2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (609+ words) The Tibetan Plateau may be on the other side of the world from California, but what happens on this high-altitude landscape in Asia can set off a chain of events that fuels powerful atmospheric rivers with flooding rainfall and heavy…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1081+ words) El Niño is here, and forecasters warn that it’s likely to be bigger and stronger in 2026-27 than any El Niño event recorded in at least 150 years. Those effects are already showing up in Central and South America. Fishing crews in…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (732+ words) Morocco spent most of the last decade drying out. Between 2019 and 2024, the country recorded six consecutive years of below-average rainfall, the longest on record. The 2023-24 hydrological year was the driest in more than six decades, with a national total of…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1003+ words) The Hawaiian Islands rarely see significant hurricane damage, but they just experienced the effects of their second hurricane in a year as Hurricane Lowell’s eyewall brushed Niihau, west of Kauai, on Sept. 8, 2026. The hurricane brought heavy downpours, high surf and…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (976+ words) Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau has erupted again this week, sending plumes of volcanic ash high into the sky and disrupting hundreds of flights. More than 300,000 passengers have been affected. Anak Krakatau, meaning “child of Krakatau” in Indonesian, has erupted on…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (846+ words) Long ago, the Devil stood on Howe Hill and hurled giant stones towards the town of Aldborough, roaring: “Borobrigg keep out o’ way, for Auldbro’ town I’ll ding down!” Fortunately for Aldborough, his aim was poor. The stones fell short,…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (718+ words) Children across Europe have returned to school after a summer of extreme heat. As the climate warms, one question is becoming harder to ignore: how can students learn when classrooms become dangerously hot? Extreme weather is likely to disrupt schooling…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (903+ words) At the recent World Humanoid Robot Games 2026 in Beijing, robots sprinted, boxed, played football and tackled tasks inspired by factories, restaurants and emergency situations. The robot Tiangong Ultra even completed the 100 metres in 8.64 seconds, quicker than Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second world…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (810+ words) Southeast Asia has spent decades trying to tackle haze from forest fires. Yet every few years, the region finds itself breathing it again.. The transboundary environmental problem has become a recurrent phenomenon in the region. Indonesia bears the primary responsibility…...