One of Earth’s Driest Deserts Just Turned White
Back-to-back winter storms brought a rare burst of snow to Chile’s Atacama Desert in August 2026, turning parts…
Hawaii’s western islands see significant damage as Hurricane Lowell passes by | Hawaii
Damaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell caused significant damage on Hawaii’s western islands, knocking out power…
Weatherwatch: soil moisture deficit – how dry are the UK’s thirsty soils? | Soil
When the ground is thoroughly wet, after excess rainwater has run off it is said to be at…
Dropping a dead solar panel into a U.S. landfill costs $1 to $5, while recycling the same panel has been estimated at $15 to $45. That gap helps explain why most go into the ground, even though a plant that opened in Georgia this year says it recovers 96 percent of a panel’s material value.
What does it actually cost to throw away the future? For a retired solar panel in the United…
Hong Kong to Expand Sustainable Finance Taxonomy with New Climate Mitigation, Adaptation, Transition Activities
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Hong Kong’s central banking institution, announced the release of its draft “Phase…
One in nine migratory birds threatened with extinction, global report says | Birds
One in nine migratory birds are threatened with extinction and 45% of migratory species such as cuckoos, turtle…
Researchers put cameras in the trees of the second largest rainforest in the world. Here’s what they found
Stretching across the vast Congo Basin in Africa is the second largest rainforest on the planet – and…
Can an entire Arctic ecosystem evolve to adapt to the climate crisis? | Alaska
On Alaska’s North Slope, scientists tread carefully across clumps of tussock grasses toward a fast-flowing stream draining the…
At least 29 children killed in school fire in rebel-held DR Congo city | Construction News
Victims of the fire in AFC/M23-held Bukavu include primary school students, say officials and media reports. Published On…
Wind turbines across the United States kill an estimated 234,000 birds a year. Window glass kills about 599 million, which is to say the country’s windows account for more dead birds in one day than every turbine standing in it accounts for in seven years.
There’s a line that comes up whenever wind power gets argued about, usually from someone who wants to…
Iceland to submit bill that could ban whaling in its waters | Iceland
Iceland will submit a bill in February 2027 which could permanently ban whaling in its waters, a move…
Crews searched 3 square miles of sea ice in Greenland by walking shoulder to shoulder in a line and scraping up everything black, but the second stage of one weapon has never been accounted for
A nuclear weapon torn apart by fire and impact does not go off. That sounds like luck. It…