NATURE

A study, conducted at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow has found that wastewater from a state-of-the-art recycling plant at an undisclosed location in the UK, is releasing massive amounts of microplastics into the environment, with the plastic even being found in the air around the plant. Erina Brown, the

Typhoon In-fa Slams Into Eastern China, Bringing Heavy Rain, Grounding All Flights and Complicating Rescue
Typhoon In-fa — the third typhoon of the 2021 Pacific typhoon season — is scouring China’s east coast...

Giant Goldfish Destabilize the Ecosystem, Requiring Them to Be Removed by the Thousands
Pet goldfish released into natural bodies of water are causing problems around the world. Their growing...

800 Tons of Dead Fish, Parched Crops and Threatened Livestock Have North Americans Scrambling for Solutions
Two recent environmental crises are challenging leaders in Florida and three provinces of Canada to find...

Hundreds of Wildfires in US, Canada, and Siberia Burning Out of Control, Filling Skies With Smoke
As of July 22, hundreds of intense wildfires are burning in the United States, Canada, and Siberia with...

Exmoor National Park Sees First Beaver Birth in 400 years – Nature Conservationists Thrilled
The birth of a baby beaver, the first in 400 years in Exmoor Park, met with great enthusiasm by the National...

2030: Massive Floods From ‘Moon Wobble’ to Potentially Cause Havoc in Coastline Cities Around the World
On July 7, a NASA study warned that the U.S. coast could be subjected to high tide floods, in the future...

Videos Show Drowned Victims of Devastating Floods in Zhengzhou, China; State Media Claim No Deaths
Central China’s Henan Province is experiencing its heaviest rainfall in over 60 years and the rainfall...

Extreme Weather Crushing Canadian Canola, Fruit, and Shellfish Harvests
A record heat wave that began when Western Canada saw the British Columbia village of Lytton eclipse...

China’s Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme Begins Operations, Imperfect Solution for a Worsening Problem
China’s ambitious carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS) began activities on July 16, with 4.1 million...