8+ hour, 40+ min ago   (387+ words) Global warming is set to surpass the 1.5°C limit if governments worldwide fail to act....

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1106+ words) Japan’s Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu phoned his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, on Sept. 8, 2026, to express concern over the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz. It was reportedly the ninth such phone call between the pair since March. Tokyo’s…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (573+ words) Despite their name, Tasmanian devils could be found across mainland Australia thousands of years ago....

3+ day, 12+ 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…...

3+ day, 16+ 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, 17+ hour ago   (509+ words) As instability in the Strait of Hormuz disrupts shipping, public discussion tends to focus on fuel prices and supplies. Less attention is paid to the people working on the ships. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) says more than 20,000 seafarers in…...

4+ day, 12+ 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…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (785+ words) Around 10% of the UK economy operates off the books. That means billions of pounds worth of cash-in-hand payments that never get taxed. But all of that cash isn’t necessarily being handled by career criminals. Much of it is being earned…...

4+ day, 16+ 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…...

5+ day, 2+ 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…...