Environment
Climate, sustainability, and nature
778 articles
Beavers vs. Infrastructure: Greater Victoria's New Coexistence Experiment
Volunteers are installing specialized pond levelers at Bebo Park and Sikome Lake to stop flooding without evicting the l...
The High Price of Smoldering Embers in a Drought-Stricken British Columbia
As B.C. faces historic low river levels, conservation officers are cracking down on unauthorized campfires with fines up...
Arson Suspected After Rapid-Fire Blazes Hit Hardy Mountain
Three fires ignited within five hours, with one expanding to 3,000 square metres in minutes, sparking a multi-agency inv...
Small Steps, Big Survival: Petrie Island's Turtle Rescue Mission
Volunteers in Ottawa are fighting a decades-long decline in freshwater turtle populations through a grassroots incubatio...
Europe's Drying Waters: The Economic and Ecological Toll on Central European Fisheries
Persistent drought and rising temperatures are threatening traditional harvests and aquatic life from the Czech Republic...
The Drying Danube: How 30°C Heat is Killing Serbia's Juvenile Fish
Extreme drought in northern Serbia has turned the Danube into a series of shallow, overheated ponds, threatening both lo...
Long Beach Sanctuary: Aquarium of the Pacific Rescues 500 Trafficked Creatures
From endangered cardinalfish to bamboo sharks, a massive seizure highlights the brutal reality of the illegal wildlife t...
The Mountain Collapsed: Bedrock Failure and Glacial Floods Erase Nepal Villages
A catastrophic structural failure at Langtang Lirung peak has rewritten the geography of the Nepal-China border, burying...
The Hidden Library: Global Study Maps the Crisis in Soil Seed Banks
A massive analysis of 3,000+ samples reveals that while soil is packed with seeds, human activity is erasing the genetic...
Himalayan Horror: Glacial Collapse Leaves 160 Dead on Nepal-China Border
A catastrophic ice rupture in the Trishuli valley has triggered deadly floods, sparking an urgent diplomatic and humanit...
Tropical Storm Dolly Emerges as South Florida Faces Dual Weather Threats
As Tropical Storm Dolly tracks toward the eastern seaboard, South Florida grapples with a volatile mix of intense thunde...
The Long Voyage of a Dead Whale: Evergreen Ship Brings Fin Whale to Puget Sound
A 67-foot endangered fin whale was found decaying on a container ship's bow, highlighting the lethal intersection of glo...
The 40% Surge: How Warming Oceans are Supercharging El Niño
A University of Michigan study reveals that El Niño events have intensified significantly, driven by rising global tempe...
Beyond the Blaze: The Grueling Recovery of 248 OKIB Homes
Containment is just the beginning for the Okanagan region as residents face a color-coded battle to reclaim their homes.
Reno's Hawk Fire: A Human-Caused Disaster in a Climate Tinderbox
90,000 people were forced from their homes as the uncontained Hawk Fire tore through the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Fores...
The Ice Has Broken: Berg Glacier’s Separation from Berg Lake
A visual landmark of the Canadian Rockies has vanished as the Berg Glacier recedes, signaling a grim acceleration of ice...
Italy's Cephalopod Strategy: Can 130,000 Octopuses Save the Adriatic?
To combat a £170 million ecological disaster, Italy is deploying a biological army of baby octopuses to hunt invasive bl...
Longview's Caustic Crisis: Nippon Dynawave Faces Massive Fines After Tank Failure
A catastrophic leak of 900,000 gallons of chemical liquor has left the Nippon Dynawave plant facing 35 environmental vio...
Washington’s Little Giant Fire: 150,000 Acres and a Global Fight for Chelan County
As the Little Giant Fire threatens 6,000 structures in Chelan County, international crews join the fight against Washing...
Olympic Ambition vs. Arcadia's Canopy: The Battle for Santa Anita Park
A plan to clear 30+ mature trees for a 2028 equestrian course has ignited a fight between LA28 and local environmentalis...
Beyond Cancer: The New Health Toll of California's Santa Susana Field Lab
A new study in Risk Analysis links proximity to the Santa Susana Field Laboratory to rising autoimmune and endocrine iss...
The Carp Crisis at Blood Indian Creek: A Warning for Alberta's Waterways
A B.C. firm and college students fight to save a ruined trout fishery from an invasive species that has crippled local t...
70-Foot Whale Carcass Found on Evergreen Ship Sparks Investigation
A massive whale carcass discovered at the Port of Tacoma has prompted a biological investigation into the health of West...
Plastic Packing Bands: The Preventable Threat Facing Vancouver's Sea Lions
A 280kg California sea lion was rescued near Metchosin, highlighting a disturbing trend where packing bands cause the ma...
The 'Super-Breeder' Saving Britain's Rarest Raptor
A single male Montagu's harrier named AU is single-handedly reviving a species that nearly vanished from the UK skies.
The $335 Million Blueprint: Indigenous Governance Takes the Helm of the Great Bear Sea
A landmark conservation finance initiative is transforming British Columbia's coastline by merging ecological protection...
Green Energy's Dark Side: The Wind Farm Fire That Scorched Mavro Spithari
A faulty power line in Greece sparked a 35,000-acre wildfire, forcing a nationwide safety audit of the country's wind in...
Nature's Double-Edged Sword: How a Super El Niño Could Reshape US National Parks
From Yosemite's waterfalls to Florida's storm risks, a historic shift in Pacific temperatures threatens to disrupt winte...
Washington Nears 1 Million Acres Burned as El Niño Threat Looms
As a four-year drought grips the Pacific Northwest, experts warn that a 90% chance of El Niño could turn this intense wi...
The Dust Loop: How Saharan Sands are Sabotaging Europe's Solar Transition
Climate change is fueling a vicious cycle where drying desert soils reduce solar panel efficiency in Italy and Spain by ...