Environmental groups plan to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service for failing to consider protections for gray whales. The population has declined significantly since 2019.
A flash flood in Nepal, which killed at least 353 people, was likely caused by a glacier chunk breaking off. Scientists are analyzing the event, noting rising temperatures increase such risks in the Himalayas.
A resident of Sumatra, Indonesia, is leading mangrove restoration efforts to combat rapid coastal erosion that has claimed over 6 meters of land annually. The initiative aims to revive 25 hectares of degraded forest.
Brazil has temporarily relaxed an environmental rule for the Belo Monte hydropower plant, allowing reduced water flow in its reservoir to conserve electricity and water during a potential El Niño-driven drought.
Odisha is bracing for very heavy rain as a new low-pressure system develops in the Bay of Bengal. Meanwhile, Sri Ganganagar recorded 41.4°C amid widespread showers across parts of the country.
Data center water consumption could nearly triple to 644 billion litres by 2030 without efficiency gains, driven by AI expansion. Water saving measures could reduce this figure.
Pastoralists, whose way of life involves moving livestock with seasons, face challenges from climate change, wildlife conflict, and land access, while adapting to sustain communities worldwide.
Marine biologists are using underwater microphones to detect illegal blast fishing. This practice has destroyed approximately three-quarters of the coral reefs in Indonesia's Spermonde Archipelago between 1990 and 2022.
A recent expedition surveying deep-sea seamounts in the central eastern Indian Ocean has discovered 149 previously unknown species, including a new sea cucumber, fish, and barnacle.