Oregon's Bootleg Fire is creating its own weather
Usually, weather conditions influence how wildfires behave. But southern Oregon’s massive Bootleg Fire is so...
G20 nations subsidized $3 trillion in fossil fuels since Paris agreement
A report by BloombergNEF and Bloomberg Philanthropies shows that G20 countries have continued subsidizing fossil...
France announces end of male chick culling
Being shredded alive. Getting gassed. It sounds like a horror movie, but in fact, it’s the true crime genre....
Those Olympic anti-sex beds? They’re actually for recycling.
Among all the news about the Tokyo Olympics, you might have heard one particularly wild story about the beds in...
Worse poison ivy is yet another effect of climate change
Not only do hikers have to contend with wildfires and out-of-control ticks this year, but now even poison...
Here's how the billionaire space race hurts the environment
Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, successfully flew to space and landed back on Earth this month, a...
Prominent environmental activist murdered in Nairobi
Joannah Stutchbury, a prominent environmental activist, was shot dead on July 15 while driving home in Nairobi,...
Killer heatwaves threaten US farmworkers
People are suffering from heat waves around the U.S., but many can find relief indoors with air conditioning. Not...
Least developed countries tell rich nations to cut emissions
A coalition of 100 Least Developed Countries (LDC) is raising concerns over the slow rate at which developed countries...
Moon wobble could lead to massive flooding
Considering retiring on the coast one day? Better rethink your plans. A new NASA study explains that a cute-sounding...
The Amazon rainforest now emits more carbon than it absorbs
A recent study in Nature shows that the Amazon rainforest is now emitting more CO2 than it absorbs. For...
EU climate proposals could significantly cut emissions
The EU has come up with a dozen proposals to form its most aggressive climate plan. Among the proposals is a plan...
Worst drought in a century has hit over 93% of West Coast
Western U.S. states are experiencing the worst drought in the past century. Figures released by the U.S Drought...
LA County beaches close after an 8-hour sewage spill
On Monday night, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued an order to close several...
UN outlines biodiversity plan to reverse climate change
The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (U.N. CBD) has set out a plan to reverse ecological destruction,...
