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PACIFIC ISLANDS, Aug 08 (IPS) - The Pacific Community's photographic competition winners reflect the devastating climate impacts on beautiful and sensitive environments, documenting the most pressing issues the communities who live on the islands face today.

ATAFONA, Brazil, May 17 (IPS) - Sonia Ferreira watched as the sea toppled buildings all around her for years. Finally, the impact of the rise in sea levels wrecked her home in 2019. Fishermen find their access to a fishing port limited, affecting their livelihoods. The residents of the coastal town of Atafona in southeastern Brazil count their losses to rising sea levels and climate change.

The DOJ is suing 13 coal companies owned and operated by the son of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, who is looking to challenge Sen. Joe Manchin in 2024.

One of France's five overseas departments, Mayotte is the southernmost island of the Comoros Archipelago, located Indian ocean between Madagascar and the African mainland. The island is the centerpiece of a coral-reef structure that was created over hundreds of thousands of years through volcanic episodes, subsidence and sea-level shifts. Made up of three different structures more than 350 kilometers long, the reef…

A tiny, rainbow-finned fish lives in the swiftly flowing waters of Georgia's Etowah River. Known as the Etowah darter (Etheostoma etowahae), it exists only in the Etowah River Basin, mainly inhabiting the mountain streams of North Georgia.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, Feb 25 (IPS) - Ibrahim Basheer plunges into the sea and disappears. He remains gone for a couple of minutes before resurfacing for a deep breath of air, repeating this for the next half an hour. When he finally climbs aboard his boat, the net sack around his neck is filled with mussels—his catch for that diving trip. He rests for a short while before diving into the sea again—needing one…

Freshwater species are at risk from climate change, pollution and overfishing, the International Union for Conservation of Nature said Monday.

'To uplift women from the margins, we must first listen'

Studying rivers from space using satellite imagery helps scientists see how rivers can suddenly change course, bringing the risk of flooding to communities. The post Rivers can suddenly change course, study says first appeared on EarthSky.

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The spotted handfish, an odd-looking fish that appears to walk on hand-like fins, was photographed by Nicholas Remy in Tasmania last year.

Catholic priest Father Alfe Alimbon says Mati Bishop Abel Apigo turned down a proposed donation from mining consortium Asiaticus Management Corporation

The densely populated delta nation, one of the world's most climate-vulnerable, is facing its worst floods in 100 years.

Missouri's population of eastern hellbenders is already listed as endangered, but the protection might soon extend to their brethren in the rest of the country.

Beyond the promise of development, the road network will pose risks to Laguna lakeshore communities already accustomed to regular flooding

SRINAGAR, INDIA, Aug 24 (IPS) - Sadiq Dar, 68, is surprised how the heavy siltation of Wular Lake has turned many of its areas into land masses. "When we were growing up, we would only see water in this lake. Now, we see cattle grazing in it while a large portion is also being used by children for playing cricket," he tells IPS.

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The state Game Commission and Ducks Unlimited have partnered to form the Pennsylvania Wetland Habitat Initiative that would improve 1,600 acres of wetland habitats on 61 state game lands. Outdated pipes, damaged dikes and dilipated infrastructure limit site managers' ability to the wetlands and leave the species in these habitats

One woman said her vet told her the toxic chemicals from the train triggered her 2-year-old pet cat to go into congenital heart failure, and within days, they had to put him to sleep.

The recent parade of storms has brought relief to much of drought-striken California. But it has brought headaches to many of the state's oyster harvesters.