ENVIRONMENT

Great Lakes levels are likely to see continued rise in next three decades

The Great Lakes in the Midwest U.S. comprise the largest unfrozen freshwater stores on Earth. But too much of a good thing can create...

Europe’s hottest summers

Sweltering temperatures in Spain and France spotlight the increasing frequency of heatwaves in Europe. In just over two decades, the continent has experienced its five...

The Amazon rainforest is disappearing quickly and threatening Indigenous people who live there

Forests throughout the world are shrinking year after year—and Brazil is the epicenter. According to the World Wildlife Fund, more than a quarter of...

26 more dead in India monsoon fury, waters recede in Bangladesh

At least 26 more people have died in monsoon flooding and lightning strikes in India, as millions remained marooned in the country and neighboring...

Stretching sands as desertification spreads to Europe

Drought and desertification threatens to degrade land in Europe and around the world. The scale of the issue is sometimes under-appreciated, but drylands cover over...

Major water cutbacks loom as shrinking Colorado River nears ‘moment of reckoning’

As the West endures another year of unrelenting drought worsened by climate change, the Colorado River's reservoirs have declined so low that major water...

Australia’s new climate promise meets mining reality

Flood, fire and drought-battered Australia is trying to clean up its act on climate change, but dependence on fossil fuel riches could stymie the...

Study: Humans responsible for over 90% of world’s oil slicks

A team of U.S. and Chinese scientists mapping oil pollution across the Earth's oceans has found that more than 90% of chronic oil slicks...

Yellowstone Park closed as swollen river destroys roads

Yellowstone, one of the best-known national parks in the United States, has been shut because flooding and rockslides have cut roads, leaving some communities...

Iraq swept by tenth sandstorm in weeks

Iraq temporarily closed Baghdad airport Monday as choking clouds of dust blanketed the capital, the latest crippling sandstorm in a country that has warned...

Report: Antarctic is changing dramatically, with global consequences

A new report from the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) reveals how climate change is significantly impacting Antarctica's ice sheets, climate and ecosystems,...

Large tundra wildfire in southwest Alaska threatens villages

The largest documented wildfire burning through tundra in southwest Alaska was within miles of two Alaska Native villages, prompting officials Friday to urge residents...

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