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Indonesia is examining whether decades of environmental destruction amplified the catastrophic damage from Cyclone Senyar, which devastated northern Sumatra in November 2025. The rare tropical cyclone killed at least 1,178 people and displaced around one million others across three provinces,…
Operating rooms worldwide phase out desflurane, an anesthetic 2,500 times more potent than CO2, while hundreds of oil and chemical barges accumulate on Houston's San Jacinto River with minimal oversight. Congress preserves EPA budget in bipartisan deal.
Four months after toxic sludge coated Louisiana's majority-Black Roseland community, residents still await meaningful recovery help. Meanwhile, photographers document Europe's escalating invasive species crisis disrupting native ecosystems, while plastic pollution infiltrates global food chains.
Invasive parakeets threaten native bird species in Richmond Park while a disabled elephant calf reveals growing pressures on Asian herds. Britain also sets renewable energy records and experiences its hottest year ever in 2025.
NYC pours funding into innovative bluebelt networks to combat intensifying cloudbursts and flood risks. Meanwhile, progressive leaders reframe climate action as economic relief while Trump dismisses environmental policies, and Wales launches its post-Brexit agricultural subsidy program.
Christine, a 70-year-old great-grandmother from Trowell, Nottinghamshire, approaches her flood-prone home with dark humor. “I wouldn’t worry about taking your shoes off,” she tells visitors, “I’ll be getting a new carpet soon enough when it floods again.” But behind the…
Indonesia ended 2025 grappling with a sobering contradiction: while climate-related disasters grow increasingly severe, the country’s environmental policies have remained virtually stagnant during President Prabowo Subianto’s inaugural year in office. The archipelago nation continues its heavy reliance on fossil fuels…
Iceland shattered temperature records with 19.8°C on Christmas Eve, while Britain's warmest spring boosted breeding rates for 14 songbird species. Meanwhile, December storms brought crucial snowpack to California's Sierra Nevada mountains, offering hope for water supplies.
Southeast Asia faced a devastating environmental triple threat in 2025, as deadly flooding killed over 1,800 people while conservation efforts collapsed due to massive funding cuts and continued fossil fuel expansion across the region. The crisis began when the Trump…
Overfishing pushes Mediterranean great whites toward extinction as apex predators disappear from crucial marine ecosystems. Meanwhile, Queensland abandons planned shooting ban for protected flying foxes despite scientific opposition, and BBC's David Attenborough documents London's hidden wildlife at age 99.
