Today: July 27, 2024
Today: July 27, 2024

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Africa|Economy|Environment

Africa's demand for cooling systems is expanding. But regulating the industry is a struggle

Due to warmer temperatures and increasing urbanization, the market for cooling systems is expanding in Africa

Africa's demand for cooling systems is expanding. But regulating the industry is a struggle
Environment|Europe|News

German politicians demand better airport security after activist blockades

German politicians demanded better protection for the country's airports on Thursday after climate activists were able to breach fences and disrupt air traffic for

German politicians demand better airport security after activist blockades
Asia|Environment

Typhoon Gaemi hits China's coast after leaving 25 dead in Taiwan and the Philippines

A strong typhoon has made landfall on China’s southeastern coast after sweeping across the nearby island of Taiwan, where it caused landslides and flooding in low-lying areas and left three dead

Typhoon Gaemi hits China's coast after leaving 25 dead in Taiwan and the Philippines
Economy|Environment

A plan to replenish the Colorado River could mean dry alfalfa fields. And many farmers are for it

A plan to help shore up the Colorado River by cutting off water to alfalfa fields in California’s crop-rich Imperial Valley is finding support among water managers and farmers

A plan to replenish the Colorado River could mean dry alfalfa fields. And many farmers are for it
Environment|News

Canadian wildfire reaches Jasper, firefighters battle to protect oil pipeline

A wildfire reached the Canadian town of Jasper, Alberta on Wednesday, one of hundreds ravaging the western provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, as firefighters battled to save key

Canadian wildfire reaches Jasper, firefighters battle to protect oil pipeline
Economy|Environment

BASIC bloc slams 'leadership void' on climate change, finance

Rich countries have left a "leadership void" in climate politics and must provide trillions of dollars to help developing nations cut their greenhouse gas

BASIC bloc slams 'leadership void' on climate change, finance
Environment|Food|Science

Sea urchins fed waste cabbage to spare Japan's seaweed forests

In Japan, researchers are feeding vegetables to hungry sea urchins - a popular sushi ingredient - to try and stop them from eating

Sea urchins fed waste cabbage to spare Japan's seaweed forests
Asia|Environment|News

Typhoon Gaemi hits Chinese seaboard, widespread flooding feared

Typhoon Gaemi roared into southeastern China on Thursday after churning across the Taiwan Strait, prompting warnings of swelling

Typhoon Gaemi hits Chinese seaboard, widespread flooding feared
Asia|Environment|Science|Technology

See powerful typhoon 'bounce' off island like pinball

CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dem analyzes satellite imagery of Typhoon Gaemi that shows Taiwan’s natural landscape acting as a barrier to reroute the storm.

See powerful typhoon 'bounce' off island like pinball
Americas|Environment|Health|Science

Sharks off Rio de Janeiro test positive for cocaine

Sharks off the coast of Brazil's party city Rio de Janeiro have tested positive for cocaine.

Sharks off Rio de Janeiro test positive for cocaine
Australia|Environment|Science

Australia platypus conservation centre, world's largest, welcomes first residents

The world's largest platypus conservation centre has welcomed its first residents as part of a project to protect the semi-aquatic mammal found

Australia platypus conservation centre, world's largest, welcomes first residents
Education|Environment|News

AmeriCorps CEO gets a look at a volunteer-heavy project to rebuild Louisiana's vulnerable coast.

A volunteer-heavy effort to restore some of Louisiana’s eroding coast with recycled oyster shells was part of the scenic backdrop for a visit from the head of AmeriCorps, the federal agency that deploys volunteers to serve communities around the nation

AmeriCorps CEO gets a look at a volunteer-heavy project to rebuild Louisiana's vulnerable coast.
Environment|Science

Los Angeles Zoo sets record with 17 California condor chicks hatched in 2024

A record 17 California condor chicks have hatched during this year’s breeding season for the endangered birds at the Los Angeles Zoo

Los Angeles Zoo sets record with 17 California condor chicks hatched in 2024
Americas|Economy|Environment|Finance

Brazil, US to unveil climate transition initiative, Brazil's finance minister says

Brazil and the United States will unveil a joint climate transition initiative, Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Wednesday, after earlier meeting with U.S.

Brazil, US to unveil climate transition initiative, Brazil's finance minister says
Environment|Health

Wildfire smoke chokes parts of Canada and western US, with some areas under air quality alerts

Dozens of wildfires are blazing across several western states, with some areas under air quality alerts or advisories

Wildfire smoke chokes parts of Canada and western US, with some areas under air quality alerts
Economy|Environment|News|Political|Science

G7 nations commit to phasing out coal by 2035 but give Japan some flexibility

Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations have committed to phase out coal power by 2035

G7 nations commit to phasing out coal by 2035 but give Japan some flexibility
News|Environment

1 person dead, homes destroyed after tornado rips through northeastern Kansas

Authorities say one person died when a tornado ripped through the small northeastern Kansas city of Westmoreland and destroyed houses, RVs and outbuildings

1 person dead, homes destroyed after tornado rips through northeastern Kansas
Environment|News

Salt Lake City worker accidentally poisons hundreds of trees in Fairpark area

Salt Lake City worker accidentally poisons hundreds of trees in Fairpark area

Salt Lake City worker accidentally poisons hundreds of trees in Fairpark area
Environment

Oregon fire is the largest burning in the US. Thunderstorms and high winds are exacerbating it

Powerful winds and hundreds of lightning strikes from thunderstorms rattled eastern Oregon and Idaho, cutting power and pushing wildfires that include an Oregon fire which is already the largest active blaze in the nation

Oregon fire is the largest burning in the US. Thunderstorms and high winds are exacerbating it
Environment|News

Fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies ravages the picturesque resort town of Jasper

A fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies that had prompted 25,000 people to flee has roared into the near-deserted town of Jasper, causing devasting damage

Fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies ravages the picturesque resort town of Jasper
Environment|Sports

Paris Olympics promote sustainability for good reason: Climate change is putting athletes and their sports at risk

The 2024 Summer Games are going all in on renewable energy, recycled materials and more to shrink their carbon footprint. They’re a test bed for how big events can do better for the environment.

Paris Olympics promote sustainability for good reason: Climate change is putting athletes and their sports at risk
Environment|Science

Surprise Yellowstone geyser eruption highlights little known hazard at popular park

A surprise eruption of steam in a Yellowstone National Park geyser basin that sent people scrambling for safety as basketball-sized rocks flew overhead has highlighted a little-known hazard that scientists hope to be able to predict someday

Surprise Yellowstone geyser eruption highlights little known hazard at popular park
Environment|News|Political

Michael Regan’s EPA is facing the harshest legal headwinds in history. Here’s why he’s still bullish

Michael Regan’s EPA is facing the harshest legal headwinds in history. Here’s why he’s still bullish

Michael Regan’s EPA is facing the harshest legal headwinds in history. Here’s why he’s still bullish
Americas|Environment

Whoever wins election, Venezuela faces natural gas problem

Griselda Ascanio keeps an improvised wood-burning stove ready in her backyard in Maracay, 120 kilometers (75 miles)

Whoever wins election, Venezuela faces natural gas problem
Economy|Environment|News

Chicago-area gas prices are surging after a tornado nearly took out a refinery

Chicago-area gas prices are surging after a tornado nearly took out a refinery

Chicago-area gas prices are surging after a tornado nearly took out a refinery

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