2022-07-18 Record Heat, Wildfires Spread around the World
Officials from 40 countries met Monday in Berlin, Germany to discuss how to fight climate change as record heat waves…
2022-07-18 Africa Hopes for a ‘Great Blue Wall’ in the Indian Ocean
African nations along the coast of the Indian Ocean hope they can borrow money for rebuilding and conservation efforts. They…
2022-07-17 Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Hits Record Level
Satellite images suggest that deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon hit record levels in the first half of 2022. The images…
2022-07-17 UN Report: 71 Million More People Reported to be in Poverty
As many as 71 million more people are reported to be in poverty as a result of increased food and…
2022-07-16 As Great Salt Lake Shrinks, Pressure to Do Something Grows
The surface of Utah’s Great Salt Lake dropped to its lowest recorded level this July. Researchers and politicians are worried…
2022-07-16 Report: Rising Prices Affect Women the Most
A research organization based in Geneva, Switzerland warns that rising prices are likely to affect women more than men. The…
2022-07-15 Labor Shortage Helps Former Prisoners Get Jobs
The United States’ ongoing labor shortage is bad for employers. But it also presents a chance for workers who often…
2022-07-15 Lost and Found: A Cat Is Reunited with Her Owners
A family’s cat has finally been recovered after three weeks of being on the run in Boston’s Logan International Airport.…
2022-07-14 Chip Shortage Turns into Surplus
The coronavirus pandemic left makers of personal computers, smartphones, and cars without the computer chips needed to make their products.…
2022-07-14 US Agency Studies Rare Whale Habitat Expansion Request
The U.S. government has agreed to a request from environmental groups to study increasingly important habitats for North Pacific right…
2022-07-14 Jane Goodall Gets Her Own Doll
The Mattel toy company has created a new Barbie doll with the famous British scientist Jane Goodall as its model.…
2022-07-13 Sri Lankan President Flees, Protesters Storm PM’s Office
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled for the Maldives Wednesday to escape a major anti-government uprising in his country. The…
2022-07-13 US Promises Increased Aid to Pacific Island Nations
Pacific island leaders welcomed a promise by the United States to increase aid to island nations in the Pacific Ocean.…
2022-07-13 Kenya’s Local Fishing Community Sees Less Fish
On Kenya’s southern coast, an estimated 1,500 people depend on the sea to make a living. But local fishers are…
2022-07-12 After Sri Lanka, Other Economies to Watch for Problems
Sri Lanka is facing its worst crisis in recent memory. The prime minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, says the…