Environment

Americans may soon be living in an entirely new climate. New analysis shows the climate crisis will push 16 cities at risk of having summer temperatures on par with the Middle East by the end of […]

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At least 25 people have drowned and many more potential victims are missing in the record floods in eastern Kentucky caused by the devastating rains that swept through the heart of the US Appalachian region. […]

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Around 90 percent of the Earth’s topsoil will be at risk by 2050, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Wednesday, calling for more action by countries and partners who signed up […]

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President Joe Biden unveiled a new plan to combat extreme heat but stopped short of declaring a climate emergency. It comes as the president faces the disintegration of his climate agenda, and ferocious heatwaves hit large […]

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Wildfires are raging across huge swathes of Southern Europe as warnings have sounded in London after the United Kingdom recorded its hottest day ever.  The massive record-shattering heatwave and devastating wildfires have created renewed warnings […]

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Massive heat waves have hit Europe, sending temperatures soaring, fueling wildfires, causing heat-related deaths, and shattering records.  In the United Kingdom, British officials issued fire warnings, as temperatures may reach 104 degrees in the typically […]

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The European Parliament’s industry committee has voted to restrict soy oil as a feedstock for biofuel production.  The move comes amid concerns over the environmental impact of soy cultivations in countries outside of Europe, which […]

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After multiple errors at the fuel storage facility that poisoned Pearl Harbor water with a fuel leak, around 6,000 people were treated for nausea, headaches, rashes, and other illnesses, the Navy report on tainted water […]

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According to a study led by a UK research team from the University of York which probed the presence of pharmaceuticals in the world’s rivers, almost half the world’s rivers are polluted with antibiotics, antidepressants, […]

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The global life expectancy has been reduced by 2.2 years by particulate air pollution compared to a hypothetical world that meets international health guidelines, the University of Chicago’s 2022 Air Quality Life Index shows. The […]

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The United States is further behind other nations on climate progress due to regression in the Trump era, The Verge reports. Researchers found that the U.S. fell even further behind while now-former President Donald Trump […]

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Financial assistance for developing countries needs to be at the top of the United Nations Climate Summit’s agenda this year, the host country Egypt said, according to The Guardian. The annual Climate Summit, COP27 will […]

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For the first time, officials in southern California have declared a water shortage emergency.  Unprecedented water restrictions have been ordered for six million people in parts of Los Angeles, Ventura, and San Bernardino counties.  The […]

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Today is Earth Day, and experts say the earth is hurting.  This year’s Earth Day theme is “Invest in our Planet,” with a focus on encouraging world leaders, businesses, and individuals to invest and switch […]

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As Chile is living through a record-breaking drought longer than 12 years and its 6 million-strong capital of Santiago is facing the possibility of being cut off from water resources, the Governor of the Santiago […]

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