Today: November 07, 2026
Today: November 07, 2026

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Asia|Travel

Typhoon Champi sweeps past Taiwan, leaving 1 dead, 500 injured

Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday, killing 1 person and injuring more than 500, downing trees and severing

Economy|Environment|Science

How close is the Amazon to a 'tipping point?' Brazil’s election could help shape its future

Brazil's presidential election could be a turning point for the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest

Africa|Economy|Environment|Food|Health|World

New famine risk haunts war-torn Sudan with El Niño-driven drought

Across Sudan, farmers who have struggled to harvest their crops since a civil war

Environment|Finance|Science|World

UN climate fund promises $20 million for Nepal flood recovery, far short of billions needed

Disaster-hit Nepal will receive $20 million from the United Nations to help the Himalayan country recover from the devastating floods that killed thousands and destroyed buildings, schools, roads and dams resulting in billions of dollars of damages

Arts|Environment|Science|World

The world's oldest cave paintings in Indonesia under threat of wildfires

The world's oldest cave paintings on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi are under threat as heat and smoke from the country's worst wildfires in more than a

Arts|Asia|Business|Economy|Environment|World

Nepal to get $20 million from climate fund after deadly August flood

Nepal will receive $20 million in aid from the United Nations' climate loss and damage fund after the devastating flood along its border with China’s Tibet region in

Environment|Europe|Health|Science

Europe's killer heat this summer claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths

More than 50,000 people in Europe died this summer from heat, a record high amount, a new study finds

Environment|Europe|Health|Science

‘Worst on record’: Brutal summer heat wave killed more than 50,000 in Europe’s cities

‘Worst on record’: Brutal summer heat wave killed more than 50,000 in Europe’s cities

Environment|Science

Maui Coral Reef Holds Secrets Of The Past — And The Future

Scientists have studied a two-century-old coral core from Maui's Olowalu reef, revealing how land use has impacted reef health

Arts|Education|Environment|Science

At Cadillac Mountain, a missing Wabanaki marker and the fight over what national parks should tell

Signs and exhibits about slavery, climate change, and Native Americans have been removed from national parks across the country as part of the Trump administration’s campaign to eliminate what it calls disparaging material

Arts|Economy|Environment

From groceries to home loans, high oil prices permeate daily life 

The shock of oil prices at a five-month high of $110 a barrel and gas prices in Asia and Europe hitting their highest levels since

Environment|Science|World

El Nino 'wrecking ball' could cause record Pacific temperature rise, UN says

The El Nino weather pattern could cause a record rise in ocean temperatures in the Pacific as it barrels around the globe like a "wrecking ball" causing floods and droughts,

Arts|Economy|Environment|Science|World

In Honduras, hard hit by drought, authorities hope to make it rain using contentious tactic

Global warming is making the El Niño weather pattern stronger, and that’s prolonging a devastating drought across a region of Central America known as the Dry Corridor

Environment|Science|World

For the first time, UN says breaching 1.5C warming limit is ‘imminent and unavoidable’

For the first time, UN says breaching 1.5C warming limit is ‘imminent and unavoidable’

Business|Economy|Environment

Trump welcomes Britain’s decision to approve new North Sea gas field

Trump welcomes Britain’s decision to approve new North Sea gas field

Economy|Environment|Science|World

UN sees higher global warming, even in best-case scenario

Global warming is now projected to exceed previous estimates, with even the most optimistic scenario seeing average temperatures rise to 1.7-1.8 degrees

Arts|Environment|Europe|Science|Travel

A 'Treasury of Ice' goes on show, revealing relics as Swiss glaciers rapidly melt

The Glacier Garden in Lucerne is showcasing artifacts from Switzerland's glaciers in an exhibit called "Treasury of Ice."

Arts|Environment|Health|Science|Technology|World

Pakistan's factory workers swelter in extreme heat as global brands fail on safety pledges

Extreme heat intensified by climate change is creating dangerous conditions for factory workers in Pakistan

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Alberta rejects secession referendum, chooses to remain part of Canada

Alberta rejects secession referendum, chooses to remain part of Canada

Environment|Science

Global warming is accelerating, leading climate scientist Rockström says

Global warming caused by fossil fuel emissions is accelerating, pushing many of the Earth's most important ecosystems close to their tipping points, said

Science|Technology|World

EU unveils a new Arctic push as global warming and security threats reshape the region

The European Union has unveiled a plan to boost its presence in the Arctic

Environment|Science

Who should have a say in which species are saved? The California condor offers lessons for a global biodiversity treaty

When conservation affects local people, the question of who pays and who has a voice in decisions can make or break species recovery.

Uncategorized

Vivek Ramaswamy gets a political education in a grueling Ohio governor’s race

Vivek Ramaswamy gets a political education in a grueling Ohio governor’s race

Australia|Crime|Election

Who is Helen Haines, the Australian lawmaker targeted in vehicle attack?

Helen Haines, the Australian lawmaker left critically injured after being struck by a vehicle late on Monday, is an independent politician who had an

Education|Science|Technology

Meet the researchers leaving the US because of Trump's funding cuts and politicization of science

Many American scientists are being recruited by foreign universities holding out offers of stable funding and academic freedom

Environment|Science|World

World faces nature reality check at UN biodiversity conference

World leaders, diplomats and nature experts gather in Armenia this week to assess lagging efforts to halt biodiversity loss, with countries off track on

Economy|Environment|Political

Carney’s pipeline push is unlikely to bring back Canada’s oil jobs boom

 Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is betting a new pipeline can help revive the country’s oil industry, boost its production and

Economy|Education|Political|World

Clashes, fires and looting break out as protesters rally across France, joining students

Violent clashes, fires, and looting have marred demonstrations across France as hundreds of thousands protest rising living costs and poor school conditions

Arts|Election|Environment|Finance

Protester interrupts Maine Senate debate and confronts GOP Sen. Collins on data centers

During Maine's Senate debate Thursday night, a protester shouted at GOP Sen. Susan Collins about the impact of data centers, claiming they are “destroying” the climate. Collins immediately accused her Democratic opponent Troy Jackson of planting the protester, but Jackson said he did not know who the person was. The debate took a brief pause to remove the individual and then resumed.

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

US is reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and to power data centers

The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing demand, especially from data centers

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|World

Brazil says Amazon deforestation fell to the lowest level since 1988

Brazil’s government announces that annual deforestation in the Amazon has fallen to its lowest level since 1988

Economy|Environment|Finance|Science

Fundraising to protect oceans, forests and other key nature sites falling short ahead of UN summit

Promises by nations to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to finance nature and increase protections for oceans around the globe are falling short ahead of a key U.N. biodiversity conference

Health|Science

Pennsylvania’s aging prisons weren’t built for today’s extreme weather – leaving women and seniors especially at risk of illness and death

Extreme hot and cold temperatures are associated with higher rates of deaths, infirmary admissions and transfers to external medical facilities, researchers found.

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Exactly how much of an environmental menace is AI? Here’s what we know

Exactly how much of an environmental menace is AI? Here’s what we know

Crime|Environment|US

Body found in barrel in Lake Mead identified as Arkansas man after DNA testing, Las Vegas authorities say

Body found in barrel in Lake Mead identified as Arkansas man after DNA testing, Las Vegas authorities say

Arts|Business|Crime|Economy|Environment|Health|Sports|World

Hurricane Trudy looms over Mexico's Pacific coast, severe rainfall expected

Hurricane Trudy moved parallel to Mexico's western coast on Thursday, threatening further rain and strong winds in a region already battered in recent weeks by storms

Uncategorized

Nepal’s devastating flood exposes the risks of resettling disaster survivors

Chheku Lama ran uphill, urging people to flee when floodwaters hit his village, Khalte, in Nepal's Rasuwa district

Environment|Science

US winter is likely to be wetter and warmer, forecasters say. If you want more snow, look south

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the U.S. winter will likely be wetter and warmer, but not necessarily snowier, due to El Niño

Environment|Science|Technology

A super El Niño winter is coming and the first official forecast is in

A super El Niño winter is coming and the first official forecast is in

Environment|Science

Brazil investigates Amazon wildfires that disrupt daily life and have fueled political attacks

Brazilian authorities are investigating whether a recent surge in Amazon wildfires was orchestrated

Environment|Health|Science

Why is the haze so bad in Southeast Asia this year?

Months of sustained wildfires in Indonesia have caused a spike in respiratory illnesses and blanketed several Southeast Asian countries in hazardous haze, with Singapore

Environment|Science|Technology

Scientists knew the Doomsday Glacier was melting. They didn’t realize how ‘aggressively’

Scientists knew the Doomsday Glacier was melting. They didn’t realize how ‘aggressively’

Environment|Science

Study says global warming did more than El Niño to turbocharge Hurricane Polo

Both climate change and a strong El Niño combined to cause Hurricane Polo to explosively intensify from a tropical storm to a Category 5 monster in just 24 hours

Science|Technology

Greenland contradicts Trump’s claim that ‘massive’ oil and gas drilling is about to begin there

Greenland contradicts Trump’s claim that ‘massive’ oil and gas drilling is about to begin there

Business|Political|Science|Technology|World

Trump says oil, gas and mineral exploration in Greenland is set to begin. It's not that simple

U.S. President Donald Trump says “massive” oil, gas and mineral exploration is set to begin in Greenland

Asia|Environment|Science|World

Singapore pollution spikes, East Timor shuts schools as Indonesia wildfire haze intensifies

Pollution readings in Singapore reached their highest level this year on Wednesday while East Timor shut its schools for three days in response to

Arts|Economy|Environment|Europe|Science|Technology|World

Barbados joins push for global panel to tackle inequality

Barbados is joining a group of countries calling for the establishment of an international panel to address inequality, at a time when heightened geopolitical

Environment|Science|Technology

From climate-driven disasters to Rohingya refugee camps, solar kits help keep the lights on

Mohammed Saber and his family rely on a solar kit for electricity at the bamboo-and-tarpaulin shack they call home at a camp for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Environment|Science

A big cooldown will drop temperatures to their lowest levels in months

A big cooldown will drop temperatures to their lowest levels in months

Finance

UN development agency teams up with World Bank, others as funds grow scarce

The United Nations Development Programme on Tuesday announced new initiatives to help attract investors and jobs to developing countries, which are being

Arts|Environment|Opinion|Science|Technology

Across the US, people don’t want data centers coming to their communities

Opposition to data centers is widespread across the US, uniting people despite other differences on political and environmental issues.

Arts|Environment|Science|Technology|World

Environmentalists picket African Energy Week, urging an end to new oil and gas exploration

Climate activists in South Africa have picketed outside the African Energy Week conference, demanding an end to new oil and gas exploration across the continent

Environment|Science

Pacific hurricane region sets record for big, long-lasting storms thanks to El Niño

El Niño and other factors have combined to turbocharge the central and eastern Pacific hurricane region to record activity

Environment|Science

300 glaciers have disappeared from the American West since the mid-20th century – the survivors have a few things in common

A new study compared the glaciers in the Lower 48 states today against historical data from the mid-20th century. The results show the region’s vulnerabilities as temperatures rise.

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

How much rain can a hurricane make, and does the storm size matter?

Storms big and small can produce a lot of rain. What matters most is how fast they’re moving, as an atmospheric scientist and educator explains.

Uncategorized

ASEAN to discuss tackling transboundary haze ahead of November summit

Southeast Asian foreign ministers will during a meeting next month seek to tackle the transboundary haze blanketing parts of the region, ASEAN chair the

Arts

How the Iran war could make Trump an accidental climate president

How the Iran war could make Trump an accidental climate president

Health|Science|Technology

AI is among 17 potentially ‘catastrophic threats’ that researchers say require targeted action

AI is among 17 potentially ‘catastrophic threats’ that researchers say require targeted action

Business|Economy

The United Auto Workers tries to reassert political power in Michigan as it faces internal divisions

The United Auto Workers is working to regain political influence in closely contested Michigan

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

The Latest: Hurricane Isaias makes landfall along the US Gulf Coast

Hurricane Isaias has been downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane, which still includes extremely dangerous winds and extensive damage

Economy|Environment|Europe|Science

In parched Hungary, volunteers build their own dams to hold onto vanishing water

In a bone-dry valley in Hungary, forest workers and volunteers piled up terraces of logs and deadwood, hoping to catch any

Environment|Science|Technology

El Niño's storm-killer winds and climate's warming waters in fight over future of Hurricane Isaias

A supersized El Niño’s decapitating winds and the Gulf of Mexico’s hot storm-fueling waters are battling for the core and future of land-approaching Hurricane Isaias and the storm’s tilt and eye show who’s winning

Economy|Environment|Science|Sports|Travel|World

One of the world’s wealthiest cities is enduring the world’s most polluted air. Here’s why

One of the world’s wealthiest cities is enduring the world’s most polluted air. Here’s why

Environment|Science

Inside the deadlock at the world's top climate science body

The decision was expected to take minutes.

Arts|Environment

New Brazil Congress poses risk to environmental legislation, campaign group says

Brazil's next Congress is likely to pose a greater obstacle to legislation to protect the environment after elections this month, according to a

Education|Europe

Massive demonstrations. Injured teenagers. French students say they’re just getting started.

Massive demonstrations. Injured teenagers. French students say they’re just getting started.

Environment|Science

Keeping global temperature gain in check is a matter of survival, COP31 president says

Restricting global warming is a matter of survival and too many countries are shirking their responsibility to cut emissions, the official presiding over

Economy|Environment|Science|World

In drought-stricken Sri Lanka, farmers watch wells empty and wildlife crowd shrinking water holes

Sri Lanka is facing severe drought, leaving reservoirs dry and farming communities struggling

Business|Economy

US will rescind policy targeting oil and gas industry methane leaks

The US Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it would soon propose scrapping a Biden-era rule aimed at curbing large leaks of methane from oil and gas operations.

Business|Environment|Finance

US SEC will not charge top funds over climate concerns but warns of disclosure obligations

The US Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday it will not charge top asset managers over their actions with a climate

Environment|Science

This island was home to the planet’s largest penguin colony. Here’s why it just lost that title

This island was home to the planet’s largest penguin colony. Here’s why it just lost that title

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

Solar power helps Amazon communities ditch diesel and prepare for El Niño drought

Off-grid solar power is spreading across Brazil’s Amazon, helping remote communities prepare for severe drought while replacing costly, polluting diesel generators

Business|Economy|Finance|World

Moody's turns positive on sub-Saharan African countries

Moody's raised its outlook for sub-Saharan African countries to positive on Wednesday, saying reforms had helped them weather inflationary pressures,

Business|Economy|Environment|Food|Science

Buckwheat growers hope new markets can help it reach more tables

For Paige Hansen, changing the food system starts with changing the ingredients