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Severe floods devastate parts of Germany and Belgium
Top of The World — our morning news roundup written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.Europe floodsDevastating floods across parts of western Germany and Belgium have left more than 120 people...
View ArticleThe rise, future and legacy of Bezos and Amazon
July 2021 is a big month for Amazon’s Founder and former CEO, Jeff Bezos. Not only did he step down as CEO of the company he built into a $1.63 trillion empire, he will also fly into space on the first...
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Record rainfall causes severe flooding in central China
Top of The World — our morning news roundup written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.China floodsCentral China has seen its heaviest rainfall on record. At least a dozen people died trapped in a...
View ArticleFarmworkers who face extreme heat fear retaliation or deportation if they...
Farmwork is hard work. It doesn't stop, even in extreme heat. Many farmworkers across North America are dealing with unbearable temperatures this summer.In the US, many of the people who work in the...
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Olympics director fired over Holocaust joke
Top of The World — our morning news roundup written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.OlympicsThe director of the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics was fired on Thursday over accusations of...
View ArticleUS, Germany seal deal on contentious Nord Stream 2 Russian gas pipeline
The United States and Germany have announced a deal to allow the completion of a controversial Nord Stream 2 Russian gas pipeline to Europe without the imposition of further US sanctions. The agreement...
View ArticleIran bypasses Hormuz Strait to export crude oil
Iran began bypassing the narrow and fraught Strait of Hormuz on Thursday exporting crude oil for the first time in the Gulf of Oman.During a ceremony marking the inauguration of the project, outgoing...
View ArticleIran's 'system is essentially water bankrupt,' says environmental expert
Iranians have had enough of their long drought — specifically in Iran's southwestern Khuzestan province, where people are protesting the severe water shortage.They say their hardships are about poor...
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How Latin America’s protest superheroes fight injustice and climate change —...
Not all heroes wear capes. In Latin America, some real-life icons wear Mexican wrestling masks or arm themselves with shields and herbicide to lead demonstrations and strong-arm government officials...
View ArticleClimate change is driving the worst drought Madagascar has seen in four decades
The island nation of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean continues to suffer from its worst drought in four decades.The lack of rain in southern Madagascar has led to crop failure and mass hunger, all said...
View ArticleClimate migration has begun, and it's only getting worse, expert says
A migration crisis is already underway, and it's caused, at least in part, by climate change, according to modeling by ProPublica and the New York Times Magazine. Their expert analysis shows that...
View ArticleA new law in Maine requires large companies to pay for recycling packaging waste
Here's a novel idea: make a mess, you pay for it. It's a message that the state of Maine is sending to large companies.This month, Maine passed a law that makes companies pay for the packaging waste...
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Southern Spain's green-belt project aims to stave off impending desertification
Climate change affects different regions differently. While Germany has seen record floods, as much as 75% of Spain is in danger of becoming a desert. The threat looms greatest in the country’s south....
View ArticleUNESCO adds an ancient Peruvian solar observatory to its World Heritage Sites
UNESCO has announced its newest World Heritage Sites. One of them is the oldest solar observatory in the Americas, found in the deserts of northern Peru. The site is called Chankillo, and it dates back...
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First group of Afghans who helped American troops are flown to the US
Top of The World — our morning news roundup written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.Afghans flown to USThe first flight of about 250 Afghans who helped American troops arrived in the United...
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Head of Myanmar military declares himself prime minister
Top of The World — our morning news roundup written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.MyanmarA top general of Myanmar’s military declared himself the country’s prime minister on Sunday. Senior...
View ArticleWith global warming, Emperor penguins will 'have no place to breed' says...
Emperor penguins: They're another species on the growing list of those impacted by climate change.These are the big guys who make their home down in Antarctica. As the name implies, they are largest...
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Athens’ first-ever chief heat officer says historic heat wave feels ominous,...
At a rooftop cafe in the center of Athens, Eleni Myrivili stared up at the sky on Tuesday as white ash dropped from a thick, gray cloud of smoke that hung above her and covered much of the Greek...
View ArticleNew study on nuclear testing in French Polynesia reveals France’s ‘censorship...
It’s been nearly two decades since France stopped testing nuclear weapons in French Polynesia.But many across French Polynesia’s 118 islands and atolls across the central South Pacific were...
View Article5 things to know about the new UN report on climate change
The UN-appointed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a new report Monday summarizing the latest authoritative scientific information about global warming. Here are five important...
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