ENVIRONMENT
Typhoon Lupit Makes Landfall Twice in China, Skips Taiwan, Forces Evacuation of Over 300,000 in Japan
Typhoon Lupit, which was active in the Pacific region from August 2 to August 9, made landfall twice...
Protests in Iran, Security Forces Fire at People, Acute Water Shortages Persist
Iranian protests, triggered by the country’s water crisis, have intensified in recent days, with thousands...
Massive Wildfires Ravage Oregon and California as Heatwave Envelops America
U.S. states of Oregon and California are battling some of the worst wildfires in their history that have...
Yakutia in Serbia Melts Under Wildfires, Pollution Concerns Raise Citizens’ Frustrations
“Yakutia is a home of a lot of indigenous siberian people in Russia. It's the biggest region of Russia...
Typhoon In-fa Slams Into Eastern China, Bringing Heavy Rain, Grounding All Flights and Complicating Rescue
Typhoon In-fa — the third typhoon of the 2021 Pacific typhoon season — is scouring China’s east coast...
Giant Goldfish Destabilize the Ecosystem, Requiring Them to Be Removed by the Thousands
Pet goldfish released into natural bodies of water are causing problems around the world. Their growing...
800 Tons of Dead Fish, Parched Crops and Threatened Livestock Have North Americans Scrambling for Solutions
Two recent environmental crises are challenging leaders in Florida and three provinces of Canada to find...
Extreme Weather Crushing Canadian Canola, Fruit, and Shellfish Harvests
A record heat wave that began when Western Canada saw the British Columbia village of Lytton eclipse...
China’s Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme Begins Operations, Imperfect Solution for a Worsening Problem
China’s ambitious carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS) began activities on July 16, with 4.1 million...