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Murata turns Nakatsue guesthouse into rural tourism model
Koyo Murata turned Nakatsue’s vacant community center into a guesthouse to attract visitors to Japan’s shrinking rural towns overwhelmed by depopulation. His project offers travelers an authentic, slo
Lithium battery explodes in Taiz home, killing mother and two children
A lithium battery explosion in a Taiz home killed a mother and two children and injured others; unsafe solar panel installations and vehicle gas conversions are causing deadly fires. Solar batteries a
California models miss risk of multi-fault quakes
A powerful "earthquake doublet" (magnitudes 7.3 and 6.3) struck Venezuela on June 14, demonstrating how multi-fault quakes can cause more damage than predicted; this highlights a vulnerability for Cal
Firefighters contained a deadly wildfire in southern Spain that killed 12 people, though hot, dry winds may still re-ignite hotspots. The disaster highlights S…
Swedish researchers found that roadside flower verges attract and kill bumblebees when daily traffic exceeds 10,000 vehicles, disrupting their nests and surviv…
Typhoon Bavi hit China’s coast near Wenzhou on Sunday with 10-foot storm surges, evacuating 100,000 and threatening rice and shrimp farms during the Mid-Autumn…
The BLM is rewriting grazing rules for the first time since 1995, aiming to simplify permits but risking reduced public input and environmental reviews. Ranche…
Firefighters controlled a wildfire in Spain killing 12 and leaving seven missing; cooler weather aided containment. Climate-driven worsening fires highlight th…
A wildfire in southern Spain killed at least 12 people before firefighters gained control as cooler weather helped slow the blaze; rising global temperatures a…
Over a million people in China’s Liaoning and Shandong provinces have been evacuated ahead of Typhoon Bavi’s landfall, expected Sunday, as officials warn of li…
When Antonio Machado Allison assisted with earthquake response efforts in Venezuela’s capital of Caracas in 1967, he felt confident in the way the government m…
Antarctica lost an area of sea ice larger than France this winter, accelerating global warming and disrupting ocean currents. The decline, driven by climate ch…
The Po River’s 30-year low water levels threaten irrigation for 40% of Italy’s rice, corn, and wheat—critical crops for Europe’s food supply. Without rain and …
PHILADELPHIA—To Eric Klinenberg, a packed stadium in 101-degree heat offering limited water access for fans was a “formula for disaster.” This was the scene th…
