Tag Environment

Young Humpback Whale Dies in NSW Shark Net, First Fatal Case This Year

A tragic milestone has been reached in Australia’s ongoing struggle to balance marine safety with wildlife protection. A two-year-old humpback whale was found dead Tuesday after becoming fatally entangled in shark netting off the New South Wales coast, marking the…

Scientists Launch Massive Quest to Catalog California’s 30,000+ Insects

California is home to an estimated 30,000-35,000 insect species—but scientists admit they don’t know the exact number. This knowledge gap has sparked an ambitious new project called the California Insect Barcode Initiative, which aims to identify and catalog every single…

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Devastates Jamaica in Historic Storm

Hurricane Melissa, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, has unleashed catastrophic destruction across Jamaica after making landfall as a Category 5 hurricane. The unprecedented storm is being called the strongest to hit the Caribbean island since 1851,…

US Billionaires Emit 4,000x More Carbon Than World’s Poorest

A shocking new analysis reveals the massive carbon footprint disparity between America’s ultra-wealthy and the world’s most vulnerable populations. According to data shared with The Guardian, the richest 0.1% of Americans—comprising billionaires and multimillionaires—generate carbon emissions at a staggering rate…

Climate Crisis Now Claims One Life Every Minute Globally

A groundbreaking new health assessment has delivered a stark warning: rising global temperatures are now responsible for one death every minute worldwide, making the climate crisis one of the most urgent public health emergencies of our time. The comprehensive analysis,…

Bangladesh Launches Bold Plan to Return Captive Elephants to Wild

Bangladesh is taking groundbreaking action to end centuries of elephant captivity by launching an ambitious rehabilitation program that could serve as a model for conservation efforts across Asia. The government has begun retrieving privately owned elephants with the goal of…

Global Dust Storms Intensify, Exposing Billions to Toxic Air

Dust storms are becoming increasingly dangerous worldwide, exposing billions of people to hazardous air pollution and triggering widespread health crises. According to new research reported by Mongabay, these “supercharged” storms are not only growing more frequent but also more intense,…

Mexico Finally Bans Catching Five Threatened Atlantic Shark Species

Mexico has implemented new national regulations prohibiting the capture and retention of five threatened shark species in Atlantic waters, marking a significant step forward for marine conservation. The ban covers bigeye thresher sharks, silky sharks, critically endangered oceanic whitetip sharks,…

Africa’s $20B Green Wall Project Falls Short of Climate Promises

Despite over $20 billion in pledges, Africa’s ambitious Great Green Wall initiative is struggling to deliver on its environmental promises, according to a new study published in Land Use Policy journal. The massive reforestation project, spanning 11 countries across the…

Mississippi Town Loses Appeal: Drax Wins Right to Increase Pollution

The small town of Gloster, Mississippi (population 858) suffered a major setback in October when state environmental regulators reversed an earlier decision and granted wood pellet giant Drax permission to increase toxic air pollution limits at its local manufacturing plant.…