カテゴリー: Environment
Path of Hurricane Gilma spared damage as Hurricane Hone passes close to Hawaii and Typhoon Shanshan approaches JapanThe Pacific Ocean has become a theatre of dynamic meteorological activity this week, showcasing two hurricanes in the north-east, and a …
Nearly 300,000 people forced to flee after monsoon rains, which have killed 42 people in India and BangladeshNearly 300,000 Bangladeshis are taking refuge in emergency shelters from floods that inundated vast areas of the country, disaster officials sa…
Type of microplastics used in skin exfoliators and banned in UK and US found in 45% of Indian products studiedIndia should consider a ban on microbeads in personal care products, in line with many other countries in the world, say researchers.Microbead…
Schools and university shut down in Tripura state after persistent heavy rain, and situation expected to worsen Incessant rain across Tripura, a state in north-east India, has created what has been described as the state’s worst flood situation in the …
Praying to the god of sunshine and rain: visitor numbers at Japan’s only Shinto weather shrine surge
At the Kisho Jinja weather shrine in Tokyo, worshippers come to pray for respite from extreme weather events fuelled by the climate crisisAmid the hustle and bustle of Tokyo, the Kisho Jinja weather shrine has become a destination for a new and unusual…
Government’s push to fast-track projects in NZ stirs fears deep-sea mining off Taranaki, long opposed by the community, could go aheadThree fishers sit around a bare table in Pātea Boating Club, a few hundred metres back from New Zealand’s south Tarana…
A Thousand Thorns is a project by photographer Deepti Asthana documenting women’s changing aspirations in rural India through the story of two young female forest guards in Rajasthan’s Thar desert. Theirs is a scenario playing out in millions of homes …
Volunteers are helping save baby sea turtles as the endangered species’ favourite nesting spots come under pressure from development, poaching and touristsPhotographs by Thilina KaluthotageIt’s a sweltering night on the western coast of Sri Lanka, and …
Almost 200 killed as deluge sweeps northern India, while rain gives way to high humidity at Paris OlympicsBetween Wednesday and Thursday morning, 147mm of rain was recorded in eastern parts of Delhi by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), breakin…
So far this year officials warnings have been issued for 25 floods, and China is only halfway through its peak flood seasonHalfway through the peak flood season, China has already experienced the highest number of significant floods since record keepin…
Efforts to protect the flamboyant flightless bird, including managing predators, have seen cagou numbers grow in the Pacific territoryIn the early hours of the morning, a powerful cry echoes through the rainforest in Farino, in southern New Caledonia. …
The storm has made landfall in Taiwan, unleashing torrential rain and strong gusts that have claimed at least three lives. Typhoon Gaemi also exacerbated rains in the Philippines, flooding the capital, Manila, and nearby cities, forcing authorities to …
An American contestant on Race to Survive has apologised for eating a weka, a large, brown flightless bird known for its curiosityThings got a little too real on the reality TV show Race to Survive when one of the contestants killed and ate a protected…