To Understand Nepal’s Floods, Look at What Was Built
On the morning of Aug. 26, a slab of ice and rock tore free from the north face of Langtang Lirung, a 7,200-meter peak on the Nepal-Tibet frontier. The U.S. Geological Survey
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War and Oil Pollution Threaten Gulf Ecosystems
Oil pollution has reached the Hara mangrove forests of Iran’s Qeshm Island, raising fresh concerns over the environmental consequences of the continuing conflict between Iran and the United States in one of
The Silent Heatwave Sweeping Our Oceans
You may have heard reports of fish die-offs or seen photos of hauntingly bleached coral. Those are just two signs a marine heatwave has swept through the sea. Marine heatwaves happen when the ocean remains abnormally
Electric cars pile up at European ports as Chinese firms struggle to find buyers
China’s automotive industry has revolutionised over the past decade, from producing basic western clones to making cars that equal the world’s best. As the manufacturing powerhouse of the world, China is also producing them
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