Environment
Study finds mercury contamination among Yanomami people in Brazil
Indigenous people in nine villages in Brazil’s Yanomami territory are contaminated with mercury, with those living closer to illegal gold mining sites having higher levels
Tropical forest loss declined in 2023, but threats persist
Tropical forest loss declined last year, but the world’s forests remain under enormous pressure, according to an analysis published by Global Forest Watch. The destruction
Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years kills nine people
Taiwan’s largest earthquake in 25 years killed nine people on Wednesday, injured more than 800 and left 50 missing on their way to a national
Zimbabwe declares drought a national disaster
President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared Zimbabwe’s drought a national disaster and said the country needed more than $2 billion in aid to feed millions of hungry
Typhoon winds sweep across southern China
Rare storms with typhoon-like winds have killed at least seven people in the southern Chinese province of Jiangxi, three of whom were blown out of
Three people killed in avalanche near Zermatt resort in Switzerland
Three people were killed and another injured in an avalanche that travelled down a mountainside on Monday afternoon in the Riffelberg near the Swiss ski
Malaysia’s Petronas has contracted JERA to study carbon capture and storage
Malaysian state-owned energy company Petronas said on Tuesday it had signed a joint study agreement with Japanese energy company JERA to assess the feasibility of
Record wildfires hit Venezuela during Amazon climate drought
Venezuela is battling a record number of wildfires as climate change-induced drought hits the Amazon rainforest region, according to data released on Monday. Satellites recorded
India’s Meteorological Survey predicts more days with heat waves
India is likely to have more days with heat waves than normal between April and June, the weather bureau said on Monday. The maximum temperature
Niagara declares state of emergency as a precaution ahead of rare eclipse
Canada’s Niagara region has declared a state of emergency ahead of a rare total solar eclipse on 8 April, which is expected to draw crowds