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Following catastrophic floods and landslides that claimed more than 1,100 lives across Sumatra, Indonesia’s government has launched comprehensive environmental audits that mark a dramatic shift in how the nation addresses climate disasters. Rather than attributing the December tragedy solely to…
Thousands of LA County residents remain displaced one year after devastating wildfires as environmental risks persist. Meanwhile, researchers call for controlled solar radiation management experiments as 2024 becomes first complete year above critical temperature thresholds.
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.
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,…
Emergency management professionals are sounding alarm bells about what they describe as a systematic weakening of America’s ability to prepare for and respond to natural disasters under the Trump administration. According to these experts, the first year of Trump’s second…
Herpetologist Miguel Ángel de la Torre Loranca vanishes during Veracruz fieldwork while British falcon populations face systematic nest raids fueling illegal Middle Eastern racing bird trade. Meanwhile, emergency experts warn Trump policies have weakened US disaster response capabilities.
Sri Lanka is preparing to become one of the first countries to apply for assistance from the newly established UN Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), following the catastrophic impact of Cyclone Ditwah in late November. The historic…
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.
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…
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.
