
El Niño Weather Pattern Threatens Southeast Asian Agriculture and Livelihoods
Hotter, drier weather is impeding rice and palm-oil production while driving up food and transport costs across the region.
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Hotter, drier weather is impeding rice and palm-oil production while driving up food and transport costs across the region.

New research indicates that infrastructure supporting mines, including roads and housing, destroys African forests at 34 times the rate of the mine sites themselves.

The Iraqi government is increasing its focus on solar energy to mitigate an annual summer electricity crisis driven by extreme heat and power shortages.

New satellite data indicates a surprise comeback for swampy mangrove forests, offering benefits for coastal communities and climate sequestration.

Research indicates that chemicals designed to be environmentally friendly are accumulating at high altitudes, challenging previous assumptions about their degradation.

New research indicates that the destruction of US wetlands has significantly increased riverine flood losses, a risk exacerbated by recent Supreme Court rulings.

A federal lawsuit claims diesel emissions from a migrant detention site in the Everglades threaten human health and the environment.

Researchers have developed a laser-textured metal system that turns seawater into drinking water while recovering salts as solid materials.

Researchers introduced a cross-breed of Florida and Honduran elkhorn corals to test genetic resilience against warming oceans.

The world's most comprehensive disaster database faces potential closure due to funding cuts under the Trump administration.

Residents and environmentalists warn that increasing oil extraction in one of the world's most polluted ecosystems could exacerbate frequent spills and infrastructure failure.

France and the United Kingdom have registered record-breaking temperatures as a "heat dome" brings unseasonal warmth to the region.

Household energy costs in parts of eastern Australia are set to decrease as renewable energy and battery storage increase their share of the national grid.

A Scottish charity warns that national planning frameworks fail to account for the carbon impact of AI infrastructure due to outdated definitions.

The revived bill aims to recognize clean air as a protected public right and address seasonal toxic smog through stronger monitoring and transboundary pollution regulations.

A new charter recognizes the River Wye catchment as a living ecosystem with intrinsic rights, marking a first for the United Kingdom.