Tapanuli Orangutan Crisis: Cyclone Senyar’s Devastating Impact
Scientists fear that Cyclone Senyar, which made landfall on November 25, may have swept away a significant number…
Indonesian environmentalists blame rapid forest loss in Sumatra for severity of deadly floods
Indonesian environmental activists say the floods and landslides that have devastated parts of Sumatra have been made worse…
Did deforestation worsen Sumatra disaster? Indonesia to trace timber, summon companies to explain
JAKARTA: Indonesia will summon eight companies suspected of contributing to deadly flooding in North Sumatra’s Batang Toru watershed as…
China reveals 41 new lunar landslides caused mostly by moonquakes
Chinese researchers have discovered evidence of active landslides on the surface of the moon. According to the team,…
The Lessons of a Glacier’s Collapse
In mid-May, at about ten thousand feet above sea level, a rocky mountainside in the Swiss Alps gave…