Indonesia’s deforestation is once again rising after several years of decline, with 2024 marking the highest rate since 2021.

STORM Herminia has dumped a month's worth of rain in just 24 hours - with a map revealing more to come as the Met Office issues a new yellow warning. Around 60mm of rainfall battered parts of the ...

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These warnings were attributed to the latest low-pressure system - dubbed Storm Herminia by Spanish forecasters - which came hot on the heels of Storm Éowyn. The Met Office said: “The system ...

Yellow weather warnings for rain will continue into Tuesday after Storm Herminia caused disruption across large parts of England and Wales. The Met Office predicted heavy blustery showers and ...

Yellow warnings of wind and rain across Wales have been extended by the Met Office as Spanish-named Storm Herminia arrives. A yellow alert for wind will remain in place for longer and a 21-hour ...

The Amazon is the world's largest rainforest, but it's shrinking. Around 17% of the Amazon has been destroyed, due in large part to deforestation, per Time Magazine. If this rate of deforestation ...

Searching for these creatures is both an adventure and an exercise in supporting conservation, particularly in Borneo, where palm oil plantations have replaced large areas of rainforest.

Researchers across the globe, from Australia to the Amazon rainforest, are experimenting ... put cameras on sea lions' backs to help them map the elusive ocean floor. Scientists are preparing ...