ENVIRONMENT
Water Levels in China’s Longest River Plummet Amid Record Heat, Authorities Deploy Weather Modification
The water level of China’s longest river, the Yangtze, which nourishes numerous cities including Shanghai...
Sustainable Architecture in China’s Ancient Cave Dwellings: The Yaodong
Those looking for sustainable architecture are finding answers in tradition. China’s yaodongs, a form...
Strange Gelatinous Blobs on the Beach? Those Would Be Salps
If you’re lucky enough to have been to the shore lately, you may have encountered some — or even a multitude...
Residents in Northeastern Chinese ‘Cancer Village’ Sign Mass Petition Condemning Pollution
Over 80 people living near the city of Huludao, located in China’s Liaoning Province, have come forward...
Over Seven Million in Desperate Need of Aid as Somalia Famine Risk Worsens
Parts of Somalia could be experiencing famine this September, the Food and Agriculture Organization...
McKinney Fire Rages in California, Blaze Approaches Oregon Border
On Sunday, July 31, the McKinney fire in California surged drastically, burning through 50,000 acres...
Firefighters Continue to Fight the Massive Oak Fire in California
On Monday, July 25, in California, firefighters began pushing back the wildfire known as the Oak Fire...
New Report Reveals How ‘Unallocated’ Land Is Being Exploited in the Brazilian Rainforest
A recent report published by Brazilian think-tank Igarape Instituté revealed the growing destruction...
European Wildfires Are Detonating Unexploded 100-year-old Shells Fired in WWI
Ordnance used over 100 years ago and left on the battlegrounds of the First World War is now detonating...
