How deep-red Utah helped launch a portable plug-in solar movement
Utah state Representative Raymond Ward was reading a story in The New York Times about a growing trend in Europe, and it sparked an idea...
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The Green New Deal has evolved. Now it's all about 'affordability.'
Eight years ago, three little words took hold of the environmental movement: Green New Deal. Part popular slogan, part political philosophy, the phrase described a...
Solar surge kept fossil electricity flat in 2025 as China and India made 'historic' shift
A record surge in clean power met all global electricity demand growth in 2025, preventing any increase in fossil fuel generation, according to energy think...
Simultaneous Compressive Kinetic‐Scale Fluctuations and Second‐Harmonic Proton Cyclotron Waves Inside a Martian Magnetosheath Structure
Abstract Mars directly interacts with the solar wind and hosts a complex plasma‐wave environment. Using MAVEN observations, we identify an event in the dusk‐side Martian...
Dominant Role of Soil Moisture Regulating Vegetation Water Content During Flash Drought Evolution
Abstract Increasing flash drought exposure raises global concerns regarding terrestrial ecosystem responses. We investigate the effect of concurrent and past rootzone soil moisture (SM) and...
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Situation Report-1: Measles Situation in Bangladesh (9 April 2026)
Country: Bangladesh Source: Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Please refer to the attached file. Overall Situation: Bangladesh is currently facing a significant resurgence of measles, posing...
World: First ever European Union regional workshop on security threats linked to natural disasters takes place in the Pacific
Country: World Source: European Union The first ever Regional Workshop on Hybrid threats and Natural Disasters in climate-stressed regions is taking place in Fiji on...
Jordan Child Protection & Gender-Bases Violence Sub-Working Group: Meeting Minutes (March 2026)
Countries: Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic Sources: Protection Cluster, UN Children’s Fund, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached file.
A School of Mud Volcano Islands in Azerbaijan
Earth ObservatoryScienceEarth ObservatoryA School of Mud Volcano…EarthEarth ObservatoryImage of the DayEO ExplorerTopicsAll TopicsAtmosphereLandHeat & RadiationLife on EarthHuman DimensionsNatural EventsOceansRemote Sensing TechnologySnow & IceWaterMore ContentCollectionsGlobal MapsWorld...
Cambodia: Agrometeorological Bulletin for 21-30 April 2026 across the Northern Tonle Sap Basin of the PEARL project
Country: Cambodia Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Please refer to the attached file. No Flood, Rainfall Near Nonnal Until 30 April...
Flash floods in Afghanistan: Flash Update (9 April 2026)
Country: Afghanistan Source: United Nations Population Fund Please refer to the attached file. Widespread flooding across 31 provinces in Afghanistan has affected more than 73,300...
Yemen WASH Cluster - Humanitarian Update (January - March 2026)
Country: Yemen Sources: UN Children’s Fund, WASH Cluster Please refer to the attached Infographic.
oPt: Gaza Strip: Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (April 2026) [EN/AR]
Country: occupied Palestinian territory Sources: European Union, UN Country Team in Palestine, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, World Bank Please refer...
Philippines: Mayon Volcano Summary of 24Hr Observation 21 April 2026 12:00 AM [EN/TL]
Country: Philippines Source: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology Please refer to the attached Infographic.
Precarious agency, evolving conditionality, equity and the financialization of vulnerability in Zimbabwe's nationally determined contributions
Under the polycentric architecture of the Paris Agreement, climate-vulnerable countries face a double bind in which they must craft sophisticated climate pledges (NDCs) to secure...
Corpus Christi Projects Emergency Water Restrictions in September for Large Industrial Users and 500,000 Customers
Even hospitals are drilling wells as the region’s reservoirs reach disastrously low levels and ratings agencies downgrade the city’s outlook.By Dylan BaddourWithout a shift in...
Clean energy pushes fossil-fuel power into reverse for 'first time ever'
Renewable energy has overtaken coal to become the world’s largest source of electricity in 2025, according to thinktank Ember. The growth of solar and wind...
Facing Drought and Low Snowpack, Rio Grande States Expect a 'Challenging' Year
Officials at the annual Rio Grande Compact Commission meeting said that they expect river flows this year to be among the lowest in history.By Martha...
Venezuela: Extension of the Humanitarian Response Plan 2026
Country: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached file. The extension of the 2026...
Early humans turned favored rock sites into toolmaking assembly lines
Such prescient planning started 50,000 years earlier than thought, study finds
Haiti : Inondations dans le département du Nord-Ouest – Flash update (au 17 avril 2026)
Country: Haiti Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached file. FAITS SAILLANTS Au moins 12 décès ont été...
Haiti: Flooding in the North-West Department - Flash Update (as of 17 April 2026)
Country: Haiti Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached file. HIGHLIGHTS At least 12 fatalities have been reported...
Haiti: Overview of Violence and Displacement in the Artibonite Department (SITREP as of 17 April 2026)
Country: Haiti Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached file. HIGHLIGHTS As of 17 April 2026, nearly 13,573...
Haiti: Haïti : Aperçu des violences et déplacements dans le département de l'Artibonite (SITREP au 17 avril 2026)
Country: Haiti Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached file. FAITS SAILLANTS Au 17 Avril 2026, près de...
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