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Friday, April 19, 2024 12:13 PM ET

Environment

In largest ever study, Indigenous and local communities report the impacts of climate change

Mongabay - 1 day ago

Indigenous peoples and local communities are already feeling the impacts of climate change, according to firsthand accounts documented in a new study. The authors of the paper, published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, say the data provide evidence that climate change impacts on Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) are tangible, widespread and affect […]

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Christian Science Monitor

How to stop ‘forever chemicals’ from lasting, well, forever

Christian Science Monitor - 13 minutes ago

The EPA recently strengthened regulations on PFAS chemicals in drinking water. A next step, some experts say, is reducing the creation of these chemicals in the first place.

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Huffington Post

New Photos Show Just How Bad Mass Coral Bleaching Is On The Great Barrier Reef

Huffington Post - 1 day ago

For the first time, extreme levels of bleaching have been seen along all regions of Australia's iconic reef.

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Miami New Times

National weather forecast for Friday April 19

Sydney Morning Herald - 17 hours ago

National weather forecast for Friday April 19.

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Mongabay

UN puts spotlight on attacks against Indigenous land defenders

Mongabay - 17 hours ago

When around 70,000 Indigenous Maasai were expelled from their lands in northern Tanzania in 2022, it didn’t happen in a vacuum. For years, the Tanzanian government has systematically attacked Maasai communities, imprisoning Maasai leaders and land defenders on trumped-up charges, confiscating livestock, using lethal violence, and claiming that the Maasai’s pastoralist lifestyle is causing environmental […]

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Deutsche Welle

Indonesia volcano eruption forces evacuations

Deutsche Welle - 1 day ago

Indonesian authorities are rushing to evacuate thousands of people near an erupting volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi Island due to spreading ash, falling debris and the possibility of a tsunami.

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Deutsche Welle

UAE reels from unprecedented storm

Deutsche Welle - 1 day ago

Dubai International Airport, One of the world's busiest travel hubs, has partially resumed operations after heavy rains that flooded Dubai and other parts of the United Arab Emirates eased. At least one person was killed, and numerous homes and businesses were damaged.

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Washington Examiner

Los Angeles driving zero-emissions transportation goal to finish line by 2028 Olympics - Washington Examiner

Washington Examiner - 4 hours ago

Los Angeles hopes to woo the world in 2028 when millions attend the Olympic Games, but it faces an uphill battle to reach its goal.

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