Global environmental concerns intensify as leaders address climate crises, biodiversity loss, and extreme weather events.
Key Points
UN leaders are convening in New York to address urgent climate action, as outgoing UN chief António Guterres warns that polluters treat the atmosphere like an open sewer.
A critical scientific report confirms that multiple 'planetary boundaries' essential for maintaining life have been breached, pushing the Earth outside its safe operating space.
California has declared a state of emergency as meteorologists predict record-breaking 'Super El Niño' storms will cause severe winter weather in the region.
Environmental groups and researchers are expressing concern after revelations that the US EPA allowed Bayer to influence specific regulations regarding the usage of the chemical dicamba.
Yellowstone National Park officials reported a record volume of trash retrieved from hot springs, attributed to high visitor numbers and high winds spreading debris.
In a rare evolutionary discovery, scientists have identified a unique amoeba in volcanic streams in California that possesses the highest heat tolerance of any complex life on Earth.
New efforts are underway to fill the information void created by the cancellation of a significant US government climate research report.
As wildlife habitats are encroached upon by expanding residential areas in Los Angeles, residents and conservationists are developing new strategies for human-animal coexistence.