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Earth Records Three Hottest Years While Australia Approves Record Habitat Destruction, Scientists Question Microplastics Claims — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Wed, Jan 14 2026

Despite 2025's cooling, Earth just experienced its three hottest years on record as climate crisis accelerates. Australia approved destroying 57,000 hectares of threatened species habitat—a 15-year high. Meanwhile, researchers challenge widespread microplastics studies, citing laboratory contamination flaws. Read the full article

January 14, 2026

South africa’s great white sharks face population collapse from human activities

South Africa’s great white shark population is experiencing a dramatic collapse, with these apex predators largely vanishing from their traditional strongholds along the Western Cape since…

January 14, 2026

2025 marks third-hottest year on record as global temperatures breach critical 1.5°c threshold

Climate scientists have confirmed that 2025 was the third-hottest year in recorded history, with human-driven fossil fuel emissions pushing global temperatures to dangerous new heights. According…

January 14, 2026

Uk secures record-breaking wind power auction to power 12 million homes as energy secretary defends renewable strategy

Britain has achieved a major milestone in its transition away from fossil fuels with a record-breaking offshore wind power auction that will generate enough clean energy…

January 14, 2026

Australia approves destruction of record 57,000 hectares of threatened species habitat in 2025

Australia’s federal government approved the destruction of more than 57,000 hectares of critical threatened species habitat in 2025—marking a troubling 15-year high for habitat loss approvals,…

January 14, 2026

Tanzania communities still face violence despite cancellation of world bank tourism project

A year after Tanzania canceled a controversial World Bank-funded tourism project due to human rights concerns, local communities around Ruaha National Park continue to suffer from…

January 14, 2026

Amazon’s gold mining wasteland could fund $90 billion environmental recovery and create 200,000 jobs

Decades of illegal gold mining have turned vast swaths of the Amazon rainforest into a toxic wasteland, but new analysis suggests this environmental disaster could paradoxically…

January 14, 2026

Scientists use fishing boat gps data to track how marine heat waves force fish to migrate along us west coast

As marine heat waves become increasingly common and severe along the US West Coast, scientists have discovered an innovative way to monitor how these extreme ocean…

January 14, 2026

Earth’s hottest three years on record signal accelerating climate crisis despite temporary 2025 dip

Despite a slight cooling in 2025, scientists are sounding the alarm that Earth has just experienced its three hottest years in recorded history, with climate experts…

January 14, 2026

Uk awards record-breaking offshore wind contracts to power 12 million homes by 2030

Great Britain has taken a major step toward its clean energy future, awarding subsidy contracts to offshore wind projects capable of powering a record 12 million…

January 14, 2026

Three andean condor chicks offer hope for species on brink of extinction in colombia

A conservation program in Colombia has achieved a significant milestone in the fight to save one of South America’s most iconic birds from local extinction. Three…

January 14, 2026

Global wildlife traffickers target ants as conservationists push for cites protection

A massive seizure of over 5,000 endemic ants in Kenya has exposed a shadowy global wildlife trade that’s threatening ant populations worldwide. Conservationists are now urgently…

January 14, 2026

Indonesia’s deforestation surges to highest levels in years as massive food estate project threatens rainforests

Indonesia is experiencing a dramatic reversal in its fight against deforestation, with forest losses in 2025 reaching their highest levels since 2019. The country’s forestry minister,…

January 14, 2026

Us carbon emissions jump 2.4% in 2025, breaking years-long declining trend

The United States reversed its recent progress on climate pollution in 2025, with carbon emissions from fossil fuel burning rising 2.4% compared to the previous year,…

January 14, 2026

North atlantic right whale population shows signs of hope with 15 new calves born this winter

Scientists monitoring the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale population have documented encouraging news this calving season, with 15 newborn calves identified so far. This represents…

January 14, 2026

Earth Records Three Hottest Years While Australia Approves Record Habitat Destruction, Scientists Question Microplastics Claims — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Wed, Jan 14 2026

Dried, cracked earth under intense sunlight illustrating record-breaking global temperatures

Despite 2025's cooling, Earth just experienced its three hottest years on record as climate crisis accelerates. Australia approved destroying 57,000 hectares of threatened species habitat—a 15-year high. Meanwhile, researchers challenge widespread microplastics studies, citing laboratory contamination flaws.

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