Tag: Climate

Joe Tyler has been director of Cal Fire for just over two years. He took the job on March 4, 2022. Governor Gavin Newsom appointed him. Those are the facts. The

Come December 30, 2024, the paperwork changes. That is the day the European Union’s new deforestation regulation kicks in for medium and big businesses. For any

The British Antarctic Survey has announced that A23a, the world's largest iceberg, has exited the Taylor column and is beginning to drift further north through

At least three people have been killed and more than 84,000 people displaced by severe flooding in Malaysia, with the state of Kelantan being the most affected.

The carbon credit registry agreed to at COP29 is not a piece of paperwork. It is the engine. Without it, the idea of countries trading their way to lower emissi

Tropical Storm Sara made landfall in Belize on November 17, bringing with it the potential for severe flooding and damage to the region. This marks the storm's

New Delhi residents are now breathing "very poor" air for the 15th straight day. The city's air quality index has not budged from that hazardous category since

The National Weather Service took an unusual step Wednesday as the Mountain Fire exploded across Ventura County. It invoked a phrase typically reserved for the

On October 29, 2024, eastern Spain experienced torrential rain caused by an isolated low-pressure area, resulting in severe flooding that brought devastation to several areas,...

After the Storm: A Philippines Gripped by Displacement The numbers coming out of the Philippines are stark. Tropical Storm Trami has claimed 76 lives. But the

The world's oceans now operate under a single, sprawling rulebook. As of October 2024, 169 countries plus the European Union are party to the United Nations Con

Hurricane Milton, a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone, caused significant damage and fatalities in Florida on October 15, 2024. This hurricane is notable for being...

Eight cooling towers and a 199-metre chimney have dominated the skyline near junction 24 of the M1 for fifty-six years. That skyline is about to change. Ratclif

Hurricane Helene did not sneak up on anyone. Meteorologists tracked it for days, watched it spin up in the western Caribbean on September 22, and saw the ingred

Hurricane Helene, a powerful and devastating tropical cyclone, caused widespread catastrophic damage and numerous fatalities across the Southeastern United States in late September 2024. The...

Dry Winds and Dry Grass: Why Portugal's Arson Suspects Face a Reckoning Seven people are dead. Forests in Northern and Central Portugal are ash. And twelve ind

Typhoon Yagi's devastating impact on northern Vietnam has resulted in a significant loss of life, with the death toll rising to 233 people as of September 13, 2

Terrebonne Parish was built on water. Its bayous, marshes, and swamplands are not just scenery; they are the bones of the place. That same geography, the intric

Brasília was built from nothing. In 1956, President Juscelino Kubitschek ordered a capital carved out of the dry central plateau. Lúcio Costa drew the airplane-

The weather station near Qeshm International Airport in Dayrestan, Iran, didn't just break a record. It shattered one. The unverified heat index reading of 82.2

The cleanup in Vienna is just beginning, and the scale of what was lost is only now coming into focus. The August 18 rainfall that dumped most of the city's ave

The Brazilian government's latest report brings a glimmer of hope in the conservation efforts of the Amazon Rainforest, as deforestation rates have hit their lo

Eastern Nebraska’s two largest cities spent the end of July in the dark. Severe thunderstorms and high winds tore through Lincoln and Omaha on July 31, 2024, kn

The third oil spill in Manila Bay in a single week has fouled waters off the Bataan coast. The tanker "Mirola 1" ran aground there. The province of Bataan now f