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A stain on Britain: sewage contaminates it waterways and seas

By Kate Holton and Dylan Martinez LYME BAY, England (Reuters) - Beneath the gloomy seas off southern England, 400 million mussels encrust ropes hanging from buoys dotted over an area the size of the

Early jacaranda bloom sparks debate about climate change in Mexico

By Diego Oré MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Every spring, the streets of Mexico's capital are painted purple with the flowering of thousands of jacaranda trees. Their spectacular colors not only attract the

Many US bird species seen as reaching population ‘tipping point’

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. bird populations are experiencing alarming declines due to factors such as habitat loss and climate change, according to a new report identifying 112 species

U.S. forecaster sees neutral weather conditions persisting through summer

(Reuters) - La Nina conditions are weakening and a shift to an El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral weather pattern is expected to develop in April and persist through the Northern Hemisphere

Explainer-Why is a Peruvian farmer taking Germany’s RWE to court over climate change?

By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) - A Peruvian farmer is getting his day in court in a landmark climate case against German energy giant RWE that could shake up how the effects of companies'

Indonesia predicted to have normal dry season this year, agency says

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia is expected to witness a normal dry season in 2025, following a similar pattern to last year, the country's weather agency said on Thursday, even as it highlighted risks

Ireland donates $16 million to Brazil’s Amazon Fund

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Ireland announced on Wednesday a donation of 15 million euros ($16.3 million) to Brazil's Amazon Fund, the Brazilian government said. The donation to the fund, which aims to stop

Trump administration plans to give dirty US coal plants a reprieve on soot

By Tim McLaughlin (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's administration intends to overturn pollution rules aimed at reducing soot and greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. coal-fired power plants in a move

Trump moves to unwind over two dozen US air, water regulations

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration announced a huge wave of regulatory rollbacks on Wednesday that included a repeal of Biden-era emissions limits on power plants and

Trump administration takes aim at Biden electric vehicle rules

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it is starting efforts to reverse the Biden administration's vehicle emissions rules that would

On Camera

I turned up at Asha Bhosle’s door as a fan. She invited me home

The words she wrote in our autograph book echo in my mind now: 'Mar kar bhi jo jeete hain, wohi jeete hain'—The only lives worth living are those remembered long after death.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.