This aerial photograph shows a football pitch covered with mud and debris, one day after flooding caused by what officials said was the heaviest rainfall in the city since records began more than 80 years ago, in the Ayazaga district of Istanbul on October 16, 2026. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)
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16/10/2026
Istanbul Floods Kill Four in Worst Disaster Since 1942

Flooding in Istanbul has killed four people, with authorities describing it as the city’s worst flood disaster since 1942.

Sentinel-3C Satellite Returns First Color Images of Earth
Sentinel-3C Satellite Returns First Color Images of Earth
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16/10/2026
Heavy Rain Floods Istanbul, Killing at Least Two People
Heavy Rain Floods Istanbul, Killing at Least Two People
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15/10/2026
Bali Releases 20 Green Sea Turtles Seized in Smuggling Raid
Bali Releases 20 Green Sea Turtles Seized in Smuggling Raid
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14/10/2026
Giant Tortoises in the Seychelles. // A landmark survey of the world’s largest free-roaming giant tortoise population has revealed the once endangered species is thriving. A population of Aldabra giant tortoise has lived on an island in the Seychelles called Aldabra Atoll. The most recent survey, led by the Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) and the University of Exeter, revealed that there are approximately 180,000 living on the island. This is the highest figure ever recorded for the species and far exceeds the human population of the Seychelles. The new figure was obtained by a team who analysed five years of tortoise counts collected between 2018 and 2022. It is the first update since the widely cited figure of 100,000 tortoises from the late 1990s. Aldabra Atoll is one of only two places in the world where giant tortoises can be found in the wild, with a much smaller population living in the Galapagos.
Seychelles Survey Estimates Nearly 183,000 Giant Tortoises
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13/10/2026
In this photo released by YIARI, an Indonesian non-profit conservation organization, an orangutan rescued from wildfires is released into a protected forest in Batu Nyambu, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (Muffidz Ma'sum, YIARI via AP)
Eight Endangered Orangutans Released After Borneo Wildfires
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13/10/2026
Waves from post-tropical cyclone Rachel crash into beachfront homes in Long Beach, Calif., Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Hurricane Simon Threatens Mexico as Storms Leave Deadly Flooding
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13/10/2026
A Sudanese farmer harvests arugula crop in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)
Conflict and Drought Deepen Food Crisis Across Sudan
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13/10/2026
People retrieve belongings from a collapsed boat house in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias in Destin, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Hurricane Isaias Leaves Two Dead as Flood Threat Spreads
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10/10/2026
Kurdish Lawmakers Demand Probe Into Deforestation in Badinan Amid Conflicting Official Reports
Kurdish Lawmakers Demand Probe Into Deforestation in Badinan Amid Conflicting Official Reports
Environment
07/10/2026
An aerial view of the Middle East from 400 km above Earth shows Egypt, the Nile, Sinai, and the Red Sea from the International Space Station. Photo: NASA
Egypt Hosts Four-Way Summit On Horn Of Africa, Nile And Red Sea
Environment
05/10/2026
Turkey-Linked Tree Cutting Intensifies Across Badinan
Turkey-Linked Tree Cutting Intensifies Across Badinan
Environment
03/10/2026
Surfers enter the Pacific Ocean as the sun sets Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Encinitas, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
West Coast Braces for Rising Seas From Kelvin Waves
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03/10/2026
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Understanding "Pala" Rain: The Crucial Autumn Precipitation for Farmers in the Kurdistan Region
Environment
03/10/2026
FILE — A lake of meltwater has formed on the tongue of the Rhone glacier near Goms, Switzerland, June 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
Swiss Glaciers Lose 5.5% Ice Volume This Year
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01/10/2026
Dew droplets cling to a flower among a carpet of blooms covering the Atacama Desert near Copiapo, Chile, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Atacama Desert Bursts Into Bloom After Heavy Rains
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01/10/2026
Cool Earth will expand its fire training initiatives to the nearby communities of Cutivireni and Oviri, with Indigenous people again taking the lead role
Indigenous Communities Cut Wildfires Across Peru’s Forests
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29/09/2026
International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol speaks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya/File Photo
EU Considers Methane Rules Delay Amid Energy Concerns
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29/09/2026
A man pulling a small boat wades through floodwaters in the Bang Bua district of Bangkok on September 26, 2026. Bangkok authorities declared a flood disaster across the Thai capital after almost 48 hours of heavy rain left canals full, roads submerged and residents wading through deep water. (Photo by WIKUS DE WET / AFP)
Thailand Flooding Kills Eight As Bangkok Declares Disaster
Environment
28/09/2026
Fire Captain Lui Sales of the Hawaii Fire Department looks for residents to help as rainwater from nearby Hurricane Nolo flood a section of Mamalahoa highway Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, near Naalehu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Hurricane Polo Threatens Mexico as Nolo Hits Hawaii
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28/09/2026
Bodies of two Nepali climbers recovered after an avalanche on Mount Himlung lie at the morgue of a hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Nepal Avalanche Kills Four as Rescuers Search for 12
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28/09/2026
A commuter walks during a midday rain in Kolkata, India, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Floods and Landslides Kill 68 in India and Nepal
Environment
27/09/2026
© Adobe Stock/Aquatarkus Houses built on weak clay soil collapse into the sea in Odessa, Ukraine.
Climate Action Now Hinges on Speed, Finance, and Cooperation
Environment
24/09/2026