Environment
Hurricane Debby makes landfall in Florida as a Category 1 storm
Hurricane Debby made landfall as a Category 1 storm in the Big Bend region of Florida’s Gulf Coast on Monday morning and began slowly moving
New Zealand abandons clean, green policies to boost the economy
New Zealand’s reputation for environmental protection is under threat as the government rolls back environmental reforms in an attempt to revitalise a declining economy and
Record temperatures scorch eastern China
Eastern China is reeling from unusually high temperatures. Excessive heat is expected to persist in coastal metropolises in the industrialised provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang
Triathlon swim training session cancelled due to water quality in the Seine
Organisers of the Paris Olympics cancelled Sunday’s swim training session for the triathlon mixed relay event after recent heavy rains affected water quality levels in
A wildfire in California has become the fourth largest in the state’s history
More than 6,000 firefighters in California’s Central Valley on Saturday continued to battle the largest wildfire in the United States, which made history as the
China plans new measures to control carbon emissions, aiming to peak in 2030
China will speed up the development of a carbon control system to meet its goal of peaking greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Until now, Beijing’s
Hopes of finding survivors fading after landslides in Kerala, India
Hopes of finding survivors began to fade as rescuers worked through slush and rocks in the Indian state of Kerala. So far 167 people have
China records hottest month in recent history
July has become the hottest month in modern history in China, matching the record-breaking hot weather seen around the world last month. Last month’s average
Rain in Delhi in northern India has killed 11 people
Heavy rains have caused severe damage in northern India, killing at least 10 people and stranding hundreds of pilgrims in the Himalayas. Heavy rain lashed
At least 41 dead in Wayanad landslide in Kerala
At least 41 people have been killed and dozens injured in landslides in the mountains of the southern Indian state of Kerala, according to local