Today: September 16, 2024
Today: September 16, 2024

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Dead fish blanket Greek tourist port after flooding

Greek authorities have started collecting hundreds of thousands of dead fish that poured into a tourist port in the central city of Volos this week

Dead fish blanket Greek tourist port after flooding
Environment|News|World

Ecuador's citizens voted to stop oil drilling in heart of Amazon. A year later, it hasn't happened

Voters in Ecuador last year approved a referendum to keep some 700 million barrels of crude oil in the ground in Yasuni National Park

Ecuador's citizens voted to stop oil drilling in heart of Amazon. A year later, it hasn't happened
Environment|Science

Sweaty corn is making it even more humid

Corn sweat is the process by which corn plants release moisture into the air to stay cool, and it brings the Midwest a surge in humidity every summer

Sweaty corn is making it even more humid
Economy|Environment|Europe|News

Romanian government plans drought insurance scheme for farmers

The Romanian government plans to approve an insurance system for agricultural land as part of a series of measures to help farmers whose crops have been ravaged by drought,

Romanian government plans drought insurance scheme for farmers
Environment|Opinion

Americans love nature but don’t feel empowered to protect it, new research shows

New research shows that Americans have positive feelings toward nature but also detects strong undertones of longing, guilt and worry.

Americans love nature but don’t feel empowered to protect it, new research shows
Education|Environment|Science

Scientists in Chile question if Antarctica has hit a point of no return

Nearly 1,500 academics, researchers and scientists specializing in Antarctica gathered in southern Chile for the 11th Scientific Committee on Antarctic

Scientists in Chile question if Antarctica has hit a point of no return
Business|Economy|Environment|Science

US clean energy jobs growth rate double that of overall jobs, report says

Jobs in the U.S. clean energy industry in 2023 grew at more than double the rate of the country's overall jobs, and unionization in clean energy surpassed for

US clean energy jobs growth rate double that of overall jobs, report says
Asia|Environment

South Korean teen activist hopes for landmark court ruling on climate change

Yoon Hyeonjeong, a 19-year-old South Korean activist, says the fate of her years-long fight for more action to tackle climate change hinges on what could be a landmark

South Korean teen activist hopes for landmark court ruling on climate change
Environment|Europe

Drying lakes and thirsty trees: In drought-hit Greece, water trucks are keeping crops alive

A severe drought in northern Greece, worsened by successive heat waves and low rainfall, is causing water shortages that are threatening agriculture, drying up lakes, and stressing local communities dependent on tourism

Drying lakes and thirsty trees: In drought-hit Greece, water trucks are keeping crops alive
Environment

Heat stroke risk won't stop Japan's ageing farmers as temperatures soar

The record high temperatures and sweltering weather that suffocated Japan this summer did not stop 77-year-old farmer Yasuyuki Kurosawa

Heat stroke risk won't stop Japan's ageing farmers as temperatures soar
Environment|Science

Salmon will soon swim freely in the Klamath River for first time in a century once dams are removed

For the first time in more than a century, salmon will have free passage along the more than 400 miles of the Klamath River and its tributaries as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion along the California-Oregon border

Salmon will soon swim freely in the Klamath River for first time in a century once dams are removed
Asia|Environment|Science

Hunters, conservationists join forces to protect Formosan black bear

As the cage holding an endangered Formosan black bear swung open conservationists blasted gunshots and air horns to

Hunters, conservationists join forces to protect Formosan black bear
Crime|Environment|Health|News

A bald eagle was shot in the beak. A care team in Missouri is hopeful it can be saved

A bald eagle is slowly recovering from surgeries after it was shot in Missouri

A bald eagle was shot in the beak. A care team in Missouri is hopeful it can be saved
Environment|News

GOP-led states urge Supreme Court to pause EPA plan meant to cut methane emissions by 80%

GOP-led states urge Supreme Court to pause EPA plan meant to cut methane emissions by 80%

GOP-led states urge Supreme Court to pause EPA plan meant to cut methane emissions by 80%
Environment

Environmental group calls for investigation into dead whale incident involving RFK Jr.

Environmental group calls for investigation into dead whale incident involving RFK Jr.

Environmental group calls for investigation into dead whale incident involving RFK Jr.
Environment|News

What is an Atlantic Niña? How La Niña’s smaller cousin could affect hurricane season

It’s rare to see both Nina’s at the same time, but both appeared to be developing in 2024. That could help soften hurricane season, but don’t bet on it.

What is an Atlantic Niña? How La Niña’s smaller cousin could affect hurricane season
Americas|Crime|Environment|News

Man accused of starting destructive California wildfire by throwing firework out car window

A 26-year-old man has been accused of igniting a destructive California wildfire in early July by throwing a firework from a car window during hot, dry and windy weather

Man accused of starting destructive California wildfire by throwing firework out car window
Americas|Environment

'Nature is punishing us': Drought imperils farmers and bees in Mexico's north

In the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, residents and farmers have anxiously watched and waited for clouds to bring rain to refill dried-out

'Nature is punishing us': Drought imperils farmers and bees in Mexico's north
Environment|Europe|News

EU faces lawsuits over emissions rules, 'green' label for planes

Environmental campaigners have taken the European Commission to court, seeking to force Brussels to upgrade its emissions rules for 2030 and, in a

EU faces lawsuits over emissions rules, 'green' label for planes
Environment|Europe|News|Science|Technology|World

IAEA chief warns of risk of nuclear accident at Russian plant in Kursk region

U.N. nuclear agency chief Rafael Grossi said after visiting Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant on Tuesday that there was a risk of a nuclear accident and the situation was

IAEA chief warns of risk of nuclear accident at Russian plant in Kursk region
Africa|Environment|News|World

Namibia to cull 83 elephants and distribute meat to people affected by drought

Namibia plans to cull 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants, and to distribute the meat to people struggling to feed themselves because of a severe drought

Namibia to cull 83 elephants and distribute meat to people affected by drought
Environment|Health|Travel

Tap water in parts of this drought-stricken tourist hot spot is now too salty to drink

Tap water in parts of this drought-stricken tourist hot spot is now too salty to drink

Tap water in parts of this drought-stricken tourist hot spot is now too salty to drink
Environment

‘The ocean is overflowing’: UN chief issues global SOS as new reports warn Pacific sea-level rise outstrips global average

‘The ocean is overflowing’: UN chief issues global SOS as new reports warn Pacific sea-level rise outstrips global average

‘The ocean is overflowing’: UN chief issues global SOS as new reports warn Pacific sea-level rise outstrips global average
Environment|News

Water profiteers thrive in Sicily as drought intensifies

A drought on the Italian island of Sicily has become so severe that many residents of the city of Caltanissetta have been without running water for

Water profiteers thrive in Sicily as drought intensifies
Asia|Environment

Typhoon Shanshan threatens heavy rain and traffic disruption in southwestern Japan

A powerful typhoon was approaching Japan’s southwestern islands Tuesday, with weather officials cautioning residents against heavy rain and violent winds in the region in the coming days

Typhoon Shanshan threatens heavy rain and traffic disruption in southwestern Japan

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