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Facing pushback on data centers, tech giants are promising hosts more money and fewer secrets

Associated Press 22 Oct 2026

A ‘Treasury of Ice’ goes on show, revealing relics as Swiss glaciers rapidly melt

Associated Press 21 Oct 2026
A red-Footed booby (Sula sula) chick on an atoll island in the central Indian Ocean.

Seabird guano and native trees keep islands above rising seas: Study

Ruth Kamnitzer 21 Oct 2026

Bangladesh garment factory workers bear the brunt of rising temperatures

Usraat Fahmidah 21 Oct 2026
Irrigating a farm using solar-powered water pump, Kenya.

Just transition remains elusive for Kenyan women despite robust policies

Ouma Elvine Tina 21 Oct 2026
Sheep in pasture at Flag Hill Farm in Vershire, VT. Image by Erik Hoffner for Mongabay.

Sustainable silvopasture is popular with US farmers despite waning financial supports

Erik Hoffner 21 Oct 2026

Can larger batteries safely power residential buildings? A project in New York aims to show how

Associated Press 20 Oct 2026
Atlantic blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) in Louisiana

Recycled glass offers a potential new tool to restore a vanishing coastline

Fernanda Biasoli 20 Oct 2026
Houses nearly submerged due to flooding in Sirajganj, 2020.

Bank credit remains scarce in Bangladesh where climate risks are highest

Sajibur Rahman 20 Oct 2026
African savannah elephants in Kenya (Loxodonta africana). Image by Julie Larsen ©Wild-life Conservation Society.

Large animals are living carbon stores. Does that make saving them a climate solution?

John Cannon 20 Oct 2026
Ellesmere Island is home to one of the most northerly populations of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in the world. Image by Arturo de Frias Marques via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Loss of a rare lake reveals how warming has hit the Canadian Arctic’s ‘planetary fridge’

Ruth Kamnitzer 19 Oct 2026

Fundraising to protect oceans, forests and other key nature sites falling short ahead of UN summit

Associated Press 16 Oct 2026
People gather to watch a trapped shark called Bukangi at the North Port Waterfront Park in Busan, South Korea, on Sept. 29, 2026. Image by AP Photos/Son Hyung-joo/Yonhap.

Celebrity shark trapped in South Korean canal stirs concerns over warming seas

Kelly Kasulis-Cho 16 Oct 2026
The village of Bento Rodrigues in the aftermath of the Mariana mining disaster in Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 2015, showing destroyed buildings caked in mud and a lot of debris.

Climate change could send more toxic mining waste into coastal waters, study warns

Madeline Shaw 16 Oct 2026

Heavy rain shuts down Istanbul, causing flooding and 3 deaths

Associated Press 15 Oct 2026
Artificial mangrove roots

Artificial mangrove roots offer a stopgap for Thailand’s eroding coastline

Carolyn Cowan 15 Oct 2026

“Stunningly short-sighted.” NOAA grant cuts threaten US climate resilience

Bobby Bascomb 14 Oct 2026
Vehicles navigate a flooded road in Mozambique’s Maputo province in January 2026. Forecasters warn that the developing El Niño could bring heavier rainfall and flooding to parts of East and Southern Africa. Image by AP Photo.

Act before El Niño: Expert worries about deepening hunger in East and South Africa

David Akana 14 Oct 2026
Thama Mutheiwana, one of the Tshakhuma community leaders, pointing at the overgrown bushes blocking the way for smooth water flow during floods. He is suggesting that Limpopo disaster management should build a rock barrier wall along the river to slow the flow of water and reduce erosion.

Residents of South Africa’s Limpopo province hold breath amid fears of repeat floods

Bernard Chiguvare 14 Oct 2026
Drone photograph of the mangrove forests surrounding Munroe Island, Kerala, India. Image by Cymatics.in via Unsplash

Mangroves gain ground globally, marking turnaround after decades of loss

Samuel Ogunsona 14 Oct 2026
Volunteers harvest tea leaves in Shenkeng district, Taiwan. During the harvest season, groups of women from the Shenkeng community will move from plantation to plantation, working in a centuries-old spirit of mutual assistance across farms. Experts contend that teas picked by hand are much less likely to be damaged and produce a finer product. Image by Michael O. Snyder for Mongabay.

Photos: Taiwan’s tea revival blends ancient terraces with new climate adaptations

Michael O. Snyder 13 Oct 2026

Wildfires threaten Indonesia’s orangutans as rescuers find injured animals

Associated Press 12 Oct 2026

Damming the Xingu

12 Oct 2026

Painted wind turbines can dramatically reduce bird deaths, study finds

Bobby Bascomb 9 Oct 2026

Vietnam mobilizes troops after heavy rains trigger flash floods and raise risks of landslides

Associated Press 9 Oct 2026

Deadly wildfires leave Borneo wildlife scrambling for fresh water

Basten Gokkon 9 Oct 2026

Counterfeit seeds threaten African farmers’ crops and climate resilience: Study

David Brown 8 Oct 2026

Nepal ends search for thousands of flood victims, leaving some families angry and others relieved

Associated Press 8 Oct 2026

Tropical Storm Isaias forms, is forecast to become a hurricane and hit US Gulf Coast this week

Associated Press 7 Oct 2026
Tulipa anadroma, a threatened tulip species, growing in the Sary-Chelek Biosphere Reserve in western Kyrgyzstan in early 2019. This protected area is the only place on Earth where the species can be found. Image by Brett Wilson.

Wild tulips in Central Asia have become rare, expert says

Mongabay.com 7 Oct 2026
anti-fracking protest Colombia

Colombia’s new government backs fracking as debate over energy future heats up

Catherine Ellis 7 Oct 2026

Solar power helps Amazon communities ditch diesel and prepare for El Niño drought

Associated Press 6 Oct 2026

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