Focus on Climate
Study finds mercury contamination in Brazil’s Yanomami people
RIO DE JANEIRO – Indigenous people from nine villages in Brazil’s Yanomami territory were found to be contaminated by mercury, with those living...
A 20-year ‘mega-drought’ in Australia? Research suggests it’s happened before – and we should expect it again
Opinion: Much of Australia is drought-prone, and the risk is expected to increase as global warming continues.
Lawsuit challenges $1 billion in federal funding to sustain California’s last nuclear power plant
Environmental group argues U.S. Energy Department's decision to award $1B to nuclear power plant operator was based on an outdated, flawed analysis.
New landscape data to have ‘significant impact’ on monitoring biodiversity in UK
The changes mean they will now be able to better measure biodiversity net gain or losses as well as provide evidence for carbon...
El Nino drought declared a national disaster in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the country needs $2 billion in aid to help millions of people who are going hungry due to...
Brazil hopes COP30 climate summit boosts ecotourism, travel to Amazon rainforest
Climate talks and ecotourism: Brazil hopes next year's COP30 summit boost travel to its Amazon rainforest and other spots highlighting biodiversity.
Dredging of Puerto Rico’s biggest port begins as environmentalists warn of threat to turtles, corals
A $62M project to dredge Puerto Rico’s biggest, most important seaport faces fierce opposition from environmentalists and a pending lawsuit.
New England braces for major spring snowstorm as severe weather continues to sock US
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A major spring storm was expected to drop more than a foot of snow in parts of New...
Africa now emits as much carbon as it stores: landmark new study
As natural ecosystems are converted for agricultural purposes, Africa's carbon storage capacity is decreasing while the rate of emissions goes up.
