'Every day it's more barriers': how the US is shutting out climate refugees
Millions of people around the world are having their lives upended by floods, storms and heatwaves worsened by the climate crisis. Those forced to flee...
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A Commercial Space Race Prompts a Thorny Question: Who Owns the Sky?
The surge in satellites brings pollution and risks of repeating destructive colonial practices, experts warn.By Bob BerwynThe starry night sky has always anchored humanity’s sense...
A Massive Volunteer Network in Florida Works to Save Endangered Sea Turtles
Bowser, a 172-pound loggerhead sea turtle, was rescued from the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier Sunday. The operation was one of a growing number of rescues...
'Their Breath Was Captured in the Tree'
The author of ‘When Trees Testify’ on the intertwined nature of America’s history, its trees and Black Americans.Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on EarthFrom our...
Windblown Diatoms for Reconstructing Westerly Wind Variability in the South Atlantic Sector of the Southern Ocean
Abstract Southern Hemisphere westerly winds are important drivers of Antarctic and sub‐Antarctic environmental change. Short observational wind records prevent us from fully understanding the scope...
Tropical heron spotted in UK for first time as more exotic birds arrive to thrill birdwatchers
Appearance of a western reef heron in north Wales is unlikely to be the last, as heating temperatures mean species can survive Britain’s winter, say...
Electron Scattering by Highly Oblique Quasi‐Electrostatic Chorus Waves Under Realistic Magnetospheric Conditions
Abstract Using Van Allen Probes data (2013–2015), we report that highly oblique chorus waves frequently occur in low‐density regions where fpe/fce≈3 ${f}{text{pe} }/{f}{text{ce} }approx 3$....
Papua New Guinea: Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila - Disaster Management Team Situation Report No. 09 (03 June 2026)
Country: Papua New Guinea Source: UN Country Team in Papua New Guinea Please refer to the attached file. As of 28 May 2026, assessments have...
Trees may store less planet-heating carbon than hoped, study suggests
Photosynthesis does not always result in wood growth, a key factor in carbon dioxide sequestrationTrees may not be able to store as much planet-heating carbon...
Vanuatu Dengue Situation Update 03 (08 June 2026)
Country: Vanuatu Source: Government of Vanuatu Please refer to the attached file. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY In Epiweek 23, two new confirmed dengue cases were reported, bringing...
Australia can switch from fossil fuel exports to renewables, says next Cop president
Climate minister Chris Bowen says country must prepare for changing world and can play bigger role in reducing emissionsAustralia will find exporting fossil fuels increasingly...
New documentary follows researchers' increasingly fraught career path
The Endless Frontier traces the lives of three scientists as they train students and deal with funding pressures
The Climate Change Culprits Not Addressed by Global Policy
A new paper suggests that 15 percent of global warming comes from overlooked pollutants.By Nina SablanRecord-high global temperatures aren’t driven only by well-known greenhouse gas...
Trump's EPA Unlawfully Cancelled Environmental Justice Grants, Judge Rules
The decision voided the EPA guidance to terminate the $2.8 billion grant program. But it stopped short of requiring the agency to resume administering it.By...
Metal-driven chemical reaction in deep sea may explain origin of life
Group offers new scenario for how cells came to rely on phosphate molecules to build DNA and store energy
3 facts to ruin your World Cup watch party
Source: MetLife Stadium via Marc Atkins/Getty Images, Debbie Downer via Wikimedia CommonsThis year’s World Cup has something no other World Cup has had before: commercial...
Mexico: Latinoamérica y El Caribe Resumen de Situación Semanal al 12 de junio 2026
Countries: Mexico, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached Infographic. CIFRAS...
Mexico: Latin America & The Caribbean Weekly Situation Update as of 12 June 2026
Countries: Mexico, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached Infographic. KEY...
New Research Indicates That in the Future, Trees May Store Less Carbon Than Expected
Even as trees photosynthesize late into the year, their growth stops by mid-summer, which impacts their carbon uptake.
European, island states seek clear future for global roadmap to cut fossil fuels
The global roadmap on transitioning away from fossil fuels now being developed should be a ‘continuing conversation’ which is part of UN climate talks, not...
Lebanon: Flash Update #34 - Escalation of hostilities in Lebanon (as of 11 June 2026)
Country: Lebanon Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached file. HIGHLIGHT Hostilities continued with airstrikes and three renewed...
Lebanon: Conflict Intensity Snapshot (2 March - 11 June 2026)
Country: Lebanon Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached file.
Hoover Dam Approaches a Hydropower Cliff
Big cuts in generating capacity are coming as the Colorado River struggles to meet demand.Brett Walton, Circle of BlueSome day in the next 12 months—maybe...
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda | Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak and EU response - DG ECHO Daily Map | 12/06/2026
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda Source: European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Please refer to the attached Map....
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