Environment

Ian makes second US landfall as Florida death toll rises
Revived Hurricane Ian makes landfall north of Charleston, South Carolina, bringing powerful winds and more flooding.
Published On 30 Sep 2022
Brazil votes: Bolsonaro allies stand firm in Amazon bastion
Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro trails in national polls, but leads by a wide margin in Brazilian state of Roraima.
Published On 30 Sep 2022
Nord Stream pipeline leaks are ‘catastrophic for the climate’
Methane leakage is likely to be biggest burst of the potent gas on record in one of the most polluted bodies of water.
Published On 29 Sep 2022
More than 1,700 land activists murdered in the past decade
Some 200 environmental activists were killed in 2021 alone with Mexico the deadliest country with 54 murders.
Published On 29 Sep 2022

Swiss glaciers lost six percent of their volume this year, which far exceeded the record set in 2003, a new study says.

Residents in Cuba talk of destruction as people in Florida prepare for the arrival of the intensifying storm.

Authorities urge residents to heed evacuation orders as Hurricane Ian expected to bring heavy rainfall and strong winds.

Rising temperatures make it harder for visitors and locals to reach the peak.

Meanwhile, Puerto Rico continues to grapple with widespread power outages in aftermath of deadly hurricane.

In Roraima, where two-thirds of people support the far-right president, Indigenous activists aim to halt illegal mining.

Water levels on Poyang Lake have plunged after three months of drought with forecasters warning situation could worsen.

Hurricane warning remains in effect for all of Bermuda as Puerto Rico struggles to restore power in storm’s aftermath.

The decaying 45-year-old FSO Safer has not been serviced since Yemen plunged into civil war in 2014.

UK lifted ban on fracking, a controversial method to dig for fossil fuels, in order to boost oil and gas output.

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