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Low humidity -- combined with strong, dry Santa Ana winds blowing across southern California -- created the 'perfect conditions' for wildfires to rage out of control across Los Angeles

'Perfect conditions'

Extreme weather, suburban sprawl fuel LA's wildfires

The upscale neighborhood of Pacific Palisades remains blanketed by a thick cloud of black smoke that blots out the sun

Between flames and ashes

Displaced LA residents in shock at scale of fire destruction

Four major fires were burning around Los Angeles

Ongoing struggle

Hydrants run dry in LA fire battle, residents urged to save water

By planting native species that will thrive in the Amazon, Mombak hopes to restore credibility to a scandal-ridden carbon market

US backed efforts

In Brazil, an Amazon reforestation project seeks to redeem carbon markets

The Kenya Space Agency (KSA) thinks it might have been the separation ring from a rocket

A serious problem

Debris falling from the sky: more often, more risk

Antarctic sea ice had shrunk to record lows

Welcome reprieve

Antarctic sea ice rebounds from record lows: US scientists

A ferocious wildfire in a Los Angeles suburbs devoured buildings and sparked panicked evacuations

Trail of destruction

Wildfire sparks panicked evacuations in Los Angeles suburbs

More than 800,000 balcony solar kits were installed in Germany in 2024

Less powerful than roof installations

Germans turn to balcony solar panels to save money

A lab technician at a temporary Covid-19 testing facility

Amid immunity and mutations

Forgotten but not gone: Covid keeps killing, five years on

World health authorities warn more steps are needed to face a future pandemic

Is the world ready for the next pandemic?

The 'toxic male technique' aims to breed mosquitoes that express venomous proteins in their semen

Genetic engineering

Mosquitoes with 'toxic' semen could stem disease spread: research

Scientists have been sounding the alarm about the potential pandemic threat posed by bird flu -- and urging the US to do more

Surveillance and transparency

US urged to do more to fight bird flu after first death

Hunters put protective gear on a dog before a nighttime wild boar hunt in Weinan, in northern China's Shaanxi province

Hell-raising reputation

China's viral wild boar hunters attract fame and concern

With 200 workers laboring seven days a week, the largest open-air market in Latin America reflects the transformation currently underway in the Brazilian city, which is preparing to host COP30 in November -- the first UN climate conference in the Amazon

Amid fires and droughts

Brazil gears up for first climate conference in Amazon

Nimrud's pre-Islamic artefacts were destroyed by jihadists, by Iraqi archaeologists are determited to restore them

Iraqi archaeologists piece together ancient treasures ravaged by IS

This undated handout image courtesy of Firefly Aerospace shows the fully assembled Blue Ghost Mission 1 lunar lander vehicle

Aspirational newcomer

US company Firefly Aerospace to launch for Moon next week

This NASA photo released on February 24, 2021, shows images from NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover in Jezero Crater on February 21, 2021

Exploring new solutions

NASA eyes SpaceX, Blue Origin to cut Mars rock retrieval costs

The Mecca Hills will be part of the new Chuckwalla National Monument that US President Joe Biden is set to proclaim

'Sprawling parks'

Eyeing green legacy, Biden declares new US national monuments

Several inches of snow blanketed areas around the US capital Washington, prompting school and office closures

Ferocious conditions

Frigid temps hit US behind major winter storm

A wind turbine in front of a lignite-fired power station operated by German energy giant RWE near Neurath, western Germany

Lagging investments

Pace of German emissions cuts slows in 2024: study

A view of chickens and a rooster at a farm as California declares state of emergency to prevent new public health crisis on Bird flu in Pescadero, California, on 20 December 2024.

US records its first human death from bird flu

Introduced in the United States in 1945, community water fluoridation quickly reduced cavities in children and tooth loss in adults, earning recognition as one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century

Health and safety concerns

Divisive study finds link between fluoride and childhood IQ loss

Workers remove snow outside the White House in Washington

Travel and work disrupted

Winter storm leaves large US region blanketed in snow, ice

US President Joe Biden said he was putting the coastal protections in place for the sake of future generations

Banning offshore mining

Biden issues major coastal protection before Trump handover

The scheme, initially due to come into force on June 30 at the $15 level, faced legal challenges

Controversial scheme

NYC starts driver congestion charging despite opposition

Plastic waste and other garbage is cleared from a beach in Kedonganan Badung regency on Indonesia's Bali island

Tons of garbage

Volunteers clean up Bali's beach from "worst" monsoon-driven trash

Keeping goldfinches is common in Algeria, but conservationists are calling for the species to be safeguarded from illegal hunting and trading

Algerians campaign to save treasured songbird from hunters

The closure has saddened many

Wikie and Keijo

French marine park closes over law banning killer whale shows

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