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While Sri Lanka mourns the loss of 650 people killed by Cyclone Ditwah’s devastating floods and landslides, with another 200 still missing, a largely overlooked environmental tragedy has unfolded across the island nation. Thousands of wild animals have also perished…
The year 2025 delivered a devastating combination of climate setbacks that environmental experts are calling a turning point for the worse. Donald Trump’s return to the White House, backed by Republican congressional majorities, triggered a cascade of policy reversals that…
The Trump administration's aggressive dismantling of environmental protections creates unprecedented climate setbacks, as London Eye architect Julia Barfield proposes a massive 14-mile tidal lagoon to power Britain's AI energy demands. Plus conservation victories in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula and Burkina Faso.
Scientific breakthroughs in attribution research are revealing the stark reality of how climate change amplifies extreme weather events around the globe. The numbers paint a sobering picture: Hurricane Melissa’s devastating 252mph winds that battered Caribbean islands in October were made…
A striking moment of irony unfolded in January 2025 that seemed to capture the contradictions of our climate era. While actor Mel Gibson sat in a Texas studio dismissing climate science on Joe Rogan’s popular podcast, his $14 million Malibu…
Environmental justice groups reel from abrupt EPA funding cuts after transformative community grants disappear. Alabama's civil rights history creates today's sky-high electricity rates and renewable energy resistance. Meanwhile, federal budget cuts threaten the world's most extensive living fungi collection at University of Kansas.
The French Alps are witnessing an unprecedented transformation as climate change forces ski resorts to permanently shut their doors, leaving behind eerie “ghost resorts” frozen in time. A staggering 186 French ski resorts have already closed due to rising snow…
African agriculture is drowning in a climate crisis it didn’t create, with a staggering $365 billion funding shortfall looming through 2035 despite recent pledges at UN climate talks. While international conferences generate headlines about increased climate finance, the reality on…
Over the past ten years, the United Nations Climate Change Conference has unfolded across dramatically different backdrops—from the breakthrough optimism of the Paris Agreement to pandemic-disrupted negotiations, oil-rich host nations, and promises of environmental justice in the Amazon rainforest. Yet…
When Cyclone Ditwah struck Sri Lanka in late November, it triggered devastating landslides that left thousands homeless and reluctant to return to their damaged communities. Bandara Jayaratne, a resident of Beraliya village in the landslide-prone Aranayaka region, narrowly escaped when…
