Environment

Scientists claimed on Thursday that Typhoon Gaemi, which earlier this year killed scores of people in the Philippines, Taiwan, and China, had winds and rains that were accelerated by climate change. After passing through the Philippines...

Indonesian authorities arrested a man trying to sell elephant tusks and the horns of critically endangered rhinos via social media. The illegal wildlife trade remains rampant in Indonesia, where law enforcement is lax, but the arrested...

In rebel-held areas of Yemen, flash floods caused by heavy rainfall have claimed the lives of at least 12 people and left over 20 others missing, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Huthi-run...

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, advisor for the environment, forests, and climate change, stated today that international cooperation is required to limit plastic pollution. “We have an opportunity to push together for an ambitious Global Plastics Treaty. We need...

On Tuesday, a powerful typhoon was moving toward southern Japan, bringing with it torrential rain and causing delays for planes and bullet trains. With gusts of up to 216 kilometers per hour (135 miles per hour),...

A strong typhoon was headed for southern Japan on Monday, with forecasters warning of heavy rains, powerful winds and possible transport problems later this week. Typhoon Shanshan was expected to cross the Amami island area on...

Hone, a Category 1 hurricane, brushed past Hawaii’s Big Island early Sunday, bringing tropical storm conditions with rain and swells, the US Central Pacific Hurricane Center said. The storm, with maximum sustained winds of 80 miles...

Sao Paulo, the most populous state in Brazil, saw wildfires spread across it on Friday, resulting in the highest-level alarms being issued in thirty cities and a thick smoke billowing from the capital. The southeast region,...

On Friday, the Reykjanes peninsula’s southwest saw the formation of a second fissure, according to Icelandic authorities, but the region’s volcanic activity had diminished after lava began to gush out for the sixth time since December....

Protesters including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and members of Extinction Rebellion on Saturday tried to blockade of a gas and oil processing plant in southwest Norway. In a post to social media, Extinction Rebellion Norway said...