Environment - Page 6

UN Declares Global Water Bankruptcy as Billions Face Irreversible Crisis Environment

UN Declares Global Water Bankruptcy as Billions Face Irreversible Crisis

United Nations scientists formally declare the world has entered an era of water bankruptcy, with half of major lakes shrinking and 70% of aquifers in long-term decline.

1096
Portugal Approves 2.5 Billion Euro Relief Package After Historic Storm Kristin Environment

Portugal Approves 2.5 Billion Euro Relief Package After Historic Storm Kristin

Portuguese government extends state of calamity in 69 municipalities as 170,000 households remain without power following record 200 km/h winds.

1267
Wood Smoke From Fireplaces Kills 8,600 Americans Annually, Study Finds Environment

Wood Smoke From Fireplaces Kills 8,600 Americans Annually, Study Finds

Northwestern study reveals residential wood burning causes 8,600 US deaths yearly and one-fifth of wintertime fine particulate exposure, with urban and minority communities hit hardest.

577
Historic High Seas Treaty Enters Into Force, Launching New Era of Global Ocean Protection Environment

Historic High Seas Treaty Enters Into Force, Launching New Era of Global Ocean Protection

The High Seas Treaty (BBNJ) officially entered into force on January 17, 2026, after 81 nations ratified the landmark agreement. The treaty establishes the first legal framework to protect biodiversity in international waters covering half the planet's surface.

709
Historic Winter Storm Threatens 235 Million Americans with Dangerous Snow, Ice and Extreme Cold Environment

Historic Winter Storm Threatens 235 Million Americans with Dangerous Snow, Ice and Extreme Cold

Over 235 million Americans across 40+ states face dangerous snow, ice and wind chills below minus 50°F as the largest winter storm in five years sweeps the nation.

596
Southern Africa Floods Kill Over 200, Kruger Park Devastated Environment

Southern Africa Floods Kill Over 200, Kruger Park Devastated

Over 200 dead and 500,000 displaced as catastrophic flooding ravages southern Africa, with South Africa's Kruger National Park suffering hundreds of millions in damages.

718
High Seas Treaty Enters Force: A New Era for Ocean Protection Environment

High Seas Treaty Enters Force: A New Era for Ocean Protection

Historic UN High Seas Treaty takes effect, creating first legal framework to protect marine life in international waters covering 60 percent of global oceans.

624
Microplastics Are Undermining the Ocean's Power to Absorb Carbon, Study Warns Environment

Microplastics Are Undermining the Ocean's Power to Absorb Carbon, Study Warns

University of Sharjah research reveals microplastics disrupt ocean carbon absorption by harming plankton and weakening the biological carbon pump.

699
Delhi Shivers Under Severe Cold Wave as Temperatures Drop to Record 2.9°C Environment

Delhi Shivers Under Severe Cold Wave as Temperatures Drop to Record 2.9°C

Delhi recorded its coldest morning of the season on January 16, 2026, with temperatures plunging to 2.9°C at Safdarjung station, causing widespread disruptions to transportation and daily life across the national capital region.

294
Federal Judge Allows Revolution Wind Farm to Resume Work Despite Trump Stop Order Environment

Federal Judge Allows Revolution Wind Farm to Resume Work Despite Trump Stop Order

Federal judge orders Revolution Wind project to resume, ruling Trump administration failed to justify complete construction halt on nearly complete offshore wind farm.

219
Delhi Records Coldest January Morning in 13 Years as Severe Cold Wave Grips North India Environment

Delhi Records Coldest January Morning in 13 Years as Severe Cold Wave Grips North India

Delhi recorded 2.9°C on Monday, the coldest January morning in 13 years, as severe cold wave grips North India with IMD issuing orange alert and schools closing.

221
Arctic Records Warmest Year in History as Climate Crisis Accelerates Environment

Arctic Records Warmest Year in History as Climate Crisis Accelerates

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recorded the Arctic's warmest year since measurements began, with temperatures 1.60C above the 1991-2020 baseline, accelerating concerns about polar ice loss and global climate impacts.

145

No articles found