Environment

Environment

Terraco, a global leader in Exterior Insulation Finishing Systems, has demonstrated through independent studies that when planning building renovations, it is essential to adopt a deep retrofit strategy that includes energy-efficient measures, such as thermal insulation of external walls and roofs. The studies show that cooling energy use in buildings can be reduced by up to 47% annually in Middle Eastern and South Asian climates,

I used to cut trees and never took the titis into account, says Centena, calling the cotton-tops by their local name. I ignored them. I didn't know that they were in danger of extinction, I only knew I had to feed my family. But now we have become friends. Weighing barely a pound (half a kilogram), the tiny monkeys are among the most threatened primates in the world, driven to the brink by medical experiments, rampant deforestation and the illegal pet trade.

Tropical storms and heavy rainfall have caused devastating flooding and landslides across much of South and Southeast Asia in recent days, with officials saying more than 1,250 people have been killed across Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand alone and that many others are still missing. Two cyclones and a typhoon, all different kinds of tropical storms, contributed to the disaster, which left towns and villages buried under mud across Sri Lanka, Thailand and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

The FOFA helps America increase our resilience to catastrophic wildfires, restore forest health and build fire-safety defenses for communities in high-risk areas. It's a good bipartisan start (rare these days!) to protecting forests so trees can continue their important work pulling climate pollution out of the atmosphere. In the U.S., the annual area burned by wildfires has more than doubled over the past 30 years. In California alone, acreage burned by wildfires every year has more than tripled over the past 40 years.

We are driving to a compound in London where seized hire e-bikes are taken. In the back of the van, there are three. We are sitting in the front and you can hear their alarms bleeping incessantly behind us. The noise is loud and irritating. Giri Manepalli, who is a street enforcement officer, says sometimes when he finishes a shift, he can still hear the bleeping in his head.

E-bikes comprise around two-thirds of vehicles in New York City's protected bike lanes - far more than the Department of Transportation is counting, a new study found. The findings of the study, Understanding Micromobility in New York City, reveal that all "motorized micromobility vehicles" - basically anything with a motor - comprise 74 percent of the vehicles observed at in protected bike lanes at five sample locations.

Thank you for such a beautiful piece in " Precious Metalheads " (November 2025). There were tears streaming down my face as I read it. I couldn't attend the festival, but it sounded incredible. I'm currently in the process of purchasing a building with a couple of other folks in my town that will be used mainly as a music venue and community art space. I hope we can draw inspiration from the Firekeepers Alliance and do something as impactful for the youth in our community.

The big picture: Solar radiation management - reflecting more of the sun's energy back into space - is a subset of geoengineering that's shifting from fringe science and conspiracy theory into mainstream policy debate. How it works: Solar radiation management, or solar geoengineering, aims to cool the planet by reflecting sunlight. The most-discussed method involves injecting sulfuric-acid particles into the upper atmosphere, mimicking the cooling effect of volcanic eruptions.

West Virginia sits within the Appalachian region in the Almanac's forecast, which includes major cities in neighboring states like Roanoke, Harrisburg, and Scranton. This area is expected to experience below-normal temperatures throughout the winter, with the coldest stretches coming in mid- and late December, early and late January, and early February. Precipitation levels should run below normal, but snowfall will vary sharply by location. Northern parts of the region-including West Virginia's higher elevations-may see lighter totals, while southern mountain areas could be in for heavier, wetter snow. The snowiest periods are projected for late December, late January, and early to late February, with a possible encore in mid-March.

Though the benefit technically ended for solo drivers a few months ago, the Department of Motor Vehicles offered a 60-day grace period that ended Monday. Now, solo drivers face fines of up to $490. With this, most carpool lanes require vehicles with more than two people. Here is what to know: How many people are affected? As of Aug. 14, more than half a million motorists statewide had an active decal on their vehicle to access carpool lanes.

The Old Farmer's Almanac has unveiled its 2025-2026 Winter Forecast, and the overall theme is "mostly mild-with pockets of wild." Editor Carol Connare notes that "most areas will experience near-normal to slightly milder temperatures," though parts of the country should still prepare for sharper chills. For Wisconsin homeowners, this means a break from harsh deep freezes-but not a full pass on snow gear just yet.

I thought this was brilliant. At the time, I was consulting with major companies, including Nike and Walmart, about sustainability efforts. I knew people had a really hard time understanding what sustainability was. Yet, this pencil was a perfect illustration. It was a useful item, made from all-natural materials. It was designed with the end in mind: when it was no longer useful, users could quite literally give it new life. I wanted to integrate the pencil into my work.

Up from the south it came, out of thewest, at a diagonal,fifty miles in its full course,once it was done-and in its body length, eachtime it touched down, from a mile longto twenty miles. "All we could seewas a lot of gray and stuff." "It was likea train, but much louder." "All we saw was thiswhite wall of water, if you will."

Unlike onshore winds, which bring in moisture as they blow from the ocean over the land, Santa Ana winds originate inland, gaining speed, warming up and drying out as they move from higher to lower elevations and squeeze through narrow canyons and passes. They're also known as the "Devil Winds" and have historically fueled the worst fires in the region's history, including the deadly firestorms in January.

Traction equipment plays a central role in this process, serving not only as the technical backbone but also as a strategic lever for sustainability, cost-effectiveness and quality of life. Modern traction systems enable resource-efficient operation through intelligent power electronics, optimized driving strategies and the recovery of braking energy. KIEPE has equipped more than 5,000 vehicles worldwide with zero-emission technology, including electric buses with In-Motion-Charging (IMC®) and lightweight regional trains such as the new DRAISY from Lohr.

The polar vortex is like a giant, spinning whirlpool of cold air high up in the atmosphere above the North Pole, normally held in place by strong winds that act as a barrier, keeping the extreme cold locked away from the US. However, strong storms and high-pressure systems in the lower atmosphere have sent ripples of warmer air upward that knocked this vortex off balance, allowing the icy Arctic air to dip farther south and blanket the US.

The Met Office has said that for Autumn, the UK recorded 20% more rainfall than the long-term meteorological average, but of the four nations, it was Northern Ireland and Wales that saw the most rainfall, with 39% and 37% above average respectively. Only 2000 and 2011 have seen wetter autumns in Northern Ireland since 1836. England saw a clear north/south divide, with northern England recording 45% above average (its fifth wettest Autumn since 1836) and southern England 17% more than average.

At the time, scientists assumed that the loss of those glaciers would unfold over centuries. But in 2016, a bombshell study in Nature concluded that crumbling ice cliffs could trigger a runaway process of retreat, dramatically hastening the timeline. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) took notice, establishing a sobering new worst-case scenario: By 2100, meltwater from Antarctica, Greenland, and mountain glaciers combined with the thermal expansion of seawater could raise global sea levels by over 2 meters.

More and more of Hawaii's parks are adding parking and entry fees for nonresidents. This month, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources announced that it's implementing a parking management and fee system for four additional state parks. It's not completely unexpected, as Hawaii already charges parking fees for 10 parks - a list that has been growing every year. The department said the change is meant to improve the visitor and resident experience by managing crowds and traffic.

According to the outlook, the Intermountain states will experience above-normal temperatures overall, with the coldest periods expected in late November, early December, and early February. Precipitation is expected to be slightly above normal across much of the region, bringing a mix of rain and snow depending on elevation. Snowfall will likely vary sharply across the state-below normal in northern Utah and above normal in southern areas. The snowiest stretches should arrive in late January, early February, and late March.

The first warning is valid from 2pm today until 9am tomorrow morning and promises to bring "persistent" and "heavy" rainfall, the forecaster said. It applies to counties Cork, Kerry and Waterford and threatens localised flooding and difficult travel conditions. These three counties were subject to the previous rain warning which expired this morning. Another warning has been issued by the forecaster for Wexford. It begins at 8pm on Sunday evening and lasts until Monday morning, 10am.

There were isolated showers around the country this morning with intermittent sunny spells. Cloud will gather in the west as the day goes on, bringing rainfall in western and southwestern counties, before moving inwards over the afternoon. Temperatures will reach between 4C and 8C in the afternoon, becoming slightly warmer in the night at 5C to 10C when it will be mostly wet with potential localised flooding in parts.

Meteorologists are predicting colder-than-normal temperatures to hit a large portion of the United States, which will bring the first snowstorms of the year to many areas. Towns and cities in northern Midwest have already been blanketed with snow this weekend and the same treatment is set to arrive in the central Plains, Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and New England starting early next week. There was a 45-car pileup along Interstate 70 about 10 miles from Terre Haute, Indiana, due to the snow.

In 2009, Swiss photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer set out to document the people suffering the first shocks of the climate crisis. They had just returned from China, where rapid, unregulated development has ravaged the natural landscapes. Back home, though, the debate still felt strangely theoretical. In 2009, you still had people who denied climate change, Braschler recalls. People said, This is media hype.'

Eels are the stuff of nightmares - slimy, snakelike creatures that lay millions of eggs before dying so their offspring can return home to rivers and streams. They've existed since the time of the dinosaurs, and some species are more poorly understood than those ancient animals. Yet they're also valuable seafood fish that are declining all over the world, leading to a new push for restrictions on trade to help stave off extinction.

Employee experience teams across Baton Rouge are restructuring how they think about workplace productivity, as a growing body of research quantifies the impact of environmental quality, air cleanliness, and hygiene conditions on cognitive performance, absenteeism, and operational effectiveness. While companies traditionally treated office cleaning as a basic operational necessity, recent studies indicate that variations in cleanliness correlate with measurable differences in employee output, attendance, and satisfaction.

Giving up a large share of revenue in a thriving business all for a fly? Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus, the owner of the Reckhausen family-owned chemical company in Deppendorf, Germany, did exactly that. When the 59-year-old CEO took over his family's insecticide company from his father in 1995, he didn't pay much attention to flies or insects. Like his father before him, he was manufacturing everything needed to eliminate them bug spray, ant powder, moth paper and fly traps.

The $2,500 Vernacular Home sits in Para Dash, a bamboo village in Modonpur, Bangladesh, and it's basically a masterclass in working with what you've got. Built for a multigenerational family of four (parents, their son, and his wife), this isn't some stripped-down minimalist box. We're talking two bedrooms, a kitchen, toilet, two cow sheds, a future child's room, a weaving space, and even a roadside teahouse and shop. All for under $2,500. That includes materials and labor.

If your home has high humidity levels, you might be hosting a family of booklice without even realising it. These tiny insects thrive in warm, damp conditions, feeding on mould and mildew that commonly form on cardboard, wallpaper and books. The fastest way to tackle the problem is by investing in one of the best dehumidifiers, which remove excess moisture from the air and help prevent further mould, dampness and condensation from forming.