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K-pop fans around globe rally for climate and environment goals
K-pop fans around globe rally for climate and environment goals
Trapped Gases NASA has released a new visualization that shows copious amounts of carbon dioxide swirling around the Earth's atmosphere. The video shows how concentrations of the gas move across the planet, driven by wind and atmospheric circulation, from January through March 2020. The level of detail is truly astonishing, allowing us to "zoom in […]
Tuataras are one of the world’s oldest surviving species and lived on Earth before the dinosaurs.
A new study links the vulture decline in India to deadly bacteria spread, causing about 500,000 deaths.
The shark never resumed feeding or other normal behavior after the collision, researchers say
More than 290,000 people in China have been forced to flee their homes
Manila street vendor Zenaida Cuerda said Thursday she is "back to zero" after floodwaters washed away the food she sells for a living and swept through her house.We're now back to zero.
TikTok users fear the recently released Netflix horror film Under Paris is coming to life
Chinese weather forecasters say Typhoon Gaemi’s impact will be felt by a wide region, including areas not directly on its path
Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed seven people in northern Vietnam and swept away homes, disaster officials and state media said Thursday.In mid-July, a landslide triggered by heavy rains killed 11 people travelling in a van in northern Ha Giang province.
In the race to decarbonize energy and fuel, the federal government is spending billions to create hydrogen economies. California will be one of several hydrogen hubs — here's what that will mean.
Labour claims the UK will not face another energy crisis as a result of this new company.
In Thailand’s Western Forest Complex (WEFCOM), tiger numbers tripled over a 15-year period thanks to sustained conservation efforts.
Trapped inside a car, the adult black bear and cub thrashed about. Outside the car, a second cub ran around in apparent distress by the Connecticut home. State environmental conservation police were called by the startled vehicle owner on the morning of July 15.
Many people living around Perth in eastern Ontario are left cleaning up the aftermath of a tornado that touched down in their area Wednesday night. The tornado was part of a powerful storm system that damaged power lines and uprooted trees.Environment and Climate Change Canada and Western University's Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) both believe it developed sometime between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.Video evidence captured the twister on Christie Lake, southwest of Perth, the weather agency said."[Conf
Much of the Philippine capital remained underwater Thursday after deadly Typhoon Gaemi worsened torrential monsoon rains that lashed the country, trapping thousands of people in rising flood waters and causing widespread damage.
Research showed six out of seven schools had temperatures above a recommended maximum of 26C during a recent heatwave.
A federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico’s finances filed a lawsuit Friday challenging amendments to the island’s net metering law, which compensates solar-equipped households for their contributions to the grid, triggering a backlash. The lawsuit filed against Gov. Pedro Pierluisi aims to protect the independence of the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau so it “can continue to operate free from political influence,” the board said. The board said that it is not seeking to end net metering as alleged, nor impose changes to the net metering program.
STORY: Streets were quiet in Taiwan on Thursday after a powerful and deadly typhoon swept the island, killing at least two people and sinking a freighter offshore, whose crew are still missing.Typhoon Gaemi was the strongest cyclone to hit Taiwan in eight years.The weather authority says the storm made landfall around midnight on the northeastern coast of Yilan, packing gusts of up to 141 miles per hour before weakening.The storm cut power to around half a million households in Taiwan, though the local power utility said most of it had been restored by midday Thursday.The government said on top of the two people killed in the storm, more than 260 were counted as injured.Gaemi dumped rain across the island - with eyewitness video showing floods in the southern city of Kaohsiung.Fire officials also said a Tanzania-flagged freighter with nine Myanmar nationals on board had sunk off the city's coast.Authorities said they were searching for the crew, who have not responded to communications.Separately, Philippine officials said they are investigating whether a sinking of a marine tanker in rough seas off their own coast on Thursday was related to the storm.Gaemi did not make landfall in the Philippines, but flooded the capital Manila and nearby towns the day before, with hundreds of homes still without power.Officials said at least 14 people there had died.Meanwhile Gaemi is now barreling toward mainland China, where forecasters there say they expect a less intense storm, but heavy rain in many areas.State media reports authorities gave warnings for coastal provinces Fujian and Zhejiang, suspended train services, and relocated some 150,000 people.
A total of 270 flights were canceled at Germany's busiest airport Thursday after environmental activists launched a coordinated effort to disrupt air travel across Europe at the height of the summer vacation season to highlight the threat posed by climate change. Frankfurt Airport said flights were halted for safety reasons after climate activists breached security fences in the early morning. Environmental groups said they planned to target airports around Europe this summer to remind people about the link between fossil fuels, such as those used by airliners, and climate change.
Nearly 150,000 people relocated in China’s Fujian as typhoon approaches