Environment
Typhoon Malakas hits southern Japan, heading toward Tokyo
TOKYO A strong typhoon made landfall on southwestern Japan on Tuesday, bringing heavy rain that caused floods, forcing flight cancellations and prompting local authorities to issue evacuation advisories for more than 600,000 residents.
- Indonesia rejects U.S. research estimate of 100,000 'haze' deaths
- Regional powers back studies on impact of Ethiopia's Nile dam
- Most states on track to meet emissions targets they call burden |
- California restricts pollutants from cow flatulence to diesel emissions
- Canada will impose nationwide carbon price: minister
Recent Environment News
Australia settles six years after Barrier Reef marine accident
SYDNEY Australia on Monday reached a A$39.3 million ($29.66 million) out-of-court settlement with the owners of a Chinese coal carrier that ran aground in 2010 on the Great Barrier Reef.
Hurricane Paine strengthens off Mexico, coastal warnings issued
MEXICO CITY Hurricane Paine strengthened off Mexico's Pacific coast on Monday, though the storm is forecast to weaken substantially before reaching land later this week, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
Tropical depression 13 forms west of Cape Verde: NHC
Tropical depression 13 has formed in the far eastern tropical Atlantic and is expected to intensify into a tropical storm on Monday night or Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
DiCaprio's 'Before The Flood' a wake-up call on climate change: director
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Turning a blind eye to climate change will come at a price the world can no longer afford to pay, the director of a documentary produced by Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio said on Monday.