environment

New report links mass extinction of animals to human activity

Oct 01, 2020 16:10

A new report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) shows that humans are overusing earth’s biocapacity by over 50%, rendering over 68% of all the world’s animal life extinct.
Nine killed, 10 hospitalized in forest fires in eastern Ukraine

Oct 01, 2020 12:14

Nine people have been killed and 10 hospitalized as a series of forest fires swept through part of the eastern Ukrainian region of Lugansk, the emergency service says.
India monsoon rains above average for second year in row

Sep 30, 2020 14:10

India's monsoon rainfall in 2020 was above average for the second year in a row, the first time that has happened in more than six decades, weather department officials said on Wednesday.
'Another alarm bell in the climate emergency' as Arctic Sea ice shrinks to second lowest extent on record

Sep 27, 2020 17:16

Rising temperatures in the Arctic shrank the ice covering the polar ocean this year to its second-lowest extent in four decades, scientists have announced, in yet another sign of how the climate crisis is rapidly transforming the region.
Climate floods, climate droughts, climate fires: Interactive map illustrates how planetary crisis threatens every corner of US

Sep 22, 2020 19:04

Hurricanes threaten the second-largest number of people in the U.S., with 104 million people living in areas at high risk for extreme storms. Many places in the U.S. face high risk of multiple extreme weather events; Sonoma County in Northern California is at highest risk for wildfires and extreme rainfall, but also faces a medium-level risk of water stress and extreme heat.
Hurricane Sally's rains wreak havoc on southeastern US states, at least one dead

Sep 18, 2020 03:34

The remnants of Hurricane Sally dumped more than a foot of rain over the US Southeast on Thursday, killed at least one person, washed out bridges and roads and left hundreds of thousands without power and others with ruined homes.
Sudan pleads for more aid to tackle devastating floods

Sep 15, 2020 11:55

Sudan has appealed for more aid to combat the impact of catastrophic floods across the country, over which Khartoum has already declared a three-month state of emergency.
Half a million forced to evacuate as blaze rages across Oregon

Sep 11, 2020 08:02

Half a million people have been forced to leave their homes in the US state of Oregon as deadly wildfires, not seen in decades, are raging across the Pacific northwest.
North Korean leader visits typhoon-hit area, orders recovery efforts

Sep 06, 2020 06:22

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited the devastated typhoon-hit coastal area of the country, issuing orders to boost rescue and recovery efforts in the battered region.
Hunger threatening to kill more people than COVID this year

Sep 03, 2020 14:34

COVID-19 has exposed some of the world's deepest inequalities. It's also a determining force in who gets to eat and who doesn't, underscoring global social divides as the richest keep enjoying a breakneck pace of wealth accumulation. Millions of people have been thrown out of work and don't have enough money to feed their families, despite the trillions in government stimulus that's helped send global equities to all-time highs.