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A view of Gerola Bridge as the Po River's water level runs low amid high drought severity in Mezzana Bigli, Italy, on Aug. 6
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Aug 10, 2026
Italy¡¯s record-low Po River forces farmers to weigh crop switch
By Alberto Brambilla
The river¡¯s climate change-fueled violent swings between flood and drought is also forcing industries to compete for a resource they once took for granted.
Researcher Aaron Carlisle grasps a white shark alongside a boat off the coast of Delaware in May 2025. Scientists are placing tags on sharks to collect ocean data that may provide information on the intensity of hurricanes before they make landfall.
ENVIRONMENT / Earth science
Aug 9, 2026
Scientists turn to sharks to improve hurricane predictions
By Marta Serafinko
Sharks may be used to gather data that helps scientists understand the potential intensity of a hurricane before it makes landfall.
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / OUR PLANET
Aug 9, 2026
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
By Tomoko Otake
Increasing tree coverage in Japanese cities could have myriad benefits as the planet warms. But canopy coverage in Tokyo and beyond is headed in the wrong direction.
Smoke and flames rise from the Bald Range wildfire, near the Okanagan Lake, in Peachland, British Columbia, Canada, on Friday, in this image posted to Facebook.
ENVIRONMENT
Aug 9, 2026
British Columbia declares state of emergency as more than 20,000 flee wildfires
The region produces most of British Columbia¡¯s wine and ?is Canada¡¯s second-largest wine-producing area.
Danube cruise ships moored in Bratislava, on Tuesday. The river level is too low to go back up to Vienna or down to Budapest, the authorities said.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Aug 6, 2026
As the Danube hits record lows, every centimeter of river counts
With its water level at a record low, the shrunken Danube is disrupting trade and tourist cruises and making locals along its banks confront the impact of climate change.
An environmental regulator in Australia has sued Japan's Inpex for under-reporting emissions from its Ichthys liquefied natural ?gas plant near Darwin.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Aug 5, 2026
Australian regulator sues Â鶹´«Ã½ Inpex over Ichthys LNG emissions breaches
The charges cover ?alleged license ?breaches, such as the under-reporting of ?benzene and toluene emissions between 2019 and 2024.
A house is seen bordering the SA Lithium's mine in Magog, South Africa, on June 12.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Aug 5, 2026
Lithium mining for green power triggers eco-outcry from South African farmers
By Tim Cocks
Thousands of angry farmers fear losing productive land to open-pit mines.
A malnourished child rests inside a mosquito net in the town of Gode in the Somali Region, Ethiopia, in April 2022.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Aug 4, 2026
Climate change expected to redraw Africa¡¯s malaria map, study finds
By Janice Kew
Malaria killed an estimated 579,000 people in Africa in 2024, about three-quarters of them children under five, according to the World Health Organization.
A homeless person near Shinjuku Station in Tokyo. Authorities have warned the public to avoid unnecessary outings and advised people to stay in air-conditioned spaces, but for people who are homeless this is often not an option.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / OUR PLANET
Aug 3, 2026
For Â鶹´«Ã½ aging homeless population, brutal summers are dangerously inescapable
By Elizabeth Beattie
At a time when temperatures are regularly reaching dangerous levels, people without homes are increasingly vulnerable to heatstroke.
Massive plumes of smoke rise over the city of Spokane, Washington on Saturday in this screen shot obtained from a social media video.
ENVIRONMENT
Aug 2, 2026
Fires on more than 100,000 hectares of Washington state prompt evacuations
About 4,000 people were fighting more than a dozen fires throughout the state.
A firefighting helicopter flies past smoke from a wildfire in the area of Porto Germeno, some 70 kilometers northwest of Athens, on Saturday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Aug 2, 2026
Wildfires spread across Greece as conditions worsen in France and Spain
Europe has been ravaged by wildfires this summer after a period of record-breaking heat and little rain, in conditions that scientists say have been exacerbated by climate change.
A French Civil Security Canadair CL-415 aircraft flies past flames burning a forest surrounding Cotignac, southeastern France on July 23.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jul 28, 2026
France and Spain race to curb wildfires before new heat wave arrives
By Janis Laizans and Emma Pinedo
Authorities have evacuated ?about 220,000 people in France, while in Spain around 100,000 have been told to seek shelter.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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