August Just Set a Global Heat and Humidity Record—and It Wasn't Close
Gizmodoby Ellyn Lapointe·8 Sept 2026
The summer of 2026 has made history yet again with the warmest, most humid August on record. Fueled by human-driven warming and an unprecedented El Niño, last month’s global average temperatures...
A health crisis for Peru’s recently contacted people brings planetary health to the fore
Mongabay Globalby Mikedigirolamo·8 Sept 2026
Mongabay staff writer Aimee Gabay joins the Newscast this week to discuss her reporting trip to the Peruvian Amazon, where she spoke with the Indigenous Matsés community.
Farmers demand fair go in fight with fossil fuel giants
PerthNowby Abe Maddison·8 Sept 2026
Farmers demand fair go in fight with fossil fuel giants Frustrated farmers say they are absorbing significant climate change burdens while also being expected to clean up the mess created by...
'Such a relief': Mayor backs National's bed tax replacement
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·8 Sept 2026
'Such a relief': Mayor backs National's bed tax replacement Rotorua's mayor says it's a "welcome surprise" councils will take charge of how they spend new International Visitor Levy funding if...
Giant impacts may strip small icy moons of subsurface oceans
Phys.orgby Southwest Research Institute·8 Sept 2026
Giant impacts may strip small icy moons of subsurface oceans Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists used simulations to understand the role disruptive impacts play on icy moons with...
Singkil peat swamp: The embattled orangutan capital of the world
Mongabay Globalby Isabel Esterman·8 Sept 2026
- The Singkil peat swamp, part of Sumatra’s Leuser ecosystem, is a critical habitat for Sumatran orangutans.
Quebec wildfire smoke left forest moths with deformed wings, research finds
Phys.orgby Patrick Lejtenyi·8 Sept 2026
Quebec wildfire smoke left forest moths with deformed wings, research finds Over the course of the summer of 2023, Quebec experienced its worst wildfire season on record.
Prices at the pumps hitting €2 per litre to become the ‘new norm’, Taoiseach warns
TheJournal.ieby Christina Finn·8 Sept 2026
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Riverside families in the Amazon change meals as mercury poisons staple fish
Mongabay Globalby Mayra·8 Sept 2026
- A database built by Mongabay Latam, based on the analysis of scientific studies that gathered more than 7,000 samples from humans and 5,900 from fish, identified the areas most affected by...
In Peru, mercury leaves a toxic footprint on those who depend on a river
Mongabay Globalby Mayra·8 Sept 2026
- Mongabay reviewed nearly three decades of scientific research on the impact of heavy metals and traveled to several Amazonian communities to track the course of mercury contamination.
Adopt a welfare-oriented approach, Fisheries department told
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·8 Sept 2026
The Fisheries department should adopt a friendly and welfare-oriented approach towards fishermen instead of functioning mainly as an enforcement agency, Fisheries Minister V.E.
Indigenous territories maintain Amazon forest just as well as protected areas, study finds
Mongabay Globalby Shreya Dasgupta·8 Sept 2026
A new study has found that in Ecuador’s Amazon, Indigenous territories without formal conservation contracts maintained forest conditions just as well as formal protected areas.
Mercury threatens over 160 communities in Bolivia’s Beni River basin
Mongabay Globalby Mayra·8 Sept 2026
- Mongabay found that 39 communities in Bolivia are suffering from mercury poisoning and that 125 more face a similar risk.
Is a bigger solar system always better?
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·8 Sept 2026
Homeowners installing solar power systems may get a better return from a slightly bigger system. Kristy Hoare, managing director of My Solar Quotes, says she analysed 279 residential solar quotes...
New analysis maps mercury threat to 951 Amazon communities in three countries
Mongabay Globalby Mariaisabel·8 Sept 2026
- For the first time, Mongabay Latam analyzed 39 scientific studies published between 1997 and 2024 that confirm that 249 Indigenous and riverside communities in Peru, Bolivia and Brazil have been...
In Nepal, climate adaptation starts with what communities already know
Phys.orgby Jayeeta Chowdhury-Woodstrup·8 Sept 2026
In Nepal, climate adaptation starts with what communities already know The catastrophic flood along the Nepal–China border that killed more than 1,400 people and left nearly 6,000 people missing...
Vinayaka Chathurthi: farmers in Coimbatore, Tiruppur raise concern over idol immersion in water bodies
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·8 Sept 2026
While the restrictions imposed by the authorities on immersion of idols in water bodies as part of Vinayaka Chathurthi festival have been welcomed by the farmers, the continuous increase in the...
Alberta landowners challenge ‘chronic underfunding’ for orphan well cleanup | Globalnews.ca
globalnews.caby Globalnews Digital·8 Sept 2026
Alberta landowners are going to court over what they allege is the provincial energy regulator’s failure to properly fund the cleanup of oil and gas sites that have no company legally responsible...
How to use points and miles for a trip to Costa Rica - The Points Guy
The Points Guy Articlesby Eric Rosen·8 Sept 2026
11 ways to use points and miles for an incredible trip to Costa Rica right now Editor's Note Gorgeous beaches, lush rainforests, dramatic volcanoes, incredible biodiversity and phenomenal hotels...
Climate change may erase 25 million hectares of kelp forests by 2050
Phys.orgby Public Library·8 Sept 2026
Climate change may erase 25 million hectares of kelp forests by 2050 Climate change is driving rapid declines in seaweed forests globally, outpacing restoration efforts and undermining seaweed...
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