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Amazon: The Planet Great Freshwater Network

When the world imagines the Amazon, the first image is usually the forest. Giant trees, wide rivers, riverside communities and an immense green expanse stretching across South America. But there is a less visible Amazon, hidden beneath the surface: a vast freshwater network that functions as one of the planet’s great biological structures.

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✅🕒 Published on September 10, 2026 - 15:44

Climate & Environment

The Planet Is In Uncharted Waters

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The images coming from Nepal on Saturday, September 5, no longer tell only the story of a devastating flood. They show the scale of a catastrophe that continues to produce deaths, disappearances and isolated communities more than a week after a mass of ice and rock struck the Trishuli River valley, triggering a combination of water, mud and debris that destroyed villages, infrastructure and power-generation facilities near the border with China.

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✅🕒 Published on September 5, 2026 - 17:23

Climate & Environment

Floods In The Himalayas Reveal A Growing Risk

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A wall of ice, mud and rocks collapsed into a river in the Himalayan mountains, turning entire communities in Nepal into scenes of devastation within minutes. The disaster struck mainly the districts of Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading, while also affecting areas of Tibet in China, leaving hundreds dead and more than 1,000 people missing.

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✅🕒 Published on August 27, 2026 - 17:05

Climate & Environment

Colombia Trembles, And The Crisis Goes Beyond The Rubble

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Colombia entered a new stage in its response on Thursday, August 13, to the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck the western part of the country on Monday morning, August 10. With at least 265 people dead and around 500 still missing, emergency teams have begun reducing search operations at some sites and shifting efforts toward removing rubble.

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✅🕒 Published on August 13, 2026 - 14:55

Climate & Environment

When 1.5 Million Wildebeest Decide To Walk

By Maria Raquel

Every year, when the rains shift across East Africa, something extraordinary begins. Without maps, fences or any of the borders drawn by humans, about 1.5 million wildebeest set out on a journey that stretches from Tanzania's Serengeti to Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve. They follow no leader. They follow the rain.

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✅🕒 Published on August 6, 2026 - 19:18

Climate & Environment

When Disaster Does Not Come Alone

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In less than a week, different parts of the world were struck by very different disasters. A powerful earthquake hit southern Japan, destructive windstorms caused deaths and widespread disruption in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, while wildfires once again spread across parts of France and Spain. At first glance, these events appear unrelated. Viewed together, however, they reveal a common reality: modern disasters rarely end when the natural event itself is over.

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✅🕒 Published on July 30, 2026 - 18:37

Climate & Environment

The Minerals That Could Power Peace Or Conflict

By Maria Raquel

For decades, oil stood at the center of the world's biggest geopolitical disputes. Now, a different cast of characters is stepping into the spotlight. Lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper and rare earth elements have evolved from industrial commodities into strategic assets essential to the global energy transition. During a United Nations Security Council debate this week, one question captured the moment: will this mineral wealth build peace and prosperity, or continue to...

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✅🕒 Published on July 23, 2026 - 12:30

Climate & Environment

When Climate Changes The Harvest

By Maria Raquel

For generations, reading the forest was almost instinctive. The açaí fruit followed a familiar rhythm, ripening in stages that local families had trusted for decades. Green gave way to deep purple, then black, before a thin pale coating known locally as *tuíra* signaled the perfect moment for harvest. Nature kept its own calendar, and it rarely missed an appointment.

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✅🕒 Published on July 16, 2026 - 18:52

Climate & Environment

Hormuz Becomes Climate Flashpoint

By Maria Raquel

During decades of geopolitical tension, the Strait of Hormuz has served as one of the world's most sensitive indicators of energy security. Whenever friction rises between the United States and Iran, global attention quickly turns to oil prices, shipping routes and the stability of energy supplies. This time, however, another cost is quietly emerging alongside the economic risks: the environmental one.

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✅🕒 Published on July 9, 2026 - 15:07

Climate & Environment

Nature Never Stopped Being In Charge

By Maria Raquel

While rescue workers celebrated the survival of a man who spent more than a week trapped beneath the rubble of a shopping mall in Venezuela, millions of people across Europe were searching for hospitals, shade and water to endure one of the most intense heat waves ever recorded on the continent. The two events were driven by completely different forces of nature, yet they ended up telling the same story.

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✅🕒 Published on July 2, 2026 - 14:07