• Himalayas Show Bare Rocky Terrain as Snow Disappears, Queensland Braces for Floods After Cyclone Koji — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Mon, Jan 12 2026

    Himalayas Show Bare Rocky Terrain as Snow Disappears, Queensland Braces for Floods After Cyclone Koji — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Mon, Jan 12 2026

    The iconic Himalayas reveal alarming bare surfaces amid critically low winter snowfall while Queensland faces continued flooding threats from ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji. Meanwhile, New Zealand grants historic legal personhood to the Whanganui River after Māori leaders' 140-year campaign. Read the full article

Himalayas Show Bare Rocky Terrain as Snow Disappears, Queensland Braces for Floods After Cyclone Koji — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Mon, Jan 12 2026
Snow-capped Himalayan peaks showing exposed rocky terrain where snow cover has dramatically diminished

The iconic Himalayas reveal alarming bare surfaces amid critically low winter snowfall while Queensland faces continued flooding threats from ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji. Meanwhile, New Zealand grants historic legal personhood to the Whanganui River after Māori leaders' 140-year campaign.

Read MoreHimalayas Show Bare Rocky Terrain as Snow Disappears, Queensland Braces for Floods After Cyclone Koji — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Mon, Jan 12 2026
US Oil Giants Reject Trump’s Venezuela Investment Push, Arizona Settles Groundwater Case With Dairy Operation — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Sun, Jan 11 2026
Oil industry executives in suits sitting around White House meeting table during Venezuela investment discussion

Major oil companies show little enthusiasm for Trump's Venezuela petroleum revival plans despite White House pressure. Meanwhile, Arizona secures landmark settlement with dairy operation that drained desert wells, leaving Willcox residents without water and homes sinking into subsiding earth.

Read MoreUS Oil Giants Reject Trump’s Venezuela Investment Push, Arizona Settles Groundwater Case With Dairy Operation — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Sun, Jan 11 2026