by Our Correspondent in Colombo Updated Story 2: The Disaster Management Center (DMC) reports that the death toll from the severe weather gripping the country has risen to 47, with 37 of
The United States has legally imported close to 3 billion wild plants and animals over the past 22 years, making it one of the largest global hubs for wildlife trade, according to
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For the first time in recorded history, Earth’s average temperature has exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, marking a grim milestone in the ongoing climate crisis. According to data analyzed by multiple global
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The apocalyptic wildfires that have erupted in the boreal forest in Siberia, the Russian Far East and Canada, climate scientists repeatedly warned, would inevitably move southwards as rising global temperatures created hotter, more fire-prone landscapes. Now they
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The catastrophic wildfires engulfing Greater Los Angeles have emerged as one of the worst disasters in U.S. history, with damages projected to reach a staggering $150 billion. As flames devastate communities, California’s
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Wildfires raging across greater Los Angeles have killed at least five people, destroyed neighborhoods, and forced the evacuation of approximately 180,000 individuals as the fires enter their third day. An additional 200,000
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Anthropogenic climate change and biodiversity loss are the most pressing issues for our planet. Carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere continue to rise due to the burning of fossil fuels and land use change,
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India has finally undertaken the monumental task of removing toxic waste from the site of the 1984 Bhopal disaster, the worst industrial accident in history. The catastrophe occurred when methyl isocyanate gas
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El Salvador’s lawmakers have voted to overturn a controversial ban on metal mining, signaling a new direction for the country’s economic future despite widespread opposition from environmental and religious groups. The ban,
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The global economy is incurring losses of up to $25 trillion each year due to the failure of key sectors such as agriculture, energy, and fishing to account for the negative impacts
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Energy is the lifeblood of opportunity and economic development and a pillar of human civilization in the 21st century. Even the most remote communities in rural America were welcomed into the industrial
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