Tropical Storm Alberto moves inland over northeast Mexico, brings heavy rain as first named storm of the season
TAMPICO, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Alberto moves inland over northeast Mexico, brings heavy rain as first named storm of the season.
TAMPICO, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Alberto moves inland over northeast Mexico, brings heavy rain as first named storm of the season.
Should we beat them, or eat them? In this episode of Ocean Calls, we’re embarking on a journey to unravel the mysteries of invasive species in EU waters. They unsettle the delicate balance of marine ecosystems, so what can we do about them?
The former president spoke about one simple, "immaculate" truth about his first term in the White House.
The world’s largest capital cities are seeing more extremely hot days than ever, according to a new study, which says the dangerous trend is being driven by scorching temperatures across Asia as the climate crisis worsens.
Only an estimated 1,000 individuals remain in the wild but conservationists remain optimistic.
Soaring temperatures in Pakistan have led more people to head to hospitals seeking help.
Researchers in South Africa have injected radioactive material into the horns of 20 rhinos as part of a research project aimed at reducing poaching. The idea is that radiation detectors already in place at national borders would detect the horns and help authorities arrest poachers and traffickers. The research, which has included the participation of veterinarians and nuclear experts, begins with the animal being tranquilized before a hole is drilled into its horn and the nuclear material carefully inserted.
Lifeguards had already left for the evening, and Patrick Dispoto felt the need to warn others on the beach
The heatwave in Saudi Arabia blamed for the deaths of 1,300 people on the haj pilgrimage this month was made worse by climate change, a team of European scientists said on Friday. The heat would have been approximately 2.5 C (4.5 F) cooler without the influence of human-caused climate change, according to a weather attribution analysis by ClimaMeter. The scientists used satellite observations from the last four decades to compare weather patterns from 1979 to 2001 and 2001 to 2023.
The gender of the chick, who is of the Sagittarius serpentarius species, is not yet known.
An update to the IUCN Red List of threatened species also warns of a threat to lizards from invasive snakes and impacts of illegal cactus trade.
Wind and solar power increases combined with a sharp drop in fossil fuels pushed renewables into the lead.
Unprecedented ocean heat has triggered the world’s worst mass coral bleaching event on record – an event so severe, reef experts are looking to hurricanes for relief.
As many municipal landfills belch out gas from decomposing organic matter, they are also releasing toxic “forever chemicals” into the air, a new study has found. Scientists measured unexpectedly high levels of airborne per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at three dumps they surveyed — demonstrating the ability of these persistent contaminants to escape into the…
At least three quakes hit near the coast of central Peru over a period of 10 minutes around 12.36am local time
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High temperatures are forecast to start returning to Italy on Thursday after heavy rain whipped the north and centre of the country this week.
Climate campaigners and scientists disturbed over claims about global warming found in document obtained through Gipa laws
Part of a house perched on the edge of the Blue Earth River in Minnesota collapsed into raging waters as deadly flooding that hit the Midwest threatened the nearby Rapidan Dam, which was built in the early 1900s.
STORY: Elephants living on the South Asian island of Borneo have become endangered.And human activities such as agriculture, mining, and logging are to blame.That’s according to a recent assessment by wildlife experts.The International Union for Conservation of Nature says there are around 1,000 Bornean elephants left in the wild.Craig Hilton-Taylor heads the IUCN Red List Unit, which assesses animal species' risk of extinction. "A thousand individuals, of which only 400 are mature. Those are the breeding individuals. It's a small population, and it could easily disappear if we just let development happen without any conservation actions.”The IUCN says the number of Bornean elephants has decreased over the last 75 years - initially due to extensive logging.The animals have since entered human-dominated areas, searching for food.That in turn can cause them to destroy crops and face retribution killing.Malaysian and Indonesian authorities are working on conservation action plans to help the species cope with human development.The plans will require extensive coordination with corporations, private landowners and conservationists.
STORY: UN REFUGEE AGENCY OFFICIAL ANDREW HARPER: "At what point do you basically have to slap somebody in the face and say: Wake up..."The record floods in Brazil this year are a major sign of more disasters to come throughout the Americas, says Andrew Harper, a special adviser on climate action to the United Nations refugee agency.Floods have displaced nearly half a million people and killed over 170 in southern Brazil this year. :: June 25, 2024"It's a warning signal, but we've been seeing warning signals now for five, 10 years."He visited a neighborhood in Porto Alegre left devastated by the floods. Residents have not returned even after the flood waters subsided and many are still living in shelters. The U.N. refugee agency is helping the local government build temporary housing."It was underwater for almost 40 days. There weren't even any rats running around. Everything had died.”Roughly 389,000 people remain displaced in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Local officials say it's the worst disaster in the region's history.Some residents may never return, Harper says, having been forced to move due to repeated floods. Scientists say climate change made the flooding twice as likely to happen. Harper says governments need to understand where the people must vulnerable to climate change live and include them in their climate plans. "We're seeing the emergence in Brazil of what we may be seeing throughout the Americas. So to ignore this, they do it at their own peril.”