SCIENCE

World Losing High-stakes Fight Against Alien Species

The Asian hornet has spread to Europe and the US, probably in freight cargo
Invasive species that wreck crops, ravage forests, spread disease, and upend ecosystems are spreading ever faster across the globe, and humanity has not been able to stem the tide, a major scientific assessment said Monday.
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Homeless people take rest under a bridge to get respite from the heat on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi

Heat Records Topple Across Sweltering Asia

Temperature records are being toppled across Asia, from India's summer to Australia's winter, authorities said Friday, in fresh evidence of the impact of climate change.
Dark clouds from  Tropical Storm Idalia cloak Havana, on August 28, 2023

Florida Orders Evacuations Ahead Of 'Extremely Dangerous' Idalia

Residents along Florida's west coast were under orders to evacuate Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Idalia's arrival, as forecasters said the storm was strengthening over an exceptionally warm Gulf of Mexico and would likely become "extremely dangerous" before landfall.
A shrinking glacier near Constable Point along Scoresby Fjord

Scientists Voyage To Greenland's Melting Sanctuary

With rugged red mountains rising on either side, a sailboat carrying scientists deftly snakes between icebergs brimming Greenland's Scoresby Fjord, as they rush to document this understudied region on the frontline of climate change.
Half of the world's ski resorts are in Europe, where they generate about $30 billion (28 billion euros) per year

Climate Poses 'High Risk' For Europe's Ski Resorts

At current rates of greenhouse gas emissions, which would see Earth's surface warm nearly three degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, 90 percent of Europe's ski resorts will eventually face critical shortages of natural snow, researchers said Monday.
Lula, Environment Minister Marina Silva and Indigenous Peoples Minister Sonia Guajajara at the Amazon Summit hosted by Brazil

Comeback King Lula Gets Delayed Honeymoon In Brazil

Economic growth is up, Amazon deforestation is down and he's scored some key wins in Congress: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva finally appears to be getting a delayed honeymoon in his third-term comeback.
US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, (L) speaks with Lin Feng, director general of China, ministry of commerce, (2R), and US Ambassador to China Nick Burns, (R) upon arrival at the Beijing capital International Airport in Beijing, on August 27, 2023.

US Commerce Secretary Kicks Off Visit To China

US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is set to hold meetings with Chinese counterparts Monday on a trip to Beijing aimed at cooling trade tensions between the world's two largest economies.
Claims of a creature living in Loch Ness have persisted for centuries

Loch Ness Set For Biggest Monster Hunt In Decades

The biggest search for the Loch Ness Monster in five decades takes place in the Scottish Highlands Saturday, as researchers and enthusiasts from around the world meet to try to track down the elusive Nessie.

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