Decoding haze sources and formation mechanisms with coal combustion experiments and sulfur isotopes (Dec 30, 2024 17:19)
A research team led by Prof. Shen Yan'an from the University of Science and Technology ...
Climate change added 41 days of dangerous heat around world in 2024 (Dec 29, 2024 15:10)
People around the world suffered an average of 41 extra days of dangerous heat this yea...
One dead in Ecuador, Peru ports closed amid massive waves (Dec 29, 2024 09:58)
Massive waves of up to 13 feet (four meters) are pummeling the coasts of Ecuador and Pe...
The war on wildfires is going high tech (Dec 28, 2024 15:50)
Last December, a farmer was burning dry grapevines in his vineyard in Deir Mar Moussa, ...
Maryland sues maker of Gore-Tex over pollution from toxic 'forever chemicals' (Dec 27, 2024 20:12)
Maryland is suing the company that produces the waterproof material Gore-Tex often used...
Rising temperatures threaten reefs—study pinpoints where conservation efforts are most needed (Dec 27, 2024 13:56)
New science from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has mapped coral reefs across ...
Researchers discover role of absorptive aerosols in wintertime haze formation (Dec 27, 2024 13:55)
Aerosol light absorption plays a crucial role in regulating the heat balance between th...
How land use changes could boost China's carbon sequestration potential (Dec 27, 2024 13:53)
A team of researchers led by Professor Piao Shilong at the Institute of Carbon Neutrali...
Gaps identified in gravity wave simulations over Antarctica (Dec 27, 2024 10:30)
Spotting flaws is sometimes the first ripple in making waves of innovation.
Oil leak in Peru tourist zone triggers 'environmental emergency' (Dec 27, 2024 09:10)
Peru has declared an "environmental emergency" after an oil spill that triggered a clea...
Australian bushfire burns area the size of Singapore (Dec 27, 2024 09:00)
Australian firefighters said Friday they were fighting to control a bushfire racing thr...
'Dangerous new era': Climate change spurs disaster in 2024 (Dec 27, 2024 08:54)
From tiny and impoverished Mayotte to oil-rich behemoth Saudi Arabia, prosperous Europe...
Fifty years ago, Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin—and Australia's attitude to disasters changed forever (Dec 26, 2024 18:10)
Exactly 50 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1974, Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin and left a tra...
A gold rush for 'green finance' risks changing our relationship to nature (Dec 26, 2024 13:10)
To combat climate change and help nature to recover, a lot more investment is urgently ...
Three years after the Marshall Fire: Wildfire smoke's health risks can linger long-term in homes that escape burning (Dec 26, 2024 12:10)
Three years ago, on Dec. 30, 2021, a wind-driven wildfire raced through two communities...
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: what to know 20 years on (Dec 26, 2024 09:10)
Survivors and victims' relatives will this week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 I...
Rural communities urged to flee east Australia bushfire (Dec 26, 2024 09:08)
Australian authorities urged people in dozens of rural communities to leave home "immed...
Climate, migration and conflict mix to create 'deadly' intense tropical storms like Chido (Dec 25, 2024 18:20)
Cyclone Chido was an "intense tropical cyclone", equivalent to a category 4 hurricane i...
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, spewing columns of lava (Dec 24, 2024 12:40)
One of the world's most active volcanoes sprang into life again Monday, spewing columns...
The tsunami detection buoys safeguarding lives in Thailand (Dec 24, 2024 12:33)
Almost 1,000 kilometers off the Thai coast devastated by a tsunami 20 years ago, engine...