The Trump administration cut funds for natural hazards monitoring in Nepal. A year later, disaster struck
In January 2025, the Trump administration cut off funding for a program to identify and monitor landslide hotspots in Nepal. Just over a year later, disaster...
Tice defends Reform UK-led councils over tax rises and cuts
Reform UK's deputy leader says the party has been "financially prudent" in local government.
James Talarico described capitalism as ‘oppressive system’ in 2020 comments
Six years before becoming Texas Democrats’ US Senate nominee, James Talarico described capitalism as an “oppressive system” during a Sierra Club event, grouping it with White supremacy and climate change and saying ending the ways all three worked together wa…
Lachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a year | TechCrunch
Founded by a 20-year-old, Alteon is developing autonomous aircraft that hopes to harvest wind energy to stay aloft for several months.
Algeria president seeks death penalty for arsonists after deadly forest fires
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says he is not ruling out foul play after 100 wildfires were recorded.
The Millennials swapping doom-scrolling for gardening
Young people say gardening offers joy, serenity and a sense of community.
A massive heat dome is bringing storms to the Northeast, and causing sweltering temperatures heading into fall
A round of severe storms and flooding is taking aim at the Northeast by middle of next week, fueled by a heat dome settling over the southeast.
In Puerto Rico, even when it doesn’t rain, it pours
The scramble to find water is a daily survival routine for residents in Puerto Rico due to widespread service interruptions and extreme drought.
Canada poaches dozens of top US researchers for its universities
Lured by millions of new research funding from the Carney government, 48 US researchers in fields like climate and medicine will soon be moving north.