‘Wastelands’ No More: India Charts a Future for Its Grasslands
Yale E360by Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar • July30 Jul 2026
A plan to map India’s grasslands “signals an important shift in government thinking about these ecosystems,” says a researcher.
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BBC Newsby Matt McGrath; Esme Stallard29 Jul 2026
Mandy Bourne lives with her 80-year-old mum in a top-floor social housing flat in the West Midlands. Both struggle with health conditions exacerbated by the recent heatwaves.
Tiger Population Surges Past 400 in One of the Greatest Wildlife Comebacks of Our Time | Blog | Nature | PBS
Nature | PBSby Amanda Bloom29 Jul 2026
This Global Tiger Day, Nepal announced that its wild tiger population has surpassed 400 individuals. To appreciate what that number represents, consider where the country started.
How to save giant Sequoias: Burn the forest around it first
Anthropocene Magazineby Warren Cornwall29 Jul 2026
Giant sequoias are built to live with fire. Their thick, spongy bark shields the underlying wood from flames.
Many Lutyens’ areas inundated; NDMC says water cleared quickly | Delhi News - The Times of India
Environment News, Earth News, Global Warming, Wild Life, Carbon Trading, Climate Business, Climate Change & Pollution Newsby Vibha Sharma28 Jul 2026
New Delhi: Several parts of Lutyens’ Delhi were inundated Monday. In Connaught Place’s Outer Circle, rainwater entered many shops, including those in G Block near Panchkuian Road.
In Germany, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Power
Yale E360by Nicola Jones28 Jul 2026
In a first, Germany drew more power from wind and solar than from fossil fuels last year. Together, wind and solar generated 44 percent of Germany’s electricity, while fossil fuels generated...
Do small climate habits help or hurt the bigger cause? What a 4-year study found.
Anthropocene Magazineby Sarah DeWeerdt28 Jul 2026
Small, everyday environmentally friendly behaviors don’t distract people from taking more meaningful collective action or supporting policies to limit climate change, according to a new study.
French wildfire created a monster cloud, unleashing lightning that ignited more fires
Environment News, Earth News, Global Warming, Wild Life, Carbon Trading, Climate Business, Climate Change & Pollution Newsby AP; Jul28 Jul 2026
PARIS: A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new fires beyond the original blaze...
Ten Stunning Canadian Landscapes That Reconnect Us With Nature | Nature Canada
Stories Archives - Nature Canadaby Nature Canada27 Jul 2026
Ten Stunning Canadian Landscapes That Reconnect Us With Nature Canada’s breathtaking landscapes are woven into the fabric of our national identity.
India on e-wheels: Can a housing society block your EV charger? Supreme Court may soon decide
Down To Earthby Pulaha Roy27 Jul 2026
Greater Noida resident Rachit Katyal has moved the Supreme Court after his housing society allegedly failed to act on his request to install a private EV charger.
Weather Whiplash Helped Fuel the Wildfires in France and Spain
Yale E360by Fred Pearce27 Jul 2026
In a summer of record heat waves, France and Spain are now facing wildfires that have forced the evacuations of more than 300,000 people.
Conservationists filled in 1.2km of a man-made river channel and allowed the water to spread naturally; the new Somerset wetland is now attracting rare wildlife
Environment News, Earth News, Global Warming, Wild Life, Carbon Trading, Climate Business, Climate Change & Pollution Newsby TOI Science Desk26 Jul 2026
Just one year after work completing a river restoration project in south-west England, researchers say the restored landscape has reduced flood peaks downstream, improved water quality and created...
Controlled Burns Have Saved Hundreds of Giant Sequoias
Yale E360by Ted Williams24 Jul 2026
The use of small, controlled burns to clear out flammable underbrush has saved thousands of giant sequoias from devastating wildfires, new research finds.
Researchers use hemp, rock dust and biochar to scrub forever chemicals from farm soils
Anthropocene Magazineby Emma Bryce24 Jul 2026
A growing problem of modern industrial agriculture is the accumulation of ‘forever chemicals’ like PFAS in the soil.
'All out of control': Spain invokes first wildfire emergency as fires rage across Europe; over 10,000 evacuated
Environment News, Earth News, Global Warming, Wild Life, Carbon Trading, Climate Business, Climate Change & Pollution Newsby TOI World Desk24 Jul 2026
Spain declared a national emergency over wildfires for the first time on Friday, while France requested European Union assistance to battle a major blaze on its Atlantic coast, as an intense...
Finding Reflections in Water, Glass, and Everyday Surfaces - 500px
500pxby 500px Blog23 Jul 2026
The best reflection photographs rarely happen by accident. They happen when a photographer learns to see surfaces differently. A puddle after rain, a shopfront window, the polished hood of a car.
Battery-like device sucks carbon dioxide out of thin air
Anthropocene Magazineby Anthropocene Team23 Jul 2026
Emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is easy. Pulling it back out? Not so much. Researchers have now developed a battery-like device that captures carbon dioxide from air by using a charging...
France's deadly June heatwave caused nearly 5,800 excess deaths, highest toll since 2003
Environment News, Earth News, Global Warming, Wild Life, Carbon Trading, Climate Business, Climate Change & Pollution Newsby TOI World Desk23 Jul 2026
France recorded 5,764 more deaths than expected during a record-breaking heatwave that swept the country between June 17 and July 2, health authorities said on Wednesday, highlighting the deadly...
After Decades of Drought, Water Is Rising in the African Sahel
Yale E360by Fred Pearce • July23 Jul 2026
Near-extinct oryx are returning. Farms are prospering as irrigation water reaches fields for the first time in decades. Farmers are even nurturing new trees on their land.
Brazilian Amazon Sees Sharp Drop in Acres Burned
Yale E360by Fred Pearce22 Jul 2026
Last year, the acreage burned in the Brazilian Amazon reached its lowest level in at least four decades.