The executive director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme is calling for better urban planning to help cities prepare for population growth and to tackle the global housing crisis
Cross-accusations between local authorities and weather services muddy the answers to why the event was so catastrophic, while Trump avoids getting involved
At least 82 people are dead, including more than 20 children, and dozens remain missing in Kerr County: ‘It happened very quickly; there was no way to warn everyone and get everyone out’
Eight countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are in the ‘red zone,’ according to an index created by Columbia University and the Rockefeller Foundation
A report by the International Council on Clean Transportation shows that business jets generated as many emissions in 2023 as all the flights that departed from Heathrow Airport
A single ‘Rugulopteryx okamurae’ can form up to 600 copies of itself, and its steady advance shows no signs of slowing, with devastating effects for local biodiversity
Brazilian suburbs can experience temperatures up to 46°F higher than nearby neighborhoods. Climate change exacerbates inequalities and has a particularly strong impact on people of African descent
Glaciologist Olivier Gagliardini says that while it is too early to know whether climate change was behind this avalanche, global warming is contributing to destabilizing the mountains and we could see more events of this nature in future
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The country’s rich biological heritage gave rise to spirits based on the agave plant. But now, local communities are facing a voracious industry that is putting their main pollinators at risk
Mining, ranching and logging by squatters — who are acting in collusion with the Ortega government in Managua — are expanding to the Costa Rican side of this nature reserve, which is key to maintaining the biological connectivity of the Americas
The rapidly advancing predator is a good swimmer and has also colonized Formentera and satellite islets in the Mediterranean. Scientists warn other micromammals that control the insect population are also disappearing
A social media post about a “spray” to quiet the little frog unleashes a wave of indignation on the island, which is already going through a crisis of excess tourism and forced displacement of its residents
Dozens of buildings in the Egyptian city, the southern Mediterranean’s most-populated metropolis, are collapsing from coastal erosion and the infiltration of sea water in its aquifers
Embrapa, the public agricultural research agency, is committed to combining livestock, crops, and trees to turn around a sector that pollutes more than Japan