“Dead Batteries Still Hold Power”: The US Eyes Billions in Lithium as Nations Clash Over Resources
IN A NUTSHELL 🔋 Researchers highlight the untapped potential of recycling discarded lithium batteries to access valuable materials…
Threats to Great Barrier Reef must be ‘tackled simultaneously’ after back-to-back bleaching, experts say
It’s no secret the world’s largest coral reef is under significant pressure. Coral bleaching, crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks, cyclonic…
World’s biggest iceberg breaks up after 40 years: ‘Most don’t make it this far’ | Environment
Nearly 40 years after breaking off Antarctica, a colossal iceberg ranked among the oldest and largest ever recorded…
Capybara: Colombia plans to allow commercial hunting of the ‘friendliest animal on the planet’ | International
Before the capybara became a commercial object, through its appearance as a Disney character, the massive arrival of…
The only 5km ocean causeway in Japan where you can walk on seabed at low tide
When I first spotted fishermen standing ankle-deep in crystal-clear water where an ocean should be, I realized I’d…
Establishing the nexus between urban walkability and thermal comfort in a changing climate
Ullah, S., Aldossary, A., Ullah, W. & Al-Ghamdi, S. G. Augmented human thermal discomfort in urban centers of…
Unexpected decline in the ocean carbon sink under record-high sea surface temperatures in 2023
Data sources This study relied on four fCO2 products and two global ocean biogeochemical models, for which technical…
How Europe’s deforestation law could change the global coffee trade
If your morning can’t begin without coffee, you’re in good company. The world drinks about 2 billion cups…
Labor’s Chris Bowen to release “shocking” climate risk analysis ahead of net zero targets
Energy Minister Chris Bowen will release a long-awaited National Climate Risk Assessment ahead of setting new 2035 emissions…
‘Every company wants to produce the last barrel sold’: the plan to create a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty | Fossil fuels
The fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty initiative aims to sidestep slow-moving UN climate talks by gathering together nations, cities…
Long-hidden methane leak in Darwin raises fresh doubts over Australia’s climate action
Environment groups have called for federal intervention following revelations an LNG export hub in Darwin has emitted large…
World Earthquake Report for Tuesday, 2 September 2025
Tue, 2 Sep 2025, 10:20 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours…