Environment & Climate Change


At least 13 killed as 7.1 earthquake hits Japan, evacuation issued for 260,000 people amid blackout

An aerial view shows the damaged Aeon Mall shopping centre after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Kashima Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, July 28, 2026.

China declares highest flash flood alert as Typhoon Noul hits land, forces thousands to relocate

Workers clear fallen debris and obstacles from the road after Typhoon Noul, in Hong Kong, China, July 26, 2026.

New monkey species, orange-lipped Likweli monkey, known as 'branch shaker,' identified in DRC

Two 'Likweli' monkeys of a newly-identified species of Colobus monkey, discovered in Lomami National Park, sit on a tree branch, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in this undated handout image.