science

Extreme heat: Tracking temperatures and risks across the US this summer

Extreme heat: Tracking temperatures and risks across the US this summer

May 26, 2024
Extreme heat: Tracking temperatures and risks across the US this summer
Environment|News

India and Bangladesh brace for year's first cyclone

Bangladesh and India braced on Sunday for cyclone Remal, the first of the year, as the storm with wind speeds of up to 120 kmh (75 mph)

June 11, 2024
India and Bangladesh brace for year's first cyclone
Economy|Environment

In one North Carolina county, it's 'growth, growth, growth.' But will Biden reap the benefit?

Just 81,000 people live in rural Chatham County in North Carolina, where there are more than 1,000 farms

May 26, 2024
In one North Carolina county, it's 'growth, growth, growth.' But will Biden reap the benefit?
Environment|World

Experts warn of hail, whirlwinds in Mexico after new heat record in the capital

The third heat wave suffocating dozens of states in Mexico could give way on Sunday to torrential rains, hail and even whirlwinds during the afternoon in the center of the

June 11, 2024
Experts warn of hail, whirlwinds in Mexico after new heat record in the capital
Business|Economy|Environment|News

Nigeria is emerging as a critical mineral hub. The government is cracking down on illegal operations

Nigeria’s government is cracking down on illegal mining, making dozens of arrests of unlicensed miners since April for allegedly stealing the country’s lithium, a critical mineral used in batteries for electric vehicles, smartphones and power systems

May 27, 2024
Nigeria is emerging as a critical mineral hub. The government is cracking down on illegal operations
Business|Environment

Texas daily power demand sets record for May consumption

Texas' daily power consumption set a record for the month of May for the sixth time this month, the state grid operator said on Monday, as homes and businesses fired up air conditioners

May 27, 2024
Texas daily power demand sets record for May consumption
Business|Environment|Technology

Rio Tinto, BHP to collaborate on electric haul truck trials in Pilbara

Top Australian miners Rio Tinto and BHP Group will work together for testing large battery-operated electric haul truck technology in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Rio Tinto

June 12, 2024
Rio Tinto, BHP to collaborate on electric haul truck trials in Pilbara
Economy|Environment|News|Political

South Korea, China, Japan joint declaration after first summit in four years

The leaders of South Korea, China and Japan on Monday issued a joint declaration covering cooperation in a range of areas from trade to climate change and ageing societies.

May 27, 2024
South Korea, China, Japan joint declaration after first summit in four years
Environment|News

US storms kill at least 21 across 4 states on Memorial Day weekend

Tornado-spawning thunderstorms that swept the Southern Plains and the Ozark Mountains have killed at least 21 people across four U.S. states as of Monday afternoon and

May 27, 2024
US storms kill at least 21 across 4 states on Memorial Day weekend
Environment|News|Political

Operations to destroy illegal roads in Colombia's Amazon hit standstill, sources say

Government measures to destroy illegal roads in and around Colombia's Amazon rainforest are stalled, eight sources told Reuters, with one operation suspended

June 12, 2024
Operations to destroy illegal roads in Colombia's Amazon hit standstill, sources say
Economy|Environment|News

As Atlantic hurricane season begins, Florida community foundations prepare permanent disaster funds

As climate change makes storms more frequent and intense, Florida community foundations are looking for new ways to make sure they have resources on hand to support the public before, during and after a disaster

May 27, 2024
As Atlantic hurricane season begins, Florida community foundations prepare permanent disaster funds
Economy|Environment|News|Technology

Russia to build Central Asia's first nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan

Russia will build a small nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan, the first such project in post-Soviet Central Asia, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Monday at a meeting with

May 27, 2024
Russia to build Central Asia's first nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan
Environment|Health|Science

Heat-related monkey deaths climb in Mexico, as environmentalists report deaths of birds and bats

The number of heat-related howler monkeys deaths in Mexico has risen to 157, with a tragically small number of the primates treated or recovering

May 27, 2024
Heat-related monkey deaths climb in Mexico, as environmentalists report deaths of birds and bats
Economy|Environment|News|Political

Caribbean leader blasts 'empty' climate promises at small islands summit

The president of this decade's summit for Small Island Developing States on Monday blasted "empty" and "grossly inadequate" climate pledges, saying wealthy nations have

June 12, 2024
Caribbean leader blasts 'empty' climate promises at small islands summit
Business|Economy|Environment|Political

US company rejects Mexico's criticism, buy-out offer, says president's projects hurt the environment

An American quarry company has rejected the Mexican president’s campaign of criticisms and closures, and his offer to buy its property on the Caribbean coast

May 27, 2024
US company rejects Mexico's criticism, buy-out offer, says president's projects hurt the environment
Environment|Health|News

Fears rise of a second landslide and disease outbreak at site of Papua New Guinea disaster

Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene of Papua New Guinea’s mass-casualty disaster

May 28, 2024
Fears rise of a second landslide and disease outbreak at site of Papua New Guinea disaster
Environment|Health

Last year's deadly heat wave in metro Phoenix didn't discriminate

The victims of last summer's staggering 31-day streak of daily temperatures reaching 110 degrees Fahrenheit and over were old and young, male and female, homeless and well-to-do, Black, white, Hispanic, Asian American and Native American

May 28, 2024
Last year's deadly heat wave in metro Phoenix didn't discriminate
Environment|Health

After a deadly heat wave last summer, metro Phoenix is changing tactics

Officials in America’s hottest big metro are working to better protect people amid temperatures already hitting the triple digits this spring

May 28, 2024
After a deadly heat wave last summer, metro Phoenix is changing tactics
Business|Environment|Technology

Toyota showcases compact engines adaptable to different fuels

Toyota Motor showcased next-generation engines on Tuesday that can be used in cars as varied as hybrids and those running on biofuel, as it targets tougher emissions standards and

June 12, 2024
Toyota showcases compact engines adaptable to different fuels
Entertainment|Environment

Hollywood movies rarely reflect climate change crisis. These researchers want to change that

A team of researchers set out to determine if today’s Hollywood blockbusters are reflective of the current climate crisis and found out they aren't most of the time

May 28, 2024
Hollywood movies rarely reflect climate change crisis. These researchers want to change that
Environment|Health|News|Technology|World

Russia not currently planning to restart Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, TASS says

Russia is not currently planning to restart the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the head of Russia's state-owned nuclear power company Rosatom was quoted as saying on

May 28, 2024
Russia not currently planning to restart Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, TASS says

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