Nine years since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico
On 20 September 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall near Yabucoa, in south-eastern Puerto Rico, as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with winds estimate...
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Oxfam launches Second Hand September 2026 and its first State of Style report
Oxfam GB published its first State of Style report on 1 September 2026, alongside the Second Hand September campaign. The figures are the charity’s, f...
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Nature-based solutions and artificial intelligence target pollution from urban stormwater
The EU-funded D4RUNOFF project, presented by CORDIS on 17 September 2026, combined sensors, risk maps and an artificial-intelligence platform to choos...
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European research: wild pollinators can help but cannot simply replace honeybees
A CORDIS analysis published on 18 September 2026 rejects the idea that the loss of honeybees would automatically collapse all plant life. Ecologist Ya...
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16 years since the Macondo well was declared “effectively dead” after the Deepwater Horizon disaster
On 19 September 2010, Admiral Thad Allen, the federal response coordinator, announced that the Macondo 252 well was “effectively dead”. A relief well...
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41 years since the earthquake that devastated Mexico City in 1985
On the morning of 19 September 1985, an earthquake with its epicentre near the Pacific coast, hundreds of kilometres from the capital, devastated part...
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Why Do Waves Break as They Reach the Shore?
Far from shore a wave mainly carries energy. Water particles move on nearly circular paths as the shape passes; the same mass of water does not usuall...
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New US Legal Interpretation Reduces Protection for Endangered Animals Killed Incidentally
In 2026 the US Fish and Wildlife Service changed how it applies “take” under the Endangered Species Act. After the regulatory definition of “harm” was...
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European Union Plans Its Own Firefighting Aircraft Fleet
In her 16 September State of the Union address, Ursula von der Leyen announced a European Heatwave Plan and a European fleet of firefighting aircraft....
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52 years since Hurricane Fifi devastated northern Honduras
18 September 2026 marks 52 years since Hurricane Fifi’s impact on Honduras and other parts of Central America. Fifi formed in the Caribbean Sea in mi...
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Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses?
A cold, wet nose is often taken as proof that a dog is healthy. Reality is narrower: a healthy animal may briefly have a warm or dry nose, and a sick...
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EU’s First Full-Scale Carbon Storage Project Begins Operations
INEOS Energy on Friday announced the opening of Greensand, presented as the European Union’s first full-scale CO₂ storage site. King Frederik X of Den...
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