Environment/Science
Environment/Science
An earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter Scale hit New York on Saturday, with no casualties reported due to the tremor that shook the American city. more
Tsunami hits Japan, Russia after 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocks Pacific

An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter Scale, one of the strongest recorded in recent times, hit Russia's Far East on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami in the northern Pacific regio ...

Pakistan: Nine children among 13 killed in rain-related incidents in KP

Severe monsoon-related incidents in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region have left at least 13 people, including nine children, dead in the past 48 hours, media reports said.

UN-backed report shows droughts are causing record devastation worldwide

Worldwide, some of the most widespread and damaging drought events in recorded history have occurred in recent years due to climate change and resource depletion.

Nine die after flash flood hits Nepal-China border, road to border port reopens

The section of the National Highway 216 leading to Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, which was damaged due to the flash flood which hit the region on Thursda ...

Tide of change in Philippines as women revive watersheds and livelihoods

In the coastal town of Sasmuan, Philippines, life flows with the river’s tide. At dawn, slender boats glide through calm waters as fishing nets are cast beneath the warming sky.

WMO says Asia is warming twice as fast as the rest of world

In April 2024, China broke the average temperature record that month. The following month, it was the same - and then again in August. And September. And November.

Global push to end plastic pollution gains ground in Nice conference

Behind closed doors, in a domed conference pavilion steps away from the historic port of Nice, more than 40 ministers gathered on Tuesday to tackle one of the planet’s fastest-growi ...

Antonio Guterres calls for an end to ocean ‘plunder’ as UN summit opens in France

With the Mediterranean glittering in the background, UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the Third United Nations Ocean Conference on Monday, delivering a blunt indictment ...

Drifting architects: Plankton, climate, and the race to understand our changing ocean

They drift unseen, but everything depends on them. Plankton – the ocean’s lifeblood – regulate the climate, feed the seas, and shape life on Earth. On the French Riviera ...