Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/disasters/ Environmental science and conservation news Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:26:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png News on Disasters https://news.mongabay.com/list/disasters/ 32 32 Deadly wildfires leave Borneo wildlife scrambling for fresh water https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/deadly-wildfires-leave-borneo-wildlife-scrambling-for-fresh-water/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/deadly-wildfires-leave-borneo-wildlife-scrambling-for-fresh-water/#respond 09 Oct 2026 06:50:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=332036 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/deadly-wildfires-leave-borneo-wildlife-scrambling-for-fresh-water/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-332036 The Indonesians facing El Nino’s fires have lessons to teach us (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/the-indonesians-facing-el-ninos-fires-have-lessons-to-teach-us-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/the-indonesians-facing-el-ninos-fires-have-lessons-to-teach-us-commentary/#respond 06 Oct 2026 14:17:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=331681 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/the-indonesians-facing-el-ninos-fires-have-lessons-to-teach-us-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-331681 ‘There could be local extinction’: The fight to protect Indonesia’s orangutans as El Niño fuels fires https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/there-could-be-local-extinction-the-fight-to-protect-indonesias-orangutans-as-el-nino-fuels-fires/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/there-could-be-local-extinction-the-fight-to-protect-indonesias-orangutans-as-el-nino-fuels-fires/#respond 05 Oct 2026 11:08:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=331642 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/there-could-be-local-extinction-the-fight-to-protect-indonesias-orangutans-as-el-nino-fuels-fires/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-331642 Probiotics prevented coral bleaching during a Red Sea heat wave: Study https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/probiotics-prevented-coral-bleaching-during-a-red-sea-heat-wave-study/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/probiotics-prevented-coral-bleaching-during-a-red-sea-heat-wave-study/#respond 02 Oct 2026 15:06:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=331533 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/probiotics-prevented-coral-bleaching-during-a-red-sea-heat-wave-study/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-331533 As Hong Kong heats up, calls grow for tougher rules to protect outdoor workers https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/as-hong-kong-heats-up-calls-grow-for-tougher-rules-to-protect-outdoor-workers/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/as-hong-kong-heats-up-calls-grow-for-tougher-rules-to-protect-outdoor-workers/#respond 02 Oct 2026 12:07:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=331482 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/as-hong-kong-heats-up-calls-grow-for-tougher-rules-to-protect-outdoor-workers/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-331482 As fires spread, Indonesia’s rubber growers draw on traditional ways to fight back https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/as-fires-spread-indonesias-rubber-growers-draw-on-traditional-ways-to-fight-back/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/as-fires-spread-indonesias-rubber-growers-draw-on-traditional-ways-to-fight-back/#respond 02 Oct 2026 11:13:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=331495 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/as-fires-spread-indonesias-rubber-growers-draw-on-traditional-ways-to-fight-back/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-331495 Mangroves keep waves at bay. 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https://doi.org/10.66709/news-331364 Evidence builds showing climate change could be intensifying El Niño events https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/evidence-builds-showing-climate-change-could-be-intensifying-el-nino-events/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/evidence-builds-showing-climate-change-could-be-intensifying-el-nino-events/#respond 30 Sep 2026 14:03:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=331234 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/evidence-builds-showing-climate-change-could-be-intensifying-el-nino-events/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-331234 Farmers in South Africa’s Limpopo face unpredictable rainfall, uncertain futures https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/farmers-in-south-africas-limpopo-face-unpredictable-rainfall-uncertain-futures/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/farmers-in-south-africas-limpopo-face-unpredictable-rainfall-uncertain-futures/#respond 25 Sep 2026 18:00:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=330882 Mongabay]]> 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+0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=329910 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/in-southeast-asia-residents-grapple-with-life-under-indonesias-wildfire-haze/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-329910 Wildfires on doorstep of Indonesia’s new capital as environmental and health crisis flares https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/wildfires-on-doorstep-of-indonesias-new-capital-as-environmental-and-health-crisis-flares/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/wildfires-on-doorstep-of-indonesias-new-capital-as-environmental-and-health-crisis-flares/#respond 15 Sep 2026 11:50:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=329765 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/wildfires-on-doorstep-of-indonesias-new-capital-as-environmental-and-health-crisis-flares/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-329765 As saltwater advances, Gambian farmers rethink how to protect rice fields https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/as-saltwater-advances-gambian-farmers-rethink-how-to-protect-rice-fields/ 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