Scientists say a deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday was likely caused by a glacier chunk breaking off and temporarily damming a river
August 27, 2026
Climate change is leading to conditions that can destabilise high-mountain rock and ice, strengthening prospects for disasters such as this week's Himalayan flood along
August 27, 2026
A massive study shows what illnesses and injuries spike in emergency room visits during heat waves in Chicago
August 27, 2026
The U.S. government has announced a drought disaster for more than two dozen cities and towns in Puerto Rico as water woes deepen across the U.S. Caribbean territory with no relief in sight
August 26, 2026
Alaska's North Slope tundra may look desolate, but crouch down and you'll see a lush jungle
August 25, 2026
Whether in Kenya or California, herders face dangerous temperatures and difficult conditions that put a strain on their health.
August 25, 2026
Cooking gas and diesel fuel are among the oil products whose supply levels have been affected already. Here’s why to expect long-term shortages.
August 04, 2026
Indonesia has intensified ground and aerial firefighting operations as forest and peatland fires fueled by El Nino-driven drought and a prolonged dry season scorched tens of thousands of hectares, sending choking haze across parts of Southeast Asia
August 24, 2026
Scientists have long warned that the world will experience more intense extreme weather events like heat waves, storms, floods and droughts as long as we continue to use gas, oil and coal at our current pace
August 24, 2026
8-year-old dies from rare brain-eating amoeba likely contracted while swimming in Louisiana lake
August 24, 2026
A powerful cyclone has hit Latvia and Lithuania, leaving two people dead and more than half a million without electricity
August 23, 2026
Three Colorado River states must take big water cuts as biggest US reservoirs plunge to record lows
August 22, 2026
U.S. hurricane season is gearing up
August 21, 2026
Fat Marmot Week is coming soon
August 21, 2026
With location regulations no longer in force, fishing boats are harvesting thousands of tons of krill from very few areas, increasing competition with penguins, seals, whales and other marine life.
August 21, 2026
Countries have restored an area roughly twice the size of France under U.N.-backed efforts to reverse land degradation – far short of their own restoration targets – a study
August 21, 2026
U.S. debt has topped $40 trillion for the first time, underscoring the pressures on the
April 14, 2026
El Niño will upend winter weather in the US. Here’s who will feel it the most
August 20, 2026
Champagne producers are racing to pick grapes as the region experiences its earliest harvest on record
August 20, 2026
Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana remain without power, more than a week after deadly storms leveled trees and knocked down power lines across the region
August 20, 2026
Long after sunset, Motoaki Iijima's illuminated greenhouse north of Tokyo glows like a lantern as the flower farmer
August 19, 2026
Human-caused climate change was the main driver of recent record-breaking sea temperatures around Europe, scientists said on Wednesday, warning of severe
August 19, 2026
The evaporative cooler was an essential invention perfected in the U.S. before central air conditioning became mainstream
August 18, 2026
What we wear can affect how the body handles extreme heat, but there’s no single “best” fabric
August 18, 2026
Here’s what Meta’s $18 billion multistate settlement could mean for kids — and for its bottom line
Nasdaq leads Wall St after Nvidia quells AI fears
Kidnappers in Nigeria collected more than $5 million in ransoms in a year, analysts say
Ratko Mladic, former general convicted of Bosnia genocide, dies
Visa, Mastercard launch international card payments in Syria after US lifts terrorism designation
Malaysia says first Myanmar repatriations will start on Sept. 29