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Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife / OUR PLANET
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
By Tomoko Otake
Utsunomiya’s dramatic three-day ordeal with an at-large bear could be a mere sign of what’s to come for Japanese cities.
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / OUR PLANET
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
By Tomoko Otake
At a global conference in smog-hit Malaysia, scientists outlined how the Earth’s natural systems are buckling due to warming.
People sit in the shade during a heat wave in Rome on Aug. 3.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Summer heat’s toll on Europe: 50,000 deaths and a �17 billion GDP hit
By Olivia Rudgard and Laura Millan
Almost two-thirds of the deaths linked to high summer temperatures would not have happened without climate change, a study showed.
ENVIRONMENT
Europe’s summer felt like a game changer. Will next year be any different?
By Olivia Rudgard
ENVIRONMENT
Rare train of Pacific cyclones fueled by historic El Nino
By Issam AHMED
ENVIRONMENT
Trump’s environmental rollbacks are being struck down by courts
ENVIRONMENT
Heat wave-hit Europe logs over 30,000 excess summer deaths

Climate change

Dead coral on a beach off the coast of India's Nadu state in September. Almost all shallow-water coral reefs around the world are at "extremely high risk" of disappearing by 2075 due to climate change, the International Union for Conservation of Nature warned on Thursday.
Climate change
Nearly all coral reefs risk collapse in 50 years: IUCN
In its first global assessment, the world authority on threatened wildlife classified 96% of coral reef systems as “critically endangered.”
Climate change
Weather-roiling El Nino hits record strength, Japan weather agency says
Climate change
Inside the deadlock at the world’s top climate science body
By Kate Abnett and Sudarshan Varadhan
Climate change / Longform
Extreme rain is testing 91AV原创 flood defenses
By Alex K.T. Martin
Climate change
Climate needs same urgency as defense spending, COP31 chief says
By Ishika Mookerjee
Climate change
Intense heat puts births in jeopardy, U.N. says during Fiji talks
By Ben Strang
Climate change
Heat deaths in Western Europe top 34,600 during hottest summer on record

Sustainability

An aerial view of the Green Expo site in Yokohama in September.
Sustainability / OUR PLANET
As Yokohama’s Green Expo nears, organizers draw inspiration from the past
By Elizabeth Beattie
From cutting-edge tech to lessons from the Edo Period, the six-month event will seek to help develop solutions to the planet’s environmental crises.
Sustainability / OUR PLANET
91AV原创 booming tourism industry struggling to improve sustainability
By Eric Margolis
Sustainability
Oil exploration in Brazilian Amazon offers wealth but puts communities at risk
By Louis GENOT
Sustainability / OUR PLANET
The joys and challenges of running an Antarctic kitchen
By Tomoko Otake
Sustainability
As Europe bakes, momentum grows for climate-resilient farming
Sustainability
Faced with historic drought, the Dutch rethink water management
Sustainability / OUR PLANET
The tiny Okayama village providing Japan with a blueprint for forest management
By Kimberly Hughes

Energy

Wind turbines along a beach in Happo, Akita Prefecture. Lacking land on shore, Japan has long had high hopes for offshore wind as a clean energy solution that could help the country meet its climate goals. Five years after setting ambitious goals for the industry, however, progress has been slow.
Energy / OUR PLANET
As wind power momentum slows in Japan, can tech help the industry get back on track?
By Nithin Coca
Concerns from environmentalists have played a role in the slow buildup of 91AV原创 offshore wind industry. The latest tech could provide a solution.
Energy / FOCUS
Nepal’s hydropower ambitions face climate reality check
Energy
Hydropowered Bhutan explores solar to diversify and meet growing demand
By Sara Hussein
Energy
Trump EPA ends climate regulations for power plants
By Zahra Hirji
Energy
Lights out in Laos as electricity exports surge
By Beatrice Siviero
Energy
Spain’s renewables experience shows battery storage needed for decarbonization
Energy
Fatal floods expose threats to hydropower in the roof of the world

Wildlife

The venue for the COP17 event in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Thursday
Wildlife
World faces nature reality check at U.N. biodiversity conference
By Virginia Furness
Scientists say many of the broader goals needed to halt biodiversity loss remain well off track.
Wildlife
‘We’ve never had this’: Bear sightings spook Russia
Wildlife
In Sri Lanka, human-elephant conflict takes deadly toll
By Uditha Jayasinghe
Wildlife
Green turtles buck trend of species decline, offering hope for conservationists
By Sara Hussein
Wildlife
Walking through flames: Orangutan rescued in Indonesia fires
Wildlife
Populations of wild species fell by an average of 73% from 1970 to 2022, WWF says
Wildlife
Climate change strips island of title as largest penguin colony, study shows
By Laurent Thomet

Earth science

Katsutada Kaminuma, an 89-year-old geophysicist and professor emeritus at the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR), has traveled to Antarctica more than a dozen times.
Earth science / OUR PLANET
He wasn’t cut out for space travel. He explored Antarctica instead.
By Tomoko Otake
Meet Katsutada Kaminuma, whose desire to explore the untrodden led him to become perhaps 91AV原创 foremost expert on Antarctica.
Earth science
Scientists turn to sharks to improve hurricane predictions
By Marta Serafinko
Earth science / Longform
The human-made roots of 91AV原创 hay fever crisis
By Alex K.T. Martin
Earth science / EXPLAINER
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
By Katrina Miller
Earth science
When Earth’s surface shifts, a new satellite will see it
By Kenneth Chang
Earth science
Restoring sea floor after mining may not be possible, researchers warn
By Amelie Bottollier-Depois
Earth science
How Switzerland’s Birch glacier collapsed
By Robin Millard
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Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie

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