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Here are things that will – and will not – help us fight the threat of wildfiresI have spent much of my career studying boreal...
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EXCLUSIVE: Congo's Ebola epidemic started at least 4 months before it was detected
A remote mining town gripped by fear saw hundreds of suspected cases before the government declared an outbreak, report says
Here's what supercharged the monster wildfires in Spain and France
Over the past week, hundreds of thousands of people in France and Spain fled their homes, many in the dead of night, carrying only what...
Why rice crops could be in for a weird year
More than half the world’s population depends on rice to survive. But this year’s El Niño weather pattern and the ongoing climate crisis are intensifying...
Wildfire prevention has always been a challenge in the West. Hotter, drier weather is making it worse.
Officials from the Trump administration and members of Congress walked along the burn scar from Utah’s devastating Cottonwood Fire last week and saw the damage...
High-speed orcas are blowing sunfish to smithereens
Never-before-seen behavior may represent the giant cetaceans playing with their food, ecologists say
'Extremely scary findings' show climate crisis is supercharging Europe's wildfire weather
Latest study says global heating has made hot, dry and windy conditions in Spain at least 20 times more likelyThe extreme heat and drought stoking...
'We can't make it better again': what Europe's wildfires tell us about the climate crisis
In this week’s newsletter: As France and Spain battle huge fires in this summer of relentless heat, will it be enough to spur us to...
Ancient DNA confirms historical accounts of how smallpox got to the Americas
‘Landmark’ paper finds disease originated with European contact
Destructive Fires Char Western Europe
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Environmental displacement and the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities: a systematic review
This systematic literature review explores the intersection of environmental displacement and the common but differentiated responsibility (CBDR) principle, focusing on the ethical, legal, and practical...
Record low water levels across Europe reveal mammoth skeletons and forgotten shipwrecks – video
Water levels across several of Europe’s major waterways have dropped to exceptionally low levels, setting new records in some areas.Extreme heat exacerbated by the climate...
STATEMENT: World Resources Institute Thanks Tig Notaro for Supporting WRI on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Washington (July 30, 2026) — Actor and comedian Tig Notaro selected World Resources Institute as her charity of choice for her recent appearance on the...
From Marie Tharp to Seabed 2030: Marine Geophysicist Vicki Ferrini on Mapping the Ocean Floor
In honor of Tharp’s birthday, Ferrini discusses the geologist’s pioneering work and how it paved the way for her own collaborative efforts to map the...
Correcting climate 'misperceptions' may not boost climate action
Print article Share The general public often underestimate support for climate action, while overestimating the real-world actions taken by other people to address the problem,...
Factcheck: No, Europe is not having its 'quietest' year for wildfires
Print article Share In recent days, prominent climate sceptics and rightwing commentators have shared charts on social media incorrectly implying that Europe is having its...
Pacific Ocean Pattern Helps Explain Diverging Wildfire Trends in U.S. and Australia
Two of the world’s most fire-prone regions have followed strikingly different wildfire trajectories despite both experiencing a warming climate.
Is Europe Under UNSEEN Risk of Cyclones of Tropical Origin?
Abstract The impacts and potential multidecadal variability of cyclones of tropical origin (CTOs) remain poorly understood, particularly when these events make landfall or pass near...
Discrete Energy Bands Beyond Galilean Moons: Bounce‐Phase Structuring of Jovian Magnetospheric Particles
Abstract Discrete energy bands of ion fluxes, typically organized in velocity with equal separations, have been frequently observed in Jupiter’s magnetosphere either in association with...
Europe burns: a visual guide to the wildfires
Ferocious flames continue to rage in parts of France and Spain, with no sign of abating. We chart the destruction in graphics and picturesThe hellish...
Rapid Changes in Southern Ocean Upper‐Water Temperature Linked to Shift of the Southern Hemisphere Westerlies Since the Last Glacial
Abstract The pattern and cause of upper‐water temperature (UWT) variations on millennial timescales in the Southern Ocean (SO) and the mechanism of their interaction with...
Firefighters race to extinguish blazes across EU as fire weather breaks records
European Forest Fire Information Service figures show conditions in EU 43% more severe than for same period in last 20 years Fire weather in the...
Multidecadal Changes in ENSO Drive a Substantial Decline in West Antarctic Sea Ice Predictability
Abstract ENSO teleconnections are a key source of Antarctic sea‐ice predictability, particularly in the Antarctic Dipole (ADP) region, but whether this predictability remains stable under...
The hidden impacts of wildfires that donors need to know
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