Iceland residents of Grindavík, first evacuated in November, have been told to evacuate again after volcanic fissures opened ~enviro Article 17 votes
Saving the drought stricken Panama Canal will take years and cost billions, if it’s even possible ~transport Article 1542 words, published Jan 7 2024 11 votes
As Houthi missiles block the Suez, drought depletes the Panama Canal ~enviro water Article 967 words 9 votes
Planes collide and catch fire at Japan’s busy Haneda airport, killing five. Hundreds evacuated safely. ~transport Article 324 words 26 votes
Japan's 7.6-magnitude earthquake lifted land out of the sea, extending parts of its coastline by as much as 820 feet ~enviro Article 275 words 40 votes
Powerful quake rocks Japan, nearly 100,000 residents ordered to evacuate ~enviro Article 155 words 37 votes
After 800 years, volcanic activity has returned to Reykjanes – Andri Snær Magnason reflects on the Icelandic relationship with volcanoes ~enviro Article 1685 words 12 votes
A man blew up his apartment in Japan while trying to kill a single cockroach with way too much insecticide, police say ~life Article 264 words 41 votes
‘Green roads’ are plowing ahead, buffering drought and floods ~enviro water Article 2011 words 9 votes
US emergency risk index used for allocating disaster prevention and mitigation spending ignores coastal Washington tsunami risk and other predictable disasters ~enviro Article 266 words 9 votes
House explodes in Arlington VA, as police attempt to execute search warrant ~news usa.va.arlington crime Article 231 words 25 votes
Windowless skyscrapers. These often misunderstood structures play mysterious roles in our urban landscape. In this video we explore the purposes and intriguing stories of these architectural anomalies ~design architecture Video 13:50, published Nov 30 2023 12 votes
Weather extremes threaten food security (2012) ~enviro climate change Article 979 words, published Feb 24 2012 9 votes
Bamboo rising: Lari Octa Green shelters by Yasmeen Lari in Sindh province, Pakistan ~design architecture Link 4 votes
In the face of mounting climate risks, the US insurance safety net is falling apart ~enviro climate change Article 2804 words 42 votes
Volcanic Iceland is rumbling again as magma rises − a geologist explains eruptions in the land of fire and ice ~enviro Article 968 words, published Nov 15 2023 6 votes
Mushrooms, snails and plant roots: The surprising story of how your clothes got their color ~life.style Article published Nov 13 2023 13 votes
Icelandic authorities are building protective walls around a geothermal power plant in the country's southwest to protect it from possible lava flows ~enviro energy.renewable Article 13 votes
Iceland volcano won't spew more carbon than humanity – social media is once again filling up with such claims, as it always does when volcanoes make news ~enviro Article 77 words 15 votes
Iceland has declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes raised fears of a Fagradalsfjall volcanic eruption ~enviro Article 38 words 36 votes
Deep in the Arctic permafrost, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is protecting Africa's food supply ~science biology Article 1329 words 12 votes
Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (1976) ~music singer songwriter folk Video 5:58, published Apr 28 2019 17 votes
Captain found guilty of ‘seaman’s manslaughter’ in boat fire that killed thirty-four off California coast ~transport Article 776 words 21 votes
Denmark is preparing to make a significant pledge toward a new climate disaster fund, breaking ranks with other developed countries ~enviro climate change Article 355 words 12 votes
Copenhagen is moving away from concrete and asphalt and towards softer, “spongier” settlements that work with the natural flow of the water cycle ~enviro climate change Video 10:53, published Oct 20 2023 8 votes
Benjamin Netanyahu lobbied EU to pressure Egypt into accepting Gaza refugees ~misc politics Article 290 words 15 votes
Swarm of earthquakes in Iceland heralds next volcanic eruption – scientists say rise in seismic activity confirms south-west region is in buildup phase ~enviro Article 313 words 11 votes
Drought and salt tolerant pumpkins grown for food in Bangladesh - potential uses worldwide ~food Article 1313 words 15 votes
Drought in Amazon Rainforest makes water level in Manaus sink to just thirteen meters, the lowest since records began ~enviro climate change water Article 438 words, published Oct 16 2023 8 votes
Cogs in the machine: The crash of Colgan Air flight 3407 and its legacy ~transport Article 12 725 words 9 votes
Geiranger in Norway, where a fissure growing in the side of a cliff could dislodge a rockslide so powerful it unleashes a deadly tsunami ~enviro Article 1498 words 16 votes
A matter of life and death: Water runs out for two million people in Gaza ~news israel palestine Article 521 words 23 votes
Use of weather derivatives surges as extreme climate events rock the globe ~enviro climate change Article 861 words 12 votes
Greenland's Inuit falling through thin ice of climate change – one of the planet's most important ecosystems teetering on the edge of collapse ~enviro climate change Article 1161 words, published Oct 4 2023 5 votes
One hundred seconds of confusion: The crash of China Airlines flight 140 ~transport Article 9318 words 17 votes
Well There's Your Problem episode 141: Schoharie limousine crash ~transport Video 1:28:34, published Sep 21 2023 8 votes
UN Secretary-General: A worrisome new nuclear arms race is brewing. Any use of a nuclear weapon — anytime, anywhere and in any context — would unleash a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions. ~misc politics Article 520 words 27 votes