Storms of dust and sand are another sign our climate is changing. Two experts explain
Imagine you wake up one morning and look out your window. You see a sky of red, hear a ferocious blast of wind and watch as tree branches creak and…
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Marine Heatwaves Are Cooking Ocean Ecosystems, and Climate Change Is Making Them Worse
Extreme underwater heat is killing coral, fish and seagrass, threatening fisheries, coastal economies and communities worldwide. FOLLOW THIS TOPIC Mass fish deaths and haunting stretches of bleached coral are among…
A plastic eater in Bangkok’s canals
This solar-powered barge collects plastic from Bangkok’s canals before it can wash into the ocean. It’s an innovative solution to a growing problem, but cleaning up plastic is only part…
Delays, biosecurity failures worsened flu outbreak at Nepal zoo, probe finds
KATHMANDU — Delayed reporting, poor communication and weak biosecurity allowed bird flu to spread through Nepal’s Central Zoo in June and July killing or prompting the culling of at least…
“We’ve gone backwards” – new plastics treaty text dims hopes for production curbs
A new draft text to revive deadlocked UN plastics treaty talks does not include specific measures on managing runaway plastic production, a growing source of greenhouse gas emissions, drawing criticism…
South Africa’s offshore oil push meets grassroots resistance in court
Layers of red dust coat South Africa's Saldanha Bay, a legacy of the one billion-plus tonnes of iron ore exported from what was once a quiet coastal fishing town in…