Activism
Ghana planted more than 5 million trees in a single day on Friday Jun. 11 to fight deforestation, celebrating the country’s first “Green Ghana Day” — an annual day on which people plant trees.
Climate
Giant spiderwebs have blanketed the ground in Gippsland, Victoria, southern Australia, after the area experienced severe floods caused by storms last week.
Climate
A gigantic sinkhole in central Mexico has grown so big that it has swallowed up a house and trapped two dogs.
Climate
The Sea of Marmara in Turkey has been covered in a thick layer of organic matter called marine mucilage, also known as ‘sea snot’.
Climate
A herd of wandering Asian elephants in China have stopped for a rest near a village in Xiyang.
Climate
A giant tortoise found in the Galápagos Islands during a 2019 expedition has been confirmed to be a species thought to be extinct over a century ago.
Climate
A container ship carrying chemicals has been burning off Sri Lanka’s coast for more than 10 days, spilling tons of microplastics across the beaches and killing marine life, becoming the country’s worst ever environmental disaster.
Climate
Zhu Keming, a shepherd in northwest China, saved six runners from a 100-kilometer ultramarathon where 21 runners died due to extreme weather.
Climate
Mount Nyiragongo, a volcano in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, erupted on Saturday night, causing torrents of lava to pour into villages and leaving at least 15 people dead and thousand to flee.
Climate
Taiwan has been experiencing its worst drought in more than half a century for 18 months now after no typhoons hit the island last year.
Activism
In a landmark ruling, Germany’s top court found the government’s current legislation for reducing greenhouse gas emissions was not enough in protecting younger generations from the effects of climate change.
Climate
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced from their homes on the Caribbean Island of St. Vincent, after the island’s largest volcano has been erupting for more than a week.