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Southeast Asia's greenhouse gas emissions demand urgent regional action

A new regional assessment shows that Southeast Asia is a major net source of greenhouse gases, with land-use change and rising fossil fuel use overwhelming natural carbon sinks, reservoirs that store carbon-containing chemical compounds for a long period.

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Why Are Loons Still Dying from Lead Poisoning?

In the United States, efforts to save a beloved species face pushback from a surprising foe: gun rights advocates.
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Can camera traps improve conservation outcomes?

While Australia is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, we also have some of the highest extinction rates.

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Eye Opener: Heavy snow and rain forces evacuations on West Coast

Snow and rain has led to evacuations in parts of California amid a flooding threat. Plus, the DOJ releases thousands more files related to Jeffrey Epstein. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.

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A DIY, fly-powered food waste recycling system

UC Riverside scientists have created a small-scale system that transforms food waste into high-protein animal feed and fertilizer using black soldier flies, offering a sustainable solution to a major environmental problem.

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The showers and baths keeping data centre tech cool

Finding greener ways to keep giant new data centres cool is a challenge.

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Halfway through Florida's bear hunt, state officials won't say how many bears are dead

Florida's first statewide black bear hunt in a decade is more than halfway over but state wildlife leaders have offered no information on its progress, not even a death count.

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When companies “go green,” air quality impacts can vary dramatically

Cutting air travel and purchasing renewable energy can lead to different effects on overall air quality, even while achieving the same CO2 reduction, new research shows.

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Top economists call for halt to Sri Lanka debt repayments after Cyclone Ditwah

Group of 120 experts including Joseph Stiglitz urge fresh debt restructuring plan given scale of destructionA group of the world’s top economists – including the Nobel prize winner Joseph Stiglitz – have called for Sri Lanka’s debt payments to be suspended as it tackles the devastation caused by Cyc…

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‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats

Researcher in Kerala rainforest sounds alarm after being told frogs had died after being handled by humansA group of endangered “galaxy frogs” are missing, presumed dead, after trespassing photographers reportedly destroyed their microhabitats for photos.Melanobatrachus indicus, each the size of a f…

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Welcome to Kenya’s Great Carbon Valley: a bold new gamble to fight climate change

The earth around Lake Naivasha, a shallow freshwater basin in south-central Kenya, does not seem to want to lie still. Ash from nearby Mount Longonot, which erupted as recently as the 1860s, remains in the ground. Obsidian caves and jagged stone towers preside over the steam that spurts out of fiss…

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America’s risky bet on hydrocarbons might hurt it in the AI race

US strategy could be costly in terms of higher electricity prices, increased water stress and potential food insecurity

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L.A. area braces for flash flooding, risk of landslides: "My biggest fear"

On Monday, the mountains of northern California were hit with heavy snow following days of rainfall at lower altitudes. Now, officials in L.A. are issuing evacuation warnings for sections of the city due to potential flooding concerns. Rob Marciano reports.

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Watch These Live Cams of the Los Angeles Area Rain and Flood Risk During Christmas Week

Southern California is bracing for mudslides and other hazards during the holiday week.

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The country’s largest magnesium supplier shut down. Now what?

What US Magnesium's bankruptcy means for the U.S. supply of a critical mineral -- and the environment.

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Forecasters say 2025 ‘more likely than not’ to be UK’s hottest year on record

Met Office says temperatures are tracking ahead of 2022 after year of heatwaves and drought, though late cold spell could yet interveneForecasters say 2025 is “more likely than not” to break the record for the hottest year in the UK since records began, after a summer of heatwaves and drought follow…

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Boiling live crabs, lobsters to be banned in UK animal rights crackdown

The move comes after laws in 2022 recognised that crabs, lobsters, crayfish and squid were sentient and could feel pain.

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Victoria to get first publicly owned windfarm with 33-turbine Latrobe valley project

Advocates say State Electricity Commission’s $650m Delburn windfarm will be a ‘new chapter’ for region previously home to Hazelwood coal power stationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereVictoria …

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Satellite Imagery Shows Tehran’s Accelerating Water Crisis

Commentary by David Michel, Will Todman, and Jennifer Jun; Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Published November 25, 2025 Introduction Tehran is experiencing an unprecedented water crisis. Satellite imagery analysis shows that key reservoirs that feed the capital are far below their…

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Satellites reveal heat leaking from largest US cryptocurrency mining center

Bitcoin-mining mega data center seen leaking heat into the environment in an image captured from orbit by a thermometer satellite