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Climate change drove extreme July heat in European seas, study finds

Naina Rao 20 Aug 2026

A looming rock collapse threatens a Swiss village as thawing permafrost destabilizes the Alps

Associated Press 18 Aug 2026

Lake Powell hits record low, threatening key water and electricity supply for millions

Associated Press 17 Aug 2026
Rainburst over the Amazon. Image by Rhett Ayers Butler

New studies portray Amazon as surprisingly resilient, but tipping point looms

Amanda Magnani 14 Aug 2026

Infrastructure and land use behind devastating India monsoon floods

Naina Rao 14 Aug 2026
African savanna elephants in Namibia. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

More people, farms, and drought could mean more elephant conflict in Southern Africa

David Brown 14 Aug 2026

UK firefighters out in force to tackle fires on hottest day of the year

Associated Press 13 Aug 2026

Indonesia’s wildfire season surges as haze spreads into Malaysia

Hans Nicholas Jong 13 Aug 2026
Street trees shading an asphalt road in Málaga, Spain. While trees are the obvious go-to cooling solution, their upkeep can be expensive.

Urban heat islands have solutions; many tropical cities can’t afford them

Adam Litchkofski 13 Aug 2026

Forest fires likely to continue to burn twice as much without ‘serious action’ on climate change

Mike DiGirolamo 11 Aug 2026

Wildfire ravages Indonesia’s Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park

Naina Rao 11 Aug 2026

Climate change doubled likelihood of Canada’s extreme fire weather, study finds

Naina Rao 10 Aug 2026

Flames reach edge of orangutan rehabilitation center, with fire season set to intensify

Hans Nicholas Jong 7 Aug 2026
Volunteers carry bags of straw at a tree planting event in Minamisoma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan on June 7, 2026.

In coastal Japan, one project is planting forests to stand against tsunamis

Jonathan Vit 4 Aug 2026
Lithops werneri © Sonja Loots/National Botanical Research Institute of Namibia.

Rare living stone plant, found in a tiny area in Namibia, is critically endangered

Shreya Dasgupta 3 Aug 2026

Sri Lanka prepares for impending El Niño with traditional and new approaches

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe 31 Jul 2026

Climate change boosted Spain wildfire risk 20-fold, research shows

Naina Rao 31 Jul 2026

New fire satellites offer hope for Amazon and other biomes, but local barriers remain

Benjamin Swift 30 Jul 2026

Study suggests the threat of mold-associated illnesses may be underappreciated

Associated Press 29 Jul 2026

Indonesia shows elevated fire hotspot activity in 2026 as super El Niño threat looms

Hans Nicholas Jong, Irfan Maulana 29 Jul 2026
Overhead view of the Rio Huaypetue gold mine in the Peruvian Amazon. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

Mining, drilling, and fire are fragmenting the world’s largest forests

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Jul 2026

Heat stress is rising globally, raising health concerns for billions: Study

Patricia Sia Ngevao 27 Jul 2026

French wildfire created a monster cloud, unleashing lightning that ignited more fires

Associated Press 27 Jul 2026
Shy albatross (Thalassarche cauta).

Extreme weather dampens breeding success for marine predators in Tasmania: study

Madeline Shaw 27 Jul 2026

At least 50 people killed and 700,000 displaced by India floods after monsoon rains

Associated Press 24 Jul 2026

Winners of the annual Mangrove Photography Awards: See the photos

Bobby Bascomb 24 Jul 2026
avocado plantations

In Michoacán, Mexico, drying soil threatens water supplies and avocados, says study

Caitlin Cooper 23 Jul 2026

Wildfire spreads near popular French tourist town as thousands are evacuated

Associated Press 23 Jul 2026

How saline drinking water raises preeclampsia risks in coastal Bangladesh (commentary)

Ashik Rubaiyat 23 Jul 2026
Fire in the Chiquitania forest in the south of Bolivia, September 2024. Image © Juan Karita/AP photo.

Third year of wildfires threaten isolated Indigenous group in Bolivia

Shanna Hanbury 22 Jul 2026
Banner image: Researcher Nelson Jaén analyzes growth rings from a mahogany tree (Swietenia spp.). Image courtesy of Peter Groenendijk.

Amazon tree rings reveal more intense drought and rainfall in the rainforest

Mongabay.com 21 Jul 2026
Climate refugees Rabeya Khatoon, right, and Moriom Bibi, who lost their homes to cyclone Aila, work at a brick field on the outskirts of Dhaka in the heat, 2009.

Extreme heat is eroding health, productivity and incomes of Dhaka’s informal workers

Md Jahidul Islam 21 Jul 2026

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