An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 has struck the Los Angeles area, the U.S. Geological Service says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 has struck the Los Angeles area, the U.S. Geological Service says.
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Malay MailSanusi on official visit to Japan, not holiday, says Kedah MB’s office as floods displace 4,426
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — The office of Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor has confirmed that he is cur...
- Malay Mail
Not state policy to provide cash aid to flood victims, says Penang CM
SEBERANG PERAI, Sept 20 — Penang does not have a policy to provide cash aid to flood victims, said Chief Minister Chow K...
- Malay Mail
Sections of Tan and Chew jetties in Penang closed as high tides and winds cause damage
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 19 — Sections of Penang’s popular tourist sites, the Tan and Chew jetties along Weld Quay, will be cor...
- The Guardian
Weather tracker: Shanghai hit by its ‘strongest typhoon in 75 years’
More than 400,000 people evacuated, hundreds of flights cancelled and many roads shut due to flooding and winds
- The Independent
Zoo admits that their pandas are ‘painted dogs’ after backlash from visitors
‘That’s the Temu version of a panda,’ viewer says
- PA Media: UK News
Third weather alert issued by Met Office ahead of weekend storms and heavy rain
The forecaster warns that damage to buildings as a result of lightning strikes, disruption to public transport and flooding should be expected.
- Malay Mail
The Sumatra squall: What you didn’t know but should about the severe September storms across Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — Penang recently faced severe weather, with heavy rainfall, battering waves, and strong winds upr...
- Associated Press
Brazil drought punishes coffee farms and threatens to push prices even higher
Silvio Almeida’s coffee plantation sits at an ideal altitude on a Brazilian hillside, whose clay-rich soil does well at retaining moisture from rainfall and a nearby reservoir. Lately, though, water is scarce on Almeida's modest farm in Caconde, a town in one of Sao Paulo state’s key growing regions. In Brazil, the world's largest coffee producer, Almeida and other farmers have started grappling with the nation's worst drought in more than seven decades and above-average temperatures.
- AFP News
Scientists track plastic waste in pristine Canada marine park
Old tires, discarded cups, and cigarette butts litter the magnificent Saguenay Fjord, a marine protected area in eastern Canada that attracts belugas and other whales seeking respite."The most popular find is the cigarette butt, it is omnipresent," Martel said.
- The Independent
Storm Boris forces thousands in Europe to flee flooding as King Charles expresses ‘profound sadness’
King Charles expressed ‘shock’ and ‘sadness’ at the severe flooding in central Europe
- Associated Press
A lost cat's mysterious 2-month, 900-mile journey home to California
A gray cat living an extraordinary life of visits to the beach and trips to the lake went on his biggest adventure alone: traveling hundreds of miles from Wyoming to California. When they finally had to drive back to Salinas, California, on June 8, Susanne Anguiano said she was crushed but never lost hope she would find him. In August, the Anguianos received amazing news when a microchip company messaged them that their cat was at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Roseville, California, nearly 900 miles (1,448 kilometers) from Yellowstone.
- Euronews
Rising rivers threaten southern Poland as flooding recedes elsewhere in Central Europe
Authorities have reported 23 deaths from floods in four Central European countries.
- Reuters
Canada's 2023 emissions edged lower but progress slow, report says
Canada is aiming to cut climate-warming carbon emissions 40-45% below 2005 levels by 2030. But an early estimate of national emissions, released by the institute seven months before the government's official national inventory report, shows slow progress towards the target and that emissions from the oil and gas sector continue to rise. Oil and gas emissions rose 1% year-on-year due to booming production, and are now 12% higher than 2005 levels.
- Malay Mail
Beware when hunting for honey in the forest: Man lands in Terengganu hospital after jumped by bear in Chalok
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — A man suffered serious injuries after a suspected bear attack while searching for honey in the p...
- Euronews
4°C hotter in Paris and 2.2m in the path of flooding: France’s extreme weather only set to get worse
The report’s authors hope it can act as a roadmap for local authorities to adapt and accelerate the green transition.
- LA Times
'It's really sad': River dries up abruptly in Bakersfield, leaving thousands of dead fish
A sudden shutoff of water supplies has dried up the Kern River in Bakersfield, leaving thousands of dead fish on the parched riverbed.
- The Guardian
Two missing and 1,000 evacuated as Storm Boris devastates northern Italy
Meloni government accused of lacking will to confront climate crisis as floods cause havoc in Emilia-Romagna
- CNN
Zoo Atlanta bids farewell to pandas after 25 years
After a quarter-century hosting giant pandas, Zoo Atlanta is saying goodbye to its beloved residents. The zoo announced its four giant pandas: Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun and Xi Lun will head home to China mid-October. Meanwhile, the San Diego Zoo welcomed two new pandas this summer, and the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington expects to become home to two bears by the end of 2024.
- The Guardian
Sweden cuts tax on flying despite admitting it would increase emissions
Campaigners criticise decision to scrap tax introduced in 2018 amid rise of ‘flight shame’ movement
- AFP News
Vast France building project sunk by sea level rise fears
An ambitious housing project in the northwestern French city of Caen has run aground over worries that rising waters driven by climate change could make the area unlivable within the century.The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects a "likely" sea level rise of 40 to 80 centimetres by 2100.