Tag: Climate

The last time Krasheninnikov volcano erupted, the 15th century was still winding down. Now, on August 3, 2025, it has blown again. The event marks the first rec

The storm that swept across the eastern United States on June 8, 2025, was not a singular event. It was a mesoscale convective system — a sprawling, organized c

Laos, Jan 27, 2025 , Laos' rapid expansion of hydropower dams is generating significant electricity for export but is causing widespread environmental damage, including deforestation…

Environmental Damage Reveals Long-Term Risks for Philippine Mining Sector The Philippines faces a critical environmental challenge as mining waste management systems struggle to withstand the…

Brunei is seeking to establish itself as a leader in regional blue carbon credits, with the small southeast Asian nation aiming to capitalize on its…

Thailand switched on the 45-megawatt Sirindhorn floating solar array in Ubon Ratchathani province on 7 May 2025, adding the largest hybrid hydro-solar plant in Southeast…

Singapore has become the first country in Asia to ban single-use disposable coffee cups, a move that took effect on April 24, 2024. The ban…

A Crisis of Salinity Hits Vietnam's Agricultural Heartland Vietnam's Mekong Delta region is currently grappling with its most severe saltwater intrusion in decades, a phenomenon…

Malaysia's mangrove restoration program received private backing on November 8, 2024, in a move to support the country's conservation efforts. The program, which aims to…

Blue carbon credits are still a young market. Most of the world has focused on forests—trees you can see, forests you can walk through. But Brunei is betting on

For generations, the rhythm of life in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta followed the river. Seasonal floods brought fresh water and fertile silt to the rice paddies. That

A Rush for Resources Comes at a Cost to Local Communities Indonesia faces a critical intersection of economic ambition and social unrest as a surge…

Indonesia is betting its future on nickel. The metal, essential for electric vehicle batteries, has triggered a mining boom that pits the government's industria

The lights went out for more than 100,000 people in the St. Louis metropolitan area on May 16, 2025, and they may stay out for days. A tornado tore through the

What began as a mid-May spark in the Canadian Shield grew into a national crisis that kept burning for months. The 2025 Canadian wildfire season, which started

The 2025 Canadian wildfire season began in mid-May 2025, with over 160 wildfires reported across the country, primarily in the provinces of Manitoba, Ontario, and...

For the first time in recorded history, more than four out of every five coral reefs on Earth have been hit by bleaching. The International Coral Reef Initiativ

Meteorologists saw this coming days before the first tornado touched down. The Storm Prediction Center had been watching the Mississippi Valley and surrounding

The 2024 Jasper wildfire was a devastating wildfire complex that burned in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada, in July 2024. The fires started north...

Bolivia has declared a national emergency after severe floods swept through the country, leaving a trail of destruction and devastation in their wake. The flood

A severe weather outbreak is looming over much of the United States, with the Storm Prediction Center issuing a rare high risk convective outlook for the Deep S

Natural gas, a fossil fuel composed primarily of methane, is a naturally occurring resource found in geological formations. It is a mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons,...

Two Weeks of Fire, One Persistent Lie The January wildfires that tore through Los Angeles left neighborhoods in ash. But a different kind of burn was spreading

A devastating wildfire, known as the Hughes Fire, erupted on January 22, 2025, in Los Angeles County, California, United States, spreading rapidly to over 5,000