Seasonal weather chaos just part of the picture behind Pacific maritime tragedies, climatologist says
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·21d ago
Seasonal weather chaos just part of the picture behind Pacific maritime tragedies, climatologist says As the Pacific Islands region reels from a series of recent maritime tragedies, a regional...
Ethiopian army says 272 Tigrayan fighters killed in Amhara
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·21d ago
Ethiopia’s army says it has killed at least 272 fighters from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in a counter-offensive in the country’s northwest Amhara region.
Climate resilience, water finance, innovation dominate discussions at IIWW
ThePrintby PTI·21d ago
New Delhi, Sep 24 (PTI) Climate-risk assessment, early-warning systems, glacial-lake monitoring, water-use efficiency and financing of water projects were among the key issues discussed on the...
Peru faces hearing over threats to uncontacted Indigenous groups in the Amazon
Mongabay Globalby Bobbybascomb·21d ago
A public hearing this week by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights will assess claims that the Peruvian state violated the rights of the Indigenous Mashco Piro, Yora, and Amahuaca peoples, who...
After a local elephant was killed, Kenyan rangers launched a 3-week rescue mission to save her baby
Good Good Goodby Meghan Cook·21d ago
On July 5, 2023, the body of a female elephant was found in the Pardamat Conservation Area, a protected savannah in southwestern Kenya.
Learning style predicts survival skills in young orangutans
Phys.orgby Max Planck Society·21d ago
Learning style predicts survival skills in young orangutans Orangutan infants spend their first eight years with their mothers, and throughout this time, they can draw on their knowledge.
Brazil’s tropical forest fund races to raise $2.7 billion before deadline
Mongabay Globalby Alexandre de Santi·21d ago
- The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) aims to reach $10 billion in sponsor capital by the end of 2026, a step toward a larger $25 billion fundraising goal.
The Guardian view on a supersized El Niño: a natural phenomenon and human folly are a lethal combination | Editorial
The Guardianby Editorial·21d ago
Some warnings are so grave that it is almost impossible to fully comprehend them. The descriptions of a super-sized, “Godzilla-level” El Niño already heating our planet would sound hyperbolic were...
New data centers in Oregon will be charged for all costs associated with growing energy need
Good Good Goodby Alex Baumhardt·21d ago
Oregon’s second largest investor-owned electric utility could soon directly assign the costs of new energy projects and infrastructure needed for data centers to data center operators.
CWMA upholds order for Karnataka to release 4,000 cusecs of water a day to T.N. for 15 days
The Hinduby B S Satish Kumar·21d ago
Karnataka, reeling under drought, received a jolt on Thursday with the Cauvery Water management Authority (CWMA) endorsing the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s (CWRC) order to ensure flows at a...
Caught in kitchen garden net, rescued tiger cub returned to the wild in Assam
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·21d ago
A tiger cub, rescued from a house in Assam’s Biswanath district on September 17, has been released in the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve.
Ebola, twins and women-led conservation: Reporting on gorillas for World Gorilla Day
Mongabay Globalby Shanna Hanbury·21d ago
Gorillas are among humans’ closest relatives, with a common ancestor dating back around 8 to 10 million years.
In Alaska, wildfires help prevent future burns. Researchers question if that feedback loop will hold
Phys.orgby Nathaniel Scharping·21d ago
In Alaska, wildfires help prevent future burns. Researchers question if that feedback loop will hold In Alaska's boreal forests, a negative feedback loop between wildfires and vegetation plays an...
Short reprieve in wind for Ōrewa sauna on the beach
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·21d ago
Auckland councillor John Watson "in a kind of statement of defiance to my ongoing years" leapt in the sea after a hot sauna at Ōrewa beach last month in late winter. "I'm still here ...
Yellowstone rangers clean 20K pieces of trash from the park. The most common find is something visitors hate to lose
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·21d ago
One of the less glamorous aspects of working as a national park ranger includes cleaning trash out of some of the country’s most beautiful, sacred spaces.
Montreal's squirrels provide insight into evolutionary change in urban species
Phys.orgby McGill University·21d ago
Montreal's squirrels provide insight into evolutionary change in urban species By comparing variations in the coat colors of eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) in Montreal city parks...
Govt asks edible oil firms to pass duty cut benefits to consumers
The Siasat Dailyby Press Trust of India·21d ago
New Delhi:The Food Ministry has asked edible oil companies to pass on the full benefit of lower import duties on cooking oils to consumers.
SPECIAL REPORT: Inside Nigeria’s methane problem
Premium Timesby Ini Ekott·21d ago
he fire at Inua Eyet Ikot does not go out. Day and night, a flare stack operated by Network Exploration & Production Nigeria casts an orange glow over this oil-rich community in Akwa Ibom State...
Regions Calling: Russia’s Got a Bear Problem - The Moscow Times
The Moscow Timesby Leyla Latypova·21d ago
Hello and welcome to Regions Calling, your guide to developments from beyond the Russian capital by The Moscow Times.
In Nepal, women seek ownership rights to the lands they tend
Mongabay Globalby Karen Coates·21d ago
- In Nepal, the law has eliminated gender discrimination when it comes to property rights, but cultural norms still interfere with land ownership.
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