17th Singapore International Energy Week returns Oct 21 to 25

The Guardian
‘Like the devil on meth’: New Zealand feral cat killing competition produces record haul
Contest condemned by animal rights groups sees children and adults hunt cats, which threaten native wildlife
Euronews
‘They don’t know if they’ll survive’: The Indian garbage pickers working through extreme heat
For millions of Indians, the extreme heat of the summer makes their daily lives even harder.
AFP News
Sinkholes spread fear in Turkey's parched breadbasket
Every time Turkish farmer Fatih Sik drives his tractor across his cornfields he knows the earth could open up and swallow him at any moment. "It's the first time I have seen this, it's impressive."
CNN
They thought this rare, tiny flower was extinct since WWI. Now it’s a symbol of hope
Molly Parren was tracking a wood turtle in Vermont when she smelled something surprising, yet familiar. The amphibian scientist for the state’s wildlife agency traced the smell to a rare wild garlic and snapped a photo.
The Independent
Seven dead after violent storms cause flooding in Switzerland, France and Italy
Torrential rain causes landslides and flooding across three countries
AFP News
Moscow takes two more east Ukrainian villages
Moscow on Monday claimed to have captured two more villages in eastern Ukraine, but acknowledged that tens of thousands of people in Russia's border areas were affected by power outages caused by Kyiv's drone attacks. The tiny village lies in an area of the front -- northwest of occupied Avdiivka -- where Moscow has claimed almost every week this summer to have captured a new settlement.
The Guardian
Rare white buffalo sacred to Lakota not seen in Yellowstone since birth
Park staff say they have not been able to locate calf, who fulfilled Lakota prophecy and is named Wakan Gli
The Guardian
Solar installations fall as Australian households hit by cost-of-living squeeze
With solar module prices ‘well down’ in 2024 it could yet be a record year for installations, Sunwiz says
Storyful
'Life-Threatening' Hurricane Beryl Approaches Caribbean Islands
A satellite captured spectacular imagery showing lightning within Hurricane Beryl’s eye wall as the storm moved northward toward the Windward Islands in the Caribbean on Sunday, June 30.The Category 4 hurricane was expected to bring life-threatening wind, rain, and storm surges to Grenada, St Vincent, and the Grenadines by Monday morning, and could impact Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and the Cayman Islands later in the week, according to the US National Hurricane Center. Credit: CSU/CIRA & NOAA via Storyful
Euronews
Switzerland’s deadly flooding shows how vulnerable it is to natural disasters, government warns
Severe weather has caused at least four deaths in the mountainous central European country of Switzerland, forcing one federal politician to ponder if the country is capable of weathering future storms.
South China Morning Post
China to meet its 2030 renewable energy target by end of this year: state-owned researcher
China's solar and wind energy sector will continue to grow at breakneck speed this year, providing the momentum the country needs to meet its 2030 renewable targets six years ahead of schedule, according to a state-owned researcher's forecasts. The country will add 70 gigawatts (GW) of installed wind power capacity and 190GW of solar capacity by the end of 2024, said a new report by the China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute (CREEI), a research body under the the National Energy Administra
Engadget
Google invests in Taiwanese solar company to boost green energy
Google is investing in a Taiwanese solar company with plans to build a 1 gigawatt (GW) pipeline of sustainable energy in the region. The company is placing a stake in New Green Power (NGP), part of BlackRock’s investment portfolio, for the project.
People
Texas Nurse Tirelessly Searches for Late Patient's Dog So She Can Give the Pet a New Home (Exclusive)
Dezorey Arocha spent 11 days searching for Bear Bear the dog, after learning her late patient left behind the pup without a new owner to care for him
BBC
Rare snow leopard born in conservation triumph
A snow leopard, a species at risk of extinction in the wild, is born in north Wales.
Associated Press
Much of New Mexico is under flood watch after 100 rescued from waters over weekend
Weather forecasters warned Monday that much of New Mexico faces two more days of elevated threats of dangerous flooding like the walls of water over the weekend that caused severe damage, forced the rescues of 100 people and left parts of one town recently ravaged by wildfires covered in mud and debris. The body of one person was recovered from the Rio Grande in Albuquerque on Sunday, but it wasn't immediately clear if the death was flood related, according to Albuquerque Fire Rescue and Bernalillo County Fire Rescue. Most of central New Mexico remained under a flood watch into Tuesday, including Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Vegas and Ruidoso.
Storyful
Cows Appear to Run From Severe Thunderstorm in Timelapse of Colorado Shelf Cloud
Severe thunderstorms rocked eastern Colorado on Sunday, June 30, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).Timelapse footage filmed by Chad Casey along Highway 287 shows a shelf cloud making its way over Aroya. A sped-up herd of cows can be seen zipping hither and yon as the storm progresses.The NWS warned of strong winds and hail for Cheyenne County on Sunday. Credit: Chad Casey via Storyful
The Independent
Delhi’s heavy rains claim 11 lives amid record-breaking downpour
Heavy rainfall is predicted for many parts of northern India over the next four to five days
The Independent
Flight cancellations as Hurricane Beryl heads to the Caribbean
’Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion’ – National Hurricane Center
Associated Press
Millions in Nigeria have little to no electricity. It's straining businesses and public services
Dimly lit and stuffy classrooms stir with life every morning as children file in. It's a reality for many schoolchildren across Nigeria, where many buildings don't have access to the national electricity grid. In Excellent Moral School in Olodo Okin in Ibadan, “the entire community is not connected, including the school,” said school founder Muyideen Raji.
BBC
Arctic 'dirty fuel' ban for ships comes into force
There are many loopholes to the ban, but environmentalists see it as a crucial first step.

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17th Singapore International Energy Week returns Oct 21 to 25

Latest stories

‘Like the devil on meth’: New Zealand feral cat killing competition produces record haul

‘They don’t know if they’ll survive’: The Indian garbage pickers working through extreme heat

Sinkholes spread fear in Turkey's parched breadbasket

They thought this rare, tiny flower was extinct since WWI. Now it’s a symbol of hope

Seven dead after violent storms cause flooding in Switzerland, France and Italy

Moscow takes two more east Ukrainian villages

Rare white buffalo sacred to Lakota not seen in Yellowstone since birth

Solar installations fall as Australian households hit by cost-of-living squeeze

'Life-Threatening' Hurricane Beryl Approaches Caribbean Islands

Switzerland’s deadly flooding shows how vulnerable it is to natural disasters, government warns

China to meet its 2030 renewable energy target by end of this year: state-owned researcher

Google invests in Taiwanese solar company to boost green energy

Texas Nurse Tirelessly Searches for Late Patient's Dog So She Can Give the Pet a New Home (Exclusive)

Rare snow leopard born in conservation triumph

Much of New Mexico is under flood watch after 100 rescued from waters over weekend

Cows Appear to Run From Severe Thunderstorm in Timelapse of Colorado Shelf Cloud

Delhi’s heavy rains claim 11 lives amid record-breaking downpour

Flight cancellations as Hurricane Beryl heads to the Caribbean

Millions in Nigeria have little to no electricity. It's straining businesses and public services

Arctic 'dirty fuel' ban for ships comes into force