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Private firefighters protect a church as the plume of smoke from the Hughes fire darkens the sky in Castaic, a northwestern part of Los Angeles, California, on January 22, 2025

No end in sight

New explosive wildfire erupts near Los Angeles

'I believe that many countries will continue moving in the direction of green energy,' said Saulo

Global green energy push likely to continue despite Trump climate retreat: UN

A total of 89 species were detected, including the Indochinese water dagon, in Virachey National Park, a survey found

Years-long survey

Rare wildlife species found in Cambodian national park

Some 30.8 million hectares (119,000 square miles) of vegetation were burned in Brazil in 2024, a 79 percent increase from 2023, monitoring platform MapBiomas reported

Discouraging news

Brazil saw 79% jump in area burned by fires in 2024: monitor

Shares of Rivian and other electric vehicle companies fell after US President Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting the EV industry

Rolling back Biden initiatives

As Trump takes aim at EVs, how far will rollback go?

Sebastian Harrison was not insured when the huge Pacific Palisades fire erupted after premiums became unaffordable

No home, no insurance: The double hit from Los Angeles fires

A cathedral in the French Quarter of New Orleans is barely visible in heavy snow that has blanketed the southern US city in a rare winter storm

Dangerous conditions

Rare snow socks New Orleans as Arctic blast chills much of US

Andre Correa do Lago, climate secretary within the foreign ministry, is a former ambassador to Japan and India who served as Brazil's chief climate change negotiator between 2011 and 2013

Diplomacy required

Trump's climate retreat will have 'significant impact' on COP30: Brazil

The dip in electric vehicle sales in Europe follows several years of strong growth

Stall after years of strong growth

EV sales slip in Europe in 2024 in overall stable car market

Rescuers and villagers evacuate victims of a landslide in Pekalongan, Central Java that killed at least 16 people

Rain-triggered landslide kills 17 in Indonesia

A robotics student at Delft University of Technology works on a TU Delft SenseBike

Dutch researchers employ unique e-bike to make cycling safer

The United States withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on climate change could create space for more ambitious countries to forge new alliances, observers say

Emerging leaders

Trump's climate retreat shines light on green leaders

Donald Trump withdrew from the Paris climate accord to cheers from supporters

'One-sided Paris Climate Accord rip-off'

Trump leaves Paris climate agreement, doubles down on fossil fuels

Moacir Donizetti lost acres of coffee crop amid a drought-fueled fire last year

Soaring heat and erratic rains

Brazil drought lights a fire under global coffee prices

Winds gusting up to 88 miles (142 kilometers) an hour and extremely dry conditions were combining to create an 'extremely critical' fire risk

More hurricane-force winds

'Extremely critical' risk as winds whip fire-weary Los Angeles

Donald Trump said his administration would declare a

Other major polluters to follow?

US to withdraw from Paris agreement, expand drilling

This handout image taken by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover and released on February 8, 2023, shows a close-up of the rippled textures that was created billions of years ago as waves flowed upon a shallow lake

Trump vows to plant flag on Mars, omits mention of Moon return

Clouds partially obscure Denali, the highest mountain peak in North America, as seen from inside Denali National Park, Alaska, on September 22, 2022

Against Indigenous population's will

Trump seeks to rename Denali, highest peak in N. America

The Indonesian government wants to turn 20 million hectares of forest into areas for food and energy production and water reserves

Irreversible damage

Activists slam 'destructive' Indonesia forest conversion plan

Areas like the western US face increasing numbers of wildfires

Machine learning

Slew of satellite projects aims to head off future wildfires

Indonesia opened its carbon exchange to international buyers on Monday, aiming to raise funds to help meet ambitious domestic climate goals

Indonesia launches international carbon exchange

The Palisades Fire has killed at least 10 people in western Los Angeles

'Red flag fire weather'

Weary LA firefighters brace for 'last' dangerous winds

Mount Ibu, on the Indonesian island of Halmahera, has erupted more than a thousand times this month

Rumbling mountain

Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts more than 1,000 times this month

The pandemic led to a surge in anti-vaccine misinformation that is still affecting the world, experts warn

Formerly a niche movement

Vaccine misinformation: a lasting side effect from Covid

Proponents of the lab-leak hypothesis highlight that the earliest known Covid-19 cases emerged in Wuhan, China -- home to the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), a major hub for coronavirus research

Covid's origins reviewed

Lab leak or natural spillover?

Serena Null recovers her cat Domino, which suffered burns in the wildfire that destroyed her relatives' house

Animal shelters

Separated by LA wildfires, a happy reunion for some pets, owners

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks to journalists on January 17, 2025 about the wildfires that have devastated parts of her city

'Zero chance of rain'

Milder winds help LA firefighters as Trump vows to visit

This handout picture released by the Parco Archeologico di Pompei on January 17, 2025 shows a private thermal baths complex discovered by archaeologists

Uncovering a grand villa

Pompeii reveals 'impressive' bath complex

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