July was Earth’s hottest month in modern times
MIAMI — Soaring temperatures worldwide made July the Earth’s hottest month in modern times, setting a new high mark for global heat in 137...
Moss boosted Earth’s oxygen 400 million years ago: study
MIAMI — Scientists have long wondered what gave Earth enough oxygen to support the rise of animals and people, and researchers said Monday they...
Asia must invest more in disaster risk reduction: Red Cross
By Beh Lih Yi
JAKARTA -- From typhoons and earthquakes to floods, Asian nations must step up investment in disaster risk reduction before it is...
Alaskan woolly mammoths died of thirst
MIAMI — One of the world’s last surviving groups of woolly mammoths likely died of thirst as the salty seas rose around these iconic...
Some fish tackle ocean global warming by pretending it’s night
OSLO — Some fish may cope with the changing chemistry of the oceans linked to global warming by permanently setting their body defenses to...
Pesticides diminish bee sperm: study
PARIS -- Neonicotinoid pesticides, already blamed for short-circuiting honeybee brains, also diminish their sperm, possibly contributing to the pollinators’ worrying global decline, researchers said...
Last month was hottest June on record
WASHINGTON -- Last month was the hottest June in modern history, marking the 14th consecutive month that global heat records have been broken, the...
E. Asian shipping emissions kill tens of thousands
PARIS -- A sharp rise in shipping emissions in east Asia is killing tens of thousands of people in the region every year and...
India court orders old cars deregistered in smog-hit Delhi
NEW DELHI -- India’s environment court Monday ordered all diesel vehicles older than 10 years to be deregistered in New Delhi, strengthening a ban...
Five questions on Germany’s green energy shift
BERLIN — Germany’s Energiewende or energy transition is its biggest infrastructure project of the post-World War II era, and its greatest national challenge since...
Coal dust kills 23,000 per year in EU: report
PARIS — Lung-penetrating dust from coal-fired power plants in the European Union (EU) claims some 23,000 lives a year and racks up tens of...
Drug lord’s pet hippos roam Colombian village
DORADAL, COLOMBIA — More than 20 years after Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar died in a gunfight with police, a strange legacy survives him:...