Environment
Brazil fines meatpackers $64 million for buying cattle from deforested Amazon forests
Brazil’s environmental agency IBAMA has imposed R$365 million (US$64 million) in fines on cattle ranches and meatpacking companies, including the world’s largest, JBS SA, for
Storm Trami hits central Vietnam
Storm Trami hit central Vietnam on Sunday as authorities warned that the heavy rains it caused could cause dangerous flooding. This Southeast Asian country with
IEA warns ‘electricity era’ will come after fossil fuels peak
The world is on the brink of a new era of electricity and demand for fossil fuels is forecast to peak by the end of
Two large pandas have arrived at the Washington National Zoo from China
A pair of great pandas arrived in Washington from China to move to their new home at the US National Zoo, which has been without
Easter Island fights global plastic waste vortex
Easter Island, located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is caught in an oceanic vortex of plastic. According to municipal data from Rapa Nui,
Kenya moves 50 elephants to larger reserve
Kenya is moving 50 elephants to a new home after overcrowding in the Mwea National Reserve caused the creatures to stray into nearby human settlements
Germany to provide $3 billion in decarbonisation subsidies
The German government has allocated up to 2.8 billion euros ($3.1 billion) to support 15 industrial companies in their drive to decarbonise as part of
Australia’s Meteobureau says the likelihood of La Niña is decreasing
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology stated that the likelihood of a La Niña weather event in the coming months has decreased, adding that, if it
Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast
Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast, leaving residents with one last day to evacuate or take shelter before the Category 5 storm, which will
IEA warns that renewable energy will fall short of UN target of tripling by 2030
Renewable energy sources will meet nearly half of all electricity demand by the end of the decade, but will fall short of the UN’s target